Teapacks

Infobox musical artist
Name = Teapacks (טיפקס)

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Origin = Sderot, Israel
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Years_active = 1988 - present
Label = Anana Ltd
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URL = http://www.myspace.com/teapacks
Current_members = Kobi Oz (lead singing)
Gal Peremen (bass guitar, vocals)
Rami Yosifov (guitar, vocals)
Meir Amar "BIG M" (Soundman)
Motti Yoseff (drums, percussion)
Noam Yankelevich "3KO" (keys, vocals)
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Teapacks (also known as Tipex) ( _he. טיפקס "tipex") is an Israeli band who 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. Teapacks gained popularity by bringing forward traditional Israeli-oriental music combined with light humorous hints. The band's frontman, Kobi Oz, is well known within Israel for his eccentric looks and style. The band has so far released seven albums plus a greatest hits collection, which collectively have sold over 300,000 copies. Teapacks have been chosen “Band of the Year” numerous times by Israeli radio stations.

Eurovision Song Contest 2007

On January 7 2007, Teapacks were internally selected by IBA's Eurovision Committee to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Helsinki, Finland. On February 27 2007, Teapacks performed four songs in a TV special, and the song "Push The Button" was chosen as the Israeli entry for the 2007 Eurovision Contest by popular vote. The other three candidateswere: [cite news
last = Eurovil Website
title =The Official Israeli Eurovision Website
pages =
language =Hebrew
publisher =IBA
date =8 March 2007
url =http://eurovil.iba.org.il
accessdate =2007-03-08] Salam Salami [http://www.shiron.net/songView.aspx?song_id=18364&singer_id=429&song_title=23b4a7] , 12 Points [http://www.shiron.net/songView.aspx?song_id=18365&singer_id=429&song_title=23b4a7] , and Voulez Vous [http://www.shiron.net/songView.aspx?song_id=18366&singer_id=429&song_title=23b4a7] .The band performed the song at the Eurovision Semi Finals on May 10, 2007, but it failed to qualify for the finals.

There has been some controversy as to whether "Push the button" refers to Iran and nuclear war. [cite news
last = The Associated Press
title =Eurovision may ban Israeli entry due to lyrics on nuclear war
work =Ha'aretz
pages =
language =English
publisher =
date =1 March 2007
url =http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/832315.html
accessdate =2007-03-02]

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gruht76PGpg Video of song "Push the button"]
* [http://www.myspace.com/teapacks Myspace page (English)]
* [http://www.teapacks.com Official website (Hebrew)]
* [http://www.kikar-israel.com/artists/no-categorised/nc/teapacks.html Kikar-Israel.com] - Bio- & discography, latest news on Teapacks (English)
* [http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7172 Article about Eurovision selection (English)]