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Hallelujah was the Israeli entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Jerusalem performed by Gali Atari & Milk and Honey. The song itself contains three key changes after the first section and grows in intensity as it goes on with Gali singing the first verse solo and the remaining members of the group coming in one by one.

It was performed 10th on the night following Germany and preceding France, and got one of the loudest ovations of the night at the end of the performance.

Going into the final jury verdict, the song was trailing by one point to Spain's Betty Missiego 116-115. Interestingly enough, it was the Spanish jury left to decide the outcome. They gave 10 points and the victory to Israel, causing their own defeat and giving Israel not only its second win with 125 points, but also a successful title defense on home ground - the third winning song to do so behind Vivo Cantando and Tu Te Reconnaîtras.

The group recorded English, French and German versions along with the original Hebrew and was a success in many European countries. It remains a Eurovision classic and has become a modern Jewish standard, the song was also performed by the artists participating in the 1999 contest as a tribute to the victims of the Balkan War.

The song was later covered by Gali along with Måns Zelmerlöw, Eleni Foureira, Verka Serduchka and Conchita Wurst during the "Switch Song" interval act in the grand final of the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv. A year later, she performed it with a group of participants from the 2018 and 2019 Dutch Junior Eurovision selections as part of the Europe Shine a Light special, performing the song in Hebrew, English and Dutch.

Lyrics[]

Hallelujah la'olam
Hallelujah, yashiru kulam
Bemila achat bodeda
Halev male bahamon toda
Veholem gam hu: eize olam nifla

Hallelujah im hashir
Hallelujah al yom sheme'ir
Hallelujah al ma shehaya
Uma she'od lo haya
Hallelujah

Hallelujah la'olam
Hallelujah, yashiru kulam
Veha'inbalim hagdolim
Yehadhedu bahamon tslilim
Ve'itanu hem yomru Hallelujah

Hallelujah im hashir
Hallelujah al yom sheme'ir
Hallelujah al ma shehaya
Uma she'od lo haya
Hallelujah

Hallelujah al hakol
Halelu al machar ve'etmol
Hallelujah utnu yad beyad
Veshiru milev echad
Hallelujah

Hallelujah im hashir
Hallelujah al yom sheme'ir
Hallelujah al ma shehaya
Uma she'od lo haya
Hallelujah

Hallelujah al ma shehaya
Uma she'od lo haya
Hallelujah

Hallelujah to the world
Hallelujah, everyone will sing
With one single word
The heart is filled with much gratitude
And it also pounds: what a wonderful world

Hallelujah with the song
Hallelujah for a day that shines
Hallelujah for all that has been
And all that is yet to come
Hallelujah

Hallelujah to the world
Hallelujah, everyone will sing
And the great bells
Will echo with many sounds
And with us they will say Hallelujah

Hallelujah with the song
Hallelujah for a day that shines
Hallelujah for all that has been
And all that is yet to come
Hallelujah

Hallelujah for everything
Praise tomorrow and yesterday
Hallelujah and hold each other's hands
And sing from one heart
Hallelujah

Hallelujah with the song
Hallelujah for a day that shines
Hallelujah for all that has been
And all that is yet to come
Hallelujah

Hallelujah for all that has been
And all that is yet to come
Hallelujah

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participants
Flag of PortugalManuela BravoFlag of ItalyMatia BazarFlag of DenmarkTommy SeebachFlag of IrelandCathal DunneFlag of FinlandKatri HelenaFlag of MonacoLaurent VaguenerFlag of GreeceElpidaFlag of SwitzerlandPeter, Sue & Marc ft. Pfuri, Gnorps & KniriFlag of GermanyDschinghis KhanFlag of IsraelGali Atari & Milk and HoneyFlag of FranceAnne Marie DavidFlag of BelgiumMicah MarahFlag of LuxembourgJeane MansonFlag of The NetherlandsXandraFlag of SwedenTed GärdestadIconNorwayAnita SkorganFlag of United KingdomBlack LaceFlag of AustriaChristina SimonFlag of SpainBetty Missiego
Songs
Flag of PortugalSobe, sobe, balão sobeFlag of ItalyRaggio di lunaFlag of DenmarkDisco TangoFlag of IrelandHappy ManFlag of FinlandKatson sineen taivaanFlag of MonacoNotre vie c'est la musiqueFlag of GreeceSokratiFlag of SwitzerlandTrödler und CoFlag of GermanyDschinghis KhanFlag of IsraelHallelujahFlag of FranceJe Suis L'Enfant SoleilFlag of BelgiumHey NanaFlag of LuxembourgJ'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeuxFlag of The NetherlandsColoradoFlag of SwedenSatellitIconNorwayOliverFlag of United KingdomMary AnnFlag of AustriaHeute in JerusalemFlag of SpainSu canción
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
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Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Videos[]

Gali_Atari_&_Junior_Eurovision_kids_-_Hallelujah_-_Eurovision-_Europe_Shine_A_Light

Gali Atari & Junior Eurovision kids - Hallelujah - Eurovision- Europe Shine A Light

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1979 Eurovision Israel - Gali Atari & Milk & Honey - Hallelujah HQ

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