Izhar Cohen

It was the song that almost didn't make it to Eurovision but went on to bring Israel their first ever victory and to have a huge impact. Hear Izhar Cohen tell Emil and the listeners about "A-ba-ni-bi" and how it brought colour TV to Israel. What happened when he returned to Eurovision in 1985 with "Olé olé" and one of his backing dancers had problems with her microphone and sang horribly out of tune? Which other songs did he try to reach the Eurovision with, what was Izhar's relation to the late Ofra Haza and how does he view and cope with the Covid-19 outbreak and the cancellation of Eurovision 2020? The 69-year old Israeli superstar shows us that he is still young in both body and spirit.