Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Israel Song Festival 1979 | |||
Selection date(s) | 27 January 1979 | |||
Selected entrant | Milk and Honey | |||
Selected song | "Hallelujah" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st, 125 points | |||
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel participated in, hosted, and won the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which was held on 31 March 1979 at the International Convention Center's Ussishkin Auditorium in Jerusalem. Their entry, "Hallelujah," was composed by Kobi Oshrat (who also conducted the orchestra), written by Shimrit Orr , and performed by Milk and Honey (made up of Gali Atari, Shmulik Bilu, Reuven Gvritz, and Yehuda Tamir).