PingPong פינג פונג | |
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| Origin | Be'er Sheva andTel Aviv,Israel |
| Genres | Pop music,Techno |
| Years active | 1999-2000 |
| Labels | Hed Arzi Music |
| Members | Roy Arad Guy Assif Ahal Eden Yifat Giladi |
PingPong (Hebrew:פינג פונג) is an Israeli pop quartet that representedIsrael in the Eurovision Song Contest in2000 with the song "Sameach" (Hebrew:שמח, lit.Happy).
The members of the band were: Guy Assif, Ahal Eden,Roy Arad and Yifat Giladi. The band released one albumBetween Moral and Fashion (2000, Hed Arzi) with songs like "Burger Ranch" (Israeli chain of fastfood restaurants), "I got a lover inGivati" and "Mr. Israel".
Their song "Sameach" (Hebrew for "Happy") was admitted to the2000 Eurovision Song Contest. At the close of voting the song had received 7 points, placing 22nd in a field of 24. The song lyrics mentioned a friend fromDamascus who dates an Israeli girl. The band was sanctioned by theIsrael Broadcasting Authority after waving theflag of Syria during the rehearsal and the video-clip of the song.[1] They refused to back down for the performance in the final and pulled the flag out live,[1]Ehud Barak was negotiating at the time. They also visited a Syrian community center inStockholm, where the Eurovision was held. The song was covered by the bandBeer7, a punk band whose vocalist is Roy's younger sister.
The band was the favourite of theNME magazine for winning the contest, but failed.
In 2006, a documentary called 'Sipur Sameach"[2] made by filmmaker Alon Weinstock was released on DVD, following the group's trip to Sweden.
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| Preceded by | Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | Succeeded by |
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