Halayla / הלילה - Israel 1981 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra 

This might be the most sophisticated Israeli Eurovision entry ever. Simply mesmerizing.

השיר הכי טוב באותה תחרות. ועד היום השיר נשאר יפייפה כמו יין טוב משתבח עם השנים. מדהים שהיא בחודש השביעי להריון ונתנה שואו של החיים. זה שיר שגורם צמרמורת אפילו היום 42 שנים אחרי. מספר 1🏆🥇

One of Israel's best entrys

So good. This catchy song deserved a better place.

Israel was in my opinion the strongest ESC country in the 70's and they opened the new decade with style! One of the cases when the live version surpasses the studio by a mile. Fantastic song, energetic performance, even 7th place is underrated in this case.

Shlomit Aharon was so pretty :) ודרך אגב אחד הביצועים בלייב הכי טובים של ישראל. בלי הזיופים הרגילים כתוצאה מהתרגשות היסטרית שרואים בדר"כ אצל זמרים ישראלים באירוויזיון.

Amazing she's performing so well at almost 8 months pregnant! Just wonderful!

One of the best Israeli entries ever.

12 points from Azerbaijan ❤️

One of the best israelian songs in all ESC. Very catchy and a remarkable choreography with all those microphone cables not to end up in a knot. Her confidence grows during the performance and at the end she shows, what she is capable of. A brilliant example how every one gains from team work. They gave all their best and it swepted over to the others. Should have been a top 3 result at least. Love it. There was always a cover in finnish language, which tells, how we loved this song.

Quite impressive how they maneuver their way through that spaghetti of microphone chords!

השיר הטוב ביותר שישראל שלחה אי פעם לאירוויזיון. לאחריו ריטה עם שרה ברחובות.

A very underrated song

another one of israel's masterpieces *-*

do you realize she performed this song pregnant in third trimester? that dress was designed to hide the bump. and she does it on those huge heels

מקסימים!!!! שלומית, אחת הזמרות הענקיות, קול מדהים!!!!

Israel was the best country in the 80s (great songs in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985…). This song is excellent: really smart with a wonderful performance. It deserved top 3. For me, in 1981 should have been: 1. Switzerland 2. Germany 3. Israel xx from Spain.

The boogie sound in the back..so 80s...bring them back !!!

Oh, what energy! I studied Hebrew for many years but didn’t use the language at all for just as many years now - it’s quite funny to realise I understand close to 100% of the words they’re singing in this song ...

איזו מיקצוענות!

One of the best song israel sent ever.. Text, Composition, Processing and Execution

Fabulous! So gripping and catchy, and the performance and harmonies are beautiful. One of my favorites from Israel, and one of my top faves from '81! (Edit) You're not gonna believe this, but this song is composed by an Israeli-American named Shuki Levy, who's behind an incredible amount of your favorite cartoon theme songs all throughout the 80s and 90s, from He-Man, Dragon Ball Z and Digimon Tamers to She-Ra and Spider-Man! No wonder this song is awesome!

אחד הביצועים היפים שלנו מבחינה קולית

Great song and great performance

Wow wow I love so much this song it’s so beautiful

איזו מהממת הזמרת

השיר הכי יפה ששלחנו.

Fantastic everything about this song!

Now 40 years ago and still fantastic melodious catchy. Compare with the Eurovision garbage watching last night in Rotterdam. Israel was always the best during those years. Evergreens. Love it. (Eden’s entry for 2021 was good. Pity, Corona).

For me they are the real winners.

Muy buena interpretación de la chica, y los chicos a la altura. Bonito tema el israelí.

אירווזיון מדהים איזה שיר ❤

Anyway, ESC 1981 is for me one of the best editions ever. Just one thing sent wrong: the winning song.

J'ai l'impression que les chansons de l'eurovision des années 1970 et 1980 étaient de bien meilleure qualité que celles qui concourent de nos jours

פשוט מושלם שלומית אהובתי:)

"כל המילים כל הצלילים ביניני"..המדינה האהובה שלי❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I sneezed 6 times when watching this I love this song 12 points from uk

amazing!

