Born in Meknes

Meknes

Meknes is a city in northern Morocco, located from the capital Rabat and from Fes. It is served by the A2 expressway between those two cities and by the corresponding railway. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail , before it was relocated to Marrakech. The...

 in Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 April 4, 1948, Avraham (Avi) Toledano is known to Europe

Europe

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an audiences for his involvement with the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

. In 1982 he represented Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 in Harrogate

Harrogate

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, UK with the uptempo revivalist number Hora

Hora (song)

"Hora" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Hebrew by Avi Toledano....

. He finished in second place, although a considerable distance behind the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 winner, Nicole

Nicole

Nicole is a feminine given name .Nicole may also refer to:- People known solely as Nicole :* Nicole , winner of the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest...

.

In 1983 Toledano composed the song that represented Israel in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Chai

Khay

"Hi" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Hebrew by Ofra Haza. The song title was transliterated at the contest as "Hi", and has also been credited in other media as "Khay", "Jai" and "Hay."The song is a moderately up-tempo number, opening with two uncredited...

 (Alive). Performed by Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....

, it scored second place.

Toledano also sang Carneval in the 1981 Israeli final, a song he co-wrote with Shimrit Or and which achieved third place. Another attempt was made in 1986 when Toledano wrote Lechaim for Chaim Moshe (3rd again). In 1989 Toledano performed in the Israeli final himself and took second place with Dayenu.

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