1979: "Dschinghis Khan" — Dschinghis Khan

In 1978, Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta won the Concours Eurovision de la Chanson for Israel. As a result, in 1979 the contest took place outside Europe for the first time. 

West Germany sent the group Dschinghis Khan to Jerusalem with the song “Dschinghis Khan”. Thirty-four years after the end of the Nazi dictatorship, the lyrics describe blind obedience to a strong leader who spreads fear and terror. A few weeks later, this highly exaggerated and ironic exploration of the subject reached number one in the Israeli charts.