This song is composed by one of the men who created Power Rangers! Yes, that's true; his name is Shuki Levy.

I was working in a hotel in Haifa...watching this :) memories...but not making the beds!!

** I Love this very much & it is very beautiful & wonderful!

The performance is great and a beautiful song but the Composition is well made, thank you Composer to made it possible

Israeli music from the 80's is the bomb

Beautiful

Lyrics : SHLOMIT Ahron /Yuval DOR Music : SHUKY LEVY

Interesting Fact: Unlike the majority of Eurovision Hebrew songs, Halayla doesn't make the 'ch' sound (ח) once during the song.

Brilliant.

Fantastic!!!

ואו איך אהבתי את השיר הזה אז איזה זמנים 🧡💛🤍

Típica canción israelí con folk y ritmo atractivo y pegadizo.

~~the woman’s then unborn baby is the youngest person on the Eurovision stage~~

איזה ריש יפה היו אומרים פעם

Great song. Would be even better if they would have slowed it down a drop.

FYI, Shlomit Aharon was 7 months pregnant then... someone once said that Tzedi Tzarfati the director of the Israeli entry sewed the glitters on her dress one by one and than again on the night before the contest after having to make adjustment one more time

"מה שהיה, מה שהיה, מה שהיה בינינו"...הלילה.

Pretty Pretty Pretty Good 👌🏽

I can't stop thinking that after this performance someone had to get paid to detangle the microphone cords.

Milk and honey annd habibi are the best groups shalom Israel

Great singer, is she still singing?

OMG GWEN STAFANI is a VAMPIRE!!! 😯😯😯

פעם היו שירים בתחרות הבזויה הזו כיום(וכל המדינות שרו בשפת האם)

do you realize that haleluya song was written for this group but they refuse to take it.

with a cover in English,it might have entered international charts,but not the top 10 or 20.

Shlomit the lead singer was 6 months pregnant during this ESC. Was married to Yuval (first from the right) at the time

Обращаю Внимание на Композитора 💎Шуки Леви💎. Великолепно исполнял на французском в дуэте с певицей Авива свои красивейшие Композиции.

They passed on Halleluja in 1978. This band was originally going to sing the song that won for Israel that year.

The singer was eight month pregnant. 1:34 with the responsible!!

Before we say goodbye Before the day goes down Many things will be said between us A thousand words A thousand sounds Until tonight Seems like it's already happened Seems like it's already been Seems like (things) were already been said between us All the words All the sounds Night, night Whatever was, whatever was That has been between us Whatever was, whatever was That we both said All the words, all the sounds Night, night That we both said.. Whatever was, whatever was That has been between us Whatever was, whatever was That we both said All the words, all the sounds Night, night Night, night.. Tonight, tonight This will be the night We will say things that we have never said before Tonight, tonight This will be the night In which we'll say with no words, with no sounds We will say things of love Whatever was, whatever was That has been between us Whatever was, whatever was That we both said All the words, all the sounds Night, night That we both said.. Whatever was, whatever was That has been between us Whatever was, whatever was That we both said All the words, all the sounds Night, night Night, night..

Their 2nd best -After Time

❤ovidiu

Want this music in youtube music

...just a wonderful song !!! For the last three years Isral hasn´t reached the final....Is this a SONG contest or is it f.....ing political ?? Please send Songs like this to the ESC next year...the best song Composer and Producer should do this for the Country !!! Nice weather...!

It's actually two different songs in one!

טוב

Great song, should have done better.

Shuki Levy composed this! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halayla

🌹🙋‍♀️❤

אלדד שרימפס

מקום 7 אם זכור לי נכון

I like this song but sounds a little bit outdated for 1981.

פגז

80s LOL

Don't get this one and neither the Cypriot one. Both very irritating to me. Lyrics in the Cypriot entry and sort of screaming in the Israeli one.

European people in a European song contest.

חבל על הפריצות הזאת..

What a bad "song".

Rubbish.

another one of israel's masterpieces *-*