{"id":19416,"date":"2012-05-20T05:37:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T12:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=19416"},"modified":"2012-05-20T05:37:58","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T12:37:58","slug":"19416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=19416","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision Song Contest 2012 &#8211; Broadcast Live on IBA Channel 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grab your couches and sit tight, a wave of nostalgia is coming your way! IBA Channel 1 will be broadcasting the semi-finals of the 57th Eurovision Song Contest live from Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 22:00. Alt-rock band Izabo will be doing the honors for Israel with their song Time.<br \/>\n<object width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/lWMH6ID6Enc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/lWMH6ID6Enc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nBut first \u2013 indulge in some memories from the past on Monday, May 21st at 21:45 with a program of Eurovision Classics in new symphonic arrangements. Relive the historic moment when Israel first participated in the song contest with the lovely Ilanit singing \u201cEy Sham;\u201d jump up and cheer as Izhar Cohen performs \u201cAbanibi,\u201d the first Israeli song to win the competition; and celebrate with Dana International\u2019s \u201cDiva\u201d \u2013 the 1998 Eurovision winner is one of the ten most popular Eurovision songs of all times!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19418\" style=\"width: 574px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/delouya010512_160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19418  \" title=\"delouya010512_(160)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/delouya010512_160-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/delouya010512_160-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/delouya010512_160-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ilanit\/Photo: Rafi Delouya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget the immortal \u201cTu Te Reconnaitras,\u201d \u201cEres Tu,\u201d \u201cWaterloo,\u201d and many more \u2013 all in new arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>42 countries will participate in the 2012 contest, with the semi-finals divided into two programs: on Tuesday, May 22nd and Thursday, May 24th and the 20 countries with the highest scores will participate in the finals on Saturday, May 26th at 22:00 \u2013 all broadcast live on Channel 1.<\/p>\n<p>Happy listening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grab your couches and sit tight, a wave of nostalgia is coming your way! IBA Channel 1 will be broadcasting the semi-finals of the 57th Eurovision Song Contest live from Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 22:00. Alt-rock band Izabo will be doing the honors for Israel with their song Time. 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