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The Eurovision Song Contest
1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on March
31, 1979 at the Binyanei Ha’ouama Centre in
Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena
Arazi. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the
winners of this Eurovision with the song, Hallelujah. This was a
second victory in a row for Israel, it was also their second victory
in the contest. At one point before the contest Turkey was going to
participate but they withdrew. If they had gone ahead they would have
appeared eleventh on stage. This year Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1
points to their 10 favourite songs.
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