Israel’s broadcasting company IBA passed on a televised national final this year and selected internally the four-piece band Izabo to represent the country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. The alternative band will enter the competition with the song Time, composed & written by band members Ran Shem-Tov & Shiri Hadar.

Time is Israel’s 35th entry to the Contest and will be performed in the 1st semi-final on 22nd May, at starting position #10.

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Israel’s broadcasting company IBA passed on a televised national final this year and selected internally the four-piece band Izabo to represent the country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. The alternative band will enter the competition with the song Time, composed & written by band members Ran Shem-Tov & Shiri Hadar.

Time is Israel’s 35th entry to the Contest and will be performed in the 1st semi-final on 22nd May, at starting position #10.

Check out the video clip:

 

About Izabo

Israeli broadcaster IBA selected the group Izabo to represent them in the 2012 edition of Europe’s Favourite TV Show. The alternative band will perform the Ran Shem-Tov and Shiri Hadar song Time in Baku.

Izabo are best described as a brilliant, action packed combination of Psychadelic Rock, Disco, Punk flavoured with Arabic spices. They secured a spot as one of Israel’s most successful alternative pop bands with the 2003 release of their debut album The Fun Makers.

From there Izabo went on to sign with Sony BMG, and in the same year released “The Morning Hero EP” in the UK and began to take their funky sounds to an international audience. In January of 2005 The Fun Makers was released in the Benelux countries via the label Rough Trade NL, and in 2006 it was released in France via Roymusic/ Discograph. Since 2006, Izabo have been busy touring Europe constantly and showcasing their catchy disco beats at a variety of festivals including Trans Musicales, The Paleo Festival, and Eurosonic.

Their second album Superlight was released in Israel and France in 2008 with Roymusic/ Discograph to rave reviews. In October 2011 Izabo signed with the English Label 100% Records, who signed artists among Gossip, Moby and Placebo. Izabo’s first three Track EP has been released in the United Kingdom this July, with their brand new album due to be released by the end of the year, in the UK, Europe & Israel.

For more information on Izabo please visit www.eurovision.tv