Derekh Hamelekh

"Derekh Hamelekh" (Hebrew script: דרך המלך‎; "The King's Road") was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Hebrew by Gili & Galit.[2][3]

"Derekh Hamelekh"
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Gili Netanel, Galit Burg-Michael
As
Gili & Galit
Language
Composer(s)
Shaike Paikov[1]
Lyricist(s)
Shaike Paikov
Conductor
Shaike Paikov
Finals performance
Final result
12th
Final points
50
Entry chronology
◄ "Ben Adam" (1988)
"Shara Barkhovot" (1990) ►

The song deals with the singers' joy on traveling down "the King's Road" – a Biblical reference. They sing that this is the only road they will ever travel in their lives.

History

The song was performed second on the night, following Italy's Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali with "Avrei voluto" and preceding Ireland's Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers with "The Real Me". At the close of voting, it had received 50 points, placing 12th out of 22.

The performance was marred by a slight lapse of Gili's memory as he finished singing the second verse. He recovered well, and performed the rest of the song.

It was succeeded as Israeli representative at the 1990 contest by Rita with Shara Barkhovot.

Gili & Galit recorded an English-language version of the song, entitled "Shine for Tomorrow".

In 2006, the song was covered by music group Keleh Shesh ("Prison Six").[4]

References
  1. "Gili ve Galit - Israel - Lausanne 1989". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  2. "מאמינה בדרך. ולא של המלך". ynet (in Hebrew). 2005-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  3. "הללויה: עשרת הגדולים ששלחנו לאירוויזיון". ynet (in Hebrew). 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  4. "חוזרים לכלא 6". ynet (in Hebrew). 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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