Teapacks

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Teapacks, 2006
Teapacks, 2006

Teapacks (Hebrew: טיפקס‎) is an Israeli band.

Teapacks was formed in 1988 in a southern city of Sderot. Originally the band was named after the correction fluid Tipp-Ex, but the name was then changed so as not to infringe on the brand. Teapacks gained popularity by bringing forward traditional oriental music combined with light humorous hints. The band's frontman, Kobi Oz, is well known in the country for his eccentric looks and style. The band has released so far seven albums and a greatest hits collection, which collectively have sold over 300,000 copies. Teapacks were chosen “Band of the Year” numerous times by Israeli radio stations.

[edit] Eurovision Song Contest 2007

On January 7th 2007, the band was internally selected by IBA's Eurovision Committee to represent Israel in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Helsinki, Finland. On February 27th 2007, Teapacks performed 4 songs in a TV special, and the song "Push The Button" was chosen as the Israeli entry for the 2007 Eurovision Contest by popular vote. There has been some controversy as to whether the song refers to Iran and nuclear war.[1]

In addition to the winning song, Teapacks wrote three other candidates for entry into the contest: [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Associated Press. "Eurovision may ban Israeli entry due to lyrics on nuclear war", Ha'aretz, 1 March 2007. Retrieved on March 2, 2007. (in English)
  2. ^ Eurovil Website. "The Official Israeli Eurovision Website", IBA, 8 March 2007. Retrieved on March 8, 2007. (in Hebrew)

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