Dafna Dekel: 'I wouldn't mind hosting Eurovision again' 🇮🇱
21 August 2021 at 20:44 CEST‘I finished 6th at the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest and I have really great memories of the event – Malmö was great to us; a wonderful place to be! It was a celebration of music.’
Watch: Interview with Dafna Dekel (Israel 1992)
Dafna’s song, Ze Rak Sport – an uptempo track with drummers and a dance routine – lit up the ballad-heavy year of 1992, securing one of 5 top ten finishes for Israel in the 1990s.
After the Contest, Dafna released an English version of the entry (Viva Sports) with slightly changed lyrics as a nod to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona – where Israel won their first ever Olympic medals.
In 1999 Jerusalem was selected as the Host City for Eurovision after Dana International’s victory in Birmingham with Diva. Dafna co-hosted the show alongside Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shachmon.
‘I wouldn’t mind hosting the show again – but taking part as a singer? It was great, but I think I should leave the memory as sweet as it was then!’
Though not keen to enter the Eurovision Song Contest again, Dafna is still releasing music; her latest single, What Do You Say?, is now available to stream or watch on YouTube.
Watch: Dafna Dekel – What Do You Say?
The 1992 Eurovision Song Contest, featuring Dafna Dekel and a famous Irish win, is now available to watch until Saturday 18 September.
The full interview with Dafna Dekel can be seen on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.