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"Milim" (
History
"Milim" was selected to be the Israeli song entry for Eurovision after winning the Kdam Eurovision 2010 in March 2010, beating out three other finalists. The selection was decided by a combination of juries' and public votes. It received maximum points from all juries as well as the televoters[1][2][3][4] A special CD entitled "Eurovision 2010" was released by Skaat and contains all four songs featured in the KDAM. Both the CD and song are also available on iTunes ("Milim" is listed under the English title of "Words").
Despite finishing in 14th place, Israel swept the Eurovision sanctioned
"Milim" has been described as a
Skaat released both a French and an English version of the song, as well as a music video.
"Milim" was a hit on Israeli radio stations throughout the Spring of 2010 and spent a total of five weeks at number one on the Reshet Gimmel Chart, one of the major music charts in Israel, including that of the entire month of May 2010.[13]
In an interview prior to the Eurovision contest, Skaat explained what the song was about to him. He said, "The song 'Milim' is about separation of any kind. Separation of lovers, of a family. In Hebrew, 'Milim' means words. The words are the most memorable thing we have after a separation, words are very powerful and they are engraved in our minds and hearts. Sadly, my beloved grandfather suddenly passed away the week of the Israeli pre-selection competition, which gave the lyrics of 'Milim' a very personal and difficult meaning to me."[14] The song lyrics seem to suggest that the person singing the song has been left alone while his or her loved one has left, perhaps permanently. Household items and architectural details are mentioned throughout the song—fallen ceiling, scratched handles, arranged books, and windows with cracked glass. The song contains the refrain, "Hish'art li rak milim" (English version: "You left me only words"), which is repeated throughout the chorus.
Russian version
Слова остались мне (The words remained to me) is a song by Belarusian singer Eugene Litvinkovich, released in 2012 as a cover for "Milim".[15] The Russian version of the song was firstly presented on Ukrainian TV series X-Factor at 6 October 2012.[16] The author is Noam Horev, the interpreter - N. Dorofeeva. The song became first single from the debut album "Znaki Zodiaka".[17] The song is about a girl which tries to forget the character of the song.
See also
References
- ^ a b Cotler, Amit (30 May 2010). "Israel places 14th in 2010 Eurovision". Ynet. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
- ^ Webb, Glen (15 March 2010). "Israel: Harel Skaat to sing Milim in Oslo". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (15 March 2010). "Harel Skaat to perform Milim in the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Dahlander, Gustav (18 May 2010). "Israeli grand slam in the Marcel Bezençon Awards". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ Dahlander, Gustav (29 May 2010). "Harel Skaat puts his faith in music". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ Fricker, Karen (31 May 2010). "Voters swayed by German singer's fresh and unusual approach". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "www.youtube.com". YouTube. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Simm, Jarmo (22 April 2010). "'It's going to be amazing, Harel says'". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ ^ https://www.youtube.com/skaatharel
- ^ "Israeli singer Harel Skaat places 14th in European song contest final". Haaretz. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Israeli singer Harel Skaat places 14th in European song contest final". Haaretz. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.charts.co.il/charts.asp?id=1 Archived 26 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 June 2010
- ^ "Israel: Harel Skaat speaks to Escdaily.com". ESCDaily.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Eugene Litvinkovich - "Slova"
- ^ Litvinkovich sings "Milim" at X-factor (6.10.2012)
- ^ Lyrics of the Russian version
External links
- Official music video - YouTube
- Performance - YouTube