PingPong (band)
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Ping Pong from European TV.
PingPong is an Israeli pop quartet that represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 with the song Sameyakh. They were dis-endorsed by the Israel Broadcasting Authority after waving the flag of Syria during the rehearsal and the video-clip. They refused to back down for the performance in the final and pulled the flag out live to promote Israeli - Syrian peace deal.
The band was the favourite of the NME magazine for this Eurovision.
The members of the band were: Guy Asif, Ahal Eden, Roy Arad and Yifat Giladi. The band released one album "Between Moral and Fashion" (2000, Hed Arzi) with political-pop hits like "Burger Ranch" (Named after an Israeli chain of fastfood restaurants), "I got a lover in Givati" and "Mr. Israel".
[edit] External Links
- "Outraged Israel disowns daring Eurovision entry" from The Guardian, Friday May 12, 2000
- Sameyach, the eurovision song, via Youtube
- Ping Pong performance in Eurovision 2000 via YouTube
- video of "Burger Ranch" via YouTube
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