The Fire in Your Eyes

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song = flagicon|Israel "The Fire in Your Eyes"


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year = 2008
country = Israel
artist = Boaz Mauda
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languages = Hebrew, English
composer = Dana International
lyricist = Dana International,
Shay Kerem
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place = 9th
points = 124
place_semi = 5th
points_semi = 104
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2008il Hebrew/English]
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"The Fire in Your Eyes" (Hebrew: האש בעינייך) is a 2008 single by Boaz Mauda. The song was Israel's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. On 20 May 2008 Boaz performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision (Song number 2 on the performance order), and won a place in the final after finishing 5th. It was the 7th song performed at the final. He finished 9th. The song was written by Dana International, who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.

In Hebrew the song is called Ke'ilu kan (כאילו כאן, "As If Here"; incorrectly transliterated as Ke'ilo kan).

Israeli national selection

On March 2008, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) & Channel 2 made a conjoined event to select the song to participate. Boaz Mauda sang 5 songs that were written by various lyricists to the events, and the Israeli crowd had to pick which one of the songs would represent the country in the 2008 Eurovision song contest.

See also

*Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

References