Malmö will be welcoming Moran Mazor to the Eurovision stage where she will be singing the Eurovision entry for Israel, Rak Bishvilo (Only For Him : רק בשבילו).
Moran will be seeking Israel's first win since Dana International did the trick in 1998. However, my feeling is that this ballad will find little favour with the voting public.
It's moody, if not a little over dramatic. And while there is no problem with entering a song in Hebrew, there is very much a language disconnect for those who do not understand the lyrics. Moran has a strong voice, although at times it seems she's overdoing it somewhat. It becomes all too fraught and angst driven with no discernible hook to draw the listener in.
A good singer, but a so-so song that has no real hope of making it out of its semi-final. Once heard, easily forgotten. 5/10
Israel performs in tenth place in the second semi-final on May 16.
What do you think about this song's chances?
I am unsure of what will happen with the Israel entry. It is not the best ballad in SF2 - San Marino, Azerbaijan and Georgia top it easily. From what I have seen live, Moran sings it well and if she can reign it back a bit, it might stand a chance - it is after Greece but has the advantage of two forgettable songs after it (Armenia and Hungary - sorry, I know you like ByeAlex). I think that in SF2 there are definite qualifiers (San Marino, Azerbaijan, Finland, Greece, Norway and Georgia) and definite no-hopers (Latvia, Macedonia, Armenia, Albania). That means there are four spots left for seven acts - Israel could have one of them.
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