Israel's state broadcaster formed a committee of music experts to pick the artist to represent Israel. The committee selected Teapacks

Teapacks

Teapacks was an Israeli band that formed in 1988 in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Originally the band was named after the correction fluid Tipp-Ex, but the name was then changed so as not to infringe on the well-known brand....

 for Eurovision to be held in Helsinki.

On 27 February 2007, four songs competed and a combination between televoting and the choice of the IBA's Eurovision jury determined the song Teapacks will perform.

The controversial song "Push the Button

Push the Button (Eurovision song)

"Push the Button" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English, French and Hebrew by Teapacks. This song was the first Israeli entry to feature lyrics in French, and thus the first to feature lyrics in any language but Hebrew and English...

" was selected.

Israel's entry finished twenty-fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, thus failing to qualify for the finals of the competition.

External links

• Video of song "Push the button"
• Eurovision approves Israel entry news from the BBC on the controversial entry