Although it has been certified gold in Israel , '' Dmuyot '' did not achieve the same level of commercial success as his first album . The album 's biggest hit , " Muvan Li Achshav " placed number 34 on the Reshet Gimmel annual music chart for 2009 . Critically , the reviews of the album were mixed . For example , a review by Yossi Hersonski praised the " beautiful melody " of " Sof " but found the lyrics to be overly-sentimental . In contrast , Hersonski wrote that " Dmuyot " , the closing song on the album was a monologue by Skaat with " his soul , confessing his weaknesses " , and that Skaat 's singing " is very emotional , but more polished this time " In December 2009 , the Israel Broadcasting Authority selected Skaat to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 . The announcement was made at the Knesset , Israel 's legislative body . The selection was preceded by several days of speculation and confusion , and followed by criticism of the Israel Broadcasting Authority and calls for an investigation of the selection process . On 15 March 2010 , " Milim " ( " מילים " , " Words " ) written by Noam Horev and composed by Tomer Hadadi , was selected uninaminously as the Israeli song entry for the Eurovision contest when it won the Kdam Eurovision , the country 's pre-Eurovision selection competition . The four songs chosen as finalists for the Kdam Eurovision , including " Milim " , were recorded in a studio by Skaat and released on a special EP entitled '' Eurovision 2010 '' At the Kdam Eurovision , Skaat sang " Milim " in Hebrew with the backing of string instruments , but before the Eurovision contest Skaat re-recorded it again entirely in Hebrew but with an altered vocal arrangement and with a full orchestra accompaniment . Because it was known by early March 2010 that the majority of Eurovision entries for that year would probably be sung in English ( 24 of the 39 entries at the Eurovision contest sang in English ) , there was some coverage in the Israeli media prior to Eurovision as to which language " Milim " should be sung — Hebrew , English , French , or in some combination of the languages
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Harel Skaat