PingPong (band)
PingPong | |
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Origin | |
Genres | Pop music, Techno |
Years active | 1999-2000 |
Labels | Hed Arzi Music |
Members | Roy Arad Guy Assif Ahal Eden Yifat Giladi |
PingPong (Hebrew: פינג פונג) is an Israeli pop quartet that represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 with the song "Sameach" (Hebrew: שמח, lit. Happy).
The members of the band were: Guy Assif, Ahal Eden,
Their song "Sameach" (Hebrew for "Happy") was admitted to the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. At the close of voting the song had received 7 points, placing 22nd in a field of 24. The song lyrics mentioned a friend from Damascus who dates an Israeli girl. The band was sanctioned by the Israel Broadcasting Authority after waving the flag of Syria during the rehearsal and the video-clip of the song.[1] They refused to back down for the performance in the final and pulled the flag out live,[1] Ehud Barak was negotiating at the time. They also visited a Syrian community center in Stockholm, where the Eurovision was held. The song was covered by the band Beer7, a punk band whose vocalist is Roy's younger sister.
The band was the favourite of the NME magazine for winning the contest, but failed.
In 2006, a documentary called 'Sipur Sameach"[2] made by filmmaker Alon Weinstock was released on DVD, following the group's trip to Sweden.
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- Burger Ranch YouTube