Happy Birthday (Yom Huledet) was the Israeli entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem performed by the group Eden. The song was co-written by Moshe Datz, one half of the Duo Datz who represented Israel in 1991.
It was performed 19th on the night following Austria and preceding Malta. At the close of voting, it finished in 5th place with 93 points.
Lyrics[]
(Happy birthday)
(Happy birthday)
Ze hayom lachalom
Niganev beyachad
It's a celebration
Ze ba li pa'am bashana
Happy birthday to you
Chalomot yitgashmu
Im nachgog venirkod ad haboker (Od nachlom)
Happy birthday to you
Shehashanim ya'avru
Bekef, besimcha uve'osher
Always
(Come on, bring it to me now)
Yeladim mizdaknim (Oh yeah...)
Od shana overet (Hey...)
It's a celebration
Ze ba li pa'am bashana
Happy birthday to you
(Havin' a birthday)
Chalomot yitgashmu
(Givin' a birthday)
Im nachgog venirkod ad haboker (Od nachlom)
Happy birthday to you
Shehashanim ya'avru
Bekef, besimcha uve'osher
Always
Im siba
(I got a reason to party)
Limsiba
It's my party (It's my party)
La di da di... (Hey...)
Nana nanana...
(Everybody singin')
Nana nanana...
(Everybody movin')
Nana nanana...
(Everybody singin')
Nana nanana...
(Everybody movin')
(It's my party)
Nana nanana...
(Party-hardy)
Nana nanana...
(It's my party)
Nana nanana...
(Party-hardy)
Nana nanana...
Yeah, come on
Happy birthday to you
Chalomot yitgashmu
Im nachgog venirkod ad haboker
Happy birthday to you
Shehashanim ya'avru
Bekef, besimcha uve'osher
Happy birthday to you
Chalomot yitgashmu
Im nachgog venirkod ad haboker
Always, always
Happy birthday
This is the day for the dream
We will go crazy together
It comes to me once a year
Dreams will come true
If we party and dance till morning (We will dream)
May the years pass
With fun, happiness and joy
Children grow old (Oh yeah...)
Another year passes by (Hey...)
It comes to me once a year
Dreams will come true
If we party and dance till morning (We will dream)
May the years pass
With fun, happiness and joy
With a reason
For a party
La di da di... (Hey...)
Nana nanana...
Nana nanana...
Nana nanana...
Nana nanana...
Nana nanana...
Nana nanana...
Nana nanana...
Nana nanana...
Dreams will come true
If we party and dance till morning
May the years pass
With fun, happiness and joy
Dreams will come true
If we party and dance till morning
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Aistė Smilgevičiūtė •  Vanessa Chinitor •  Lydia •  Doris Dragović •  Precious •  Darja Švajger •  Tuğba Önal & Grup Mistik •  Stig Van Eijk •  Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl •  Nayah •  Marlayne •  Mietek Szcześniak •  Selma Björnsdóttir •  Marlain Angelidou •  Charlotte Nilsson •  Rui Bandeira •  The Mullans •  Bobbie Singer •  Eden •  Times Three •  Sürpriz •  Dino Merlin & Béatrice Poulot •  Evelin Samuel & Camille
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| Songs | |||
| Strazdas • Like the Wind • No quiero escuchar • Marija Magdalena • Say It Again • For a Thousand Years • Dön Artık • Living My Life Without You • This time I mean it • Je Veux Donner Ma Voix • One Good Reason • Przytul mnie mocno • All Out of Luck • Tha 'ne erotas • Take Me To Your Heaven • Como tudo começou • When You Need Me • Reflection • Happy Birthday (Yom Huledet) • Believe 'n Peace • Reise nach Jerusalem • Putnici • Diamond of Night
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Videos[]
Eden - Happy Birthday (LIVE)