Kdam

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Kdam is the Israeli national preselection of the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was first introduced in 1980. Until present, Israel was able to win the Eurovision Songcontest three times, but none of the victories thusfar have come from Kdam. In 1978 en 1979 the Israeli participant was chosen at the Hebrew Song & Chorus Festival and both winners went on to ultimately win the Song Contest.

In 1980 the winner of Kdam, a band called Ha'akhim ve ha'akhiyot with the song "Pizmon Chozer", never actually went to the Song Contest. After winning the contest in 1978 and 1979, the Israeli broadcaster was unable to organise the event for the second time in a row. The organisation of the festival was subsequently handed over to The Netherlands. Because much time had already passed, it turned out to be difficult to find a suitable date for the Song Contest. In the end a date was chosen that coincided with a memorial day in Israel and the country was forced to withdraw. This made Israel the only country to date that hasn't been able to defend its title.


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