✪ 7TH PLACE 1988

Israel

Ben Adam

Yardena Arazi

POINTS85

BPM143

TONEC minor

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 7th Place 85 Points Running order 8

SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)

final7th85 pts

◇ Who Voted for This Song

Country-by-country points from the contest score data stored on the site.

final 7th · 85 pts

16 voters

Bélgica

10 Total

Suíça

10 Total

França

10 Total

Portugal

10 Total

Espanha

6 Total

Finlândia

6 Total

Islândia

6 Total

Alemanha

5 Total

Luxemburgo

5 Total

Reino Unido

4 Total

Grécia

3 Total

Itália

3 Total

Holanda

3 Total

Áustria

2 Total

Irlanda

1 Total

Iugoslávia

1 Total

♬ Lyrics

Ben adam hu rak basar vadam
Avak poreach bamidbar
Ben adam, bederech ha'olam
Ketsel over, kacheres hanishbar
Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adam
Ben adam ne'or uchvar nirdam
Yamav ktsarim, sofam atsuv
Ben adam oreach ba'olam
Ba me'afar ule'afar yashuv
Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adam
Hu lo yilmad lanetsach
Hu shocheach le'ehov
Hu lo yode'a sheyomo karov
Ki adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adam
Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve'ein adam mushlam bechol hama'alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neѕhima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama
Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve'al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam
Hu rak adаm

♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Yardena Arazi Ben Adam No past participations found

BACKING SINGERS Iris Shemi No past participations found

BACKING SINGERS Reuven Gvirtz

Past participations

1986 · Israelbacking_vocalsYavoh Yom▶

BACKING SINGERS Yehuda Tamir No past participations found

COMPOSER Boris Dimitstein No past participations found

COMPOSER Ehud Manor

Past participations

1992 · IsraellyricistsZe Rak Sport▶
1983 · IsraellyricistsHi▶
1976 · IsraellyricistsEmor Shalom▶
1975 · IsraellyricistsAt Va'Ani▶
1973 · IsraellyricistsEy Sham▶

SPOKESPERSON Yitzhak Shim'oni

Past participations

1991 · IsraelspokespersonsKan▶
1990 · IsraelspokespersonsShara Barechovot▶
1989 · IsraelspokespersonsDerech Ha'melech▶
1987 · IsraelspokespersonsShir Habatlanim▶
1986 · IsraelspokespersonsYavoh Yom▶
1985 · IsraelspokespersonsOlé, Olé▶
1983 · IsraelspokespersonsHi▶
1982 · IsraelspokespersonsHora▶
1977 · IsraelspokespersonsAh-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim▶
1976 · IsraelspokespersonsEmor Shalom▶
1975 · IsraelspokespersonsAt Va'Ani▶
1974 · IsraelspokespersonsNatati La Khayay▶

ARTIST PEOPLE Yardena Feinbaum-Arazi

Past participations

1976 · Israelartist_peopleEmor Shalom▶

CONDUCTOR Eldad Shrem

Past participations

1981 · IsraelconductorHalaylah▶
1977 · IsraelcomposersAh-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim▶
1977 · IsraelconductorAh-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim▶
1975 · IsraelconductorAt Va'Ani▶

LYRICIST Ehud Manor

Past participations

1992 · IsraellyricistsZe Rak Sport▶
1983 · IsraellyricistsHi▶
1976 · IsraellyricistsEmor Shalom▶
1975 · IsraellyricistsAt Va'Ani▶
1973 · IsraellyricistsEy Sham▶

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Artist Info

Yardena Arazi

Yardena Arazi is an Israeli singer who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988. She performed the song "Ben Adam," sung in Hebrew, and achieved 7th place in the final with 85 points. Throughout her career, Yardena Arazi has been recognized for her contributions to Israeli music. Her Eurovision performance remains a notable highlight in her artistic journey.