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Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest
Israel has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 47 times since making its debut in . The current Israeli participating broadcaster in the contest is the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan). Israel has won the contest four times, and has hosted the contest in Jerusalem in and , and in Tel Aviv in . Israel's first appearance in the contest in 1973 was successful, with "" performed by Ilanit finishing fourth. Israel then achieved victories in and , with "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, and " Hallelujah" by Milk and Honey. In , the Israeli broadcaster declined to host the contest for a second successive year for financial reasons, and as the date for the contest in the Hague conflicted with Yom HaZikaron – Israeli Memorial Day – Israel did not participate. This is the only instance of a winning country not competing the following year. The country's best results in the 1980s were second-place finishes for "" by Avi Toledano in and ...
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Hora (song)
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "", composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Toledano himself. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1982. At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the with the song "Karnaval". Before Eurovision 1982 The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) final to select their entry was held on 3 March 1982 in the Jerusalem Theater in Jerusalem, and was hosted by Daniel Pe'er. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner. Each place had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs. The winning entry was "", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by Yoram Taharlev. At Eurovision On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, ...
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Shiri Maimon
Shiri Maimon (or Maymon; , ; born ) is an Israeli singer, television personality and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the inaugural season of singing reality competition '' Kokhav Nolad''. She represented her native Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, where she came fourth. In 2008, Maimon won Best Israeli Act and performed in the MTV Europe Music Awards, where she was also nominated for Europe's Favorite Act. In June 2013, Maimon became one of the judges for the first season of '' The X Factor Israel''. She continued her role for the second and third seasons. In 2018, it was revealed that Maimon would leave the show in favor of the rival network show, '' Rising Star Israel''. In 2018, Maimon made a starring replacement in the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway show ''Chicago''. In February 2024, she recorded a live album of greatest hits accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Early life and career 1981–2002: Early life Maimon w ...
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HaSheket SheNish'ar
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "" , written by Pini Aaronbayev, Eyal Shachar, and Ben Green, and performed by Shiri Maimon. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2005. The competition took place on 2 March 2005 and featured fourteen entries. "" performed by Shiri Maimon emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from five regional juries and a regional televote. Israel competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 7, "" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 21 May. It was later revealed that Israel placed seventh out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 158 points. In the final, Israel performed in position 11 and placed ...
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Nul Points
The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest is determined by a positional voting system. The most recent version of the system was implemented in the . Each participating country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points, based on their ten favourite songs from other countries. One set of picks comes from their professional jury, and the other from televoting in their country. Only the set from televoting is used in the semi-finals. Both sets from jury and televoting are used in the final. Overview Small, demographically-balanced juries assembled by each participating broadcaster and made up of ordinary people had been used to rank the entries and award the points from each country. After the widespread use of telephone voting in , the ranking resorts to juries only in the event of a televoting malfunctions. In , for example, Eircom's telephone polling system malfunctioned. Irish broadcaster RTÉ did not receive the polling results from them in time, and used the back ...
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Eden (Israeli Band)
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "", written by Moshe Datz, Gabriel Butler, Ya'akov Lamai, and Jacky Oved, and performed by the group Eden. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), internally selected its entry for the contest. In addition, IBA was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, after winning the with the song "Diva" by Dana International. IBA announced its entry on 17 January 1999. Israel was drawn to compete nineteenth in the contest, held on 29 May 1999. At the end of the night, the nation placed 5th in the field of 23 entries, receiving 93 points. Before Eurovision Internal selection The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) received 900 songs from the public, which were subsequently evaluated by a special committee that shortlisted four songs. On 17 January 1999, IBA announced that Eden were selected as its representatives ...
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Yom Huledet
"Yom Huledet (Happy Birthday)" (; meaning "Birthday") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in Hebrew and English by Eden. The song was written by Yitzhak Baranes, , Jacky Oved, and , and composed by Baranes, Lamai, Oved, and Moshe Datz; Datz previously produced the , as well as represented Israel in Eurovision in as part of Duo Datz with "Kan". Composition The song is a lively and fast-paced tune, showcasing the Contest's growing emphasis on dance-friendly music. In the song, the band sings about the simple happiness of having a birthday and enjoying it with a party. The song's sound is somewhat reminiscent of American music, influenced by two of the singers, Eddie and Gabriel Butler, who are Black Israelites. Notably, their inclusion marked the first instance of black participants representing Israel at Eurovision. According to Ya'akov Lamai, the song started out as a lower tempo song entirely in English. The song was then rearranged by its four compo ...
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Dana International
Sharon Cohen (; born 2 February 1969), professionally known as Dana International (), is an Israeli Pop music, pop singer. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums. She was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song "Diva (Dana International song), Diva". After consolidating her initial commercial success with the albums ''Umpatampa'' (1994) and ''Maganuna'' (1996), she was selected in 1998 to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Diva". Placing first at the international competition, she came to public attention throughout Europe. Dana following up this success with the albums ''Free (Dana International album), Free'' (1999), ''Yoter VeYoter'' (2001), ''HaHalom HaEfshari'' (2002) and ''Hakol Ze Letova'' (2007), she represented Israel in Eurovision a second time in 2011, this time with the song "Ding Dong (Dana International song), Ding Dong", which failed to make it into the final. The same ...
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Diva (Dana International Song)
"Diva" () is a song recorded by Israeli singer Dana International with music composed by Tzvika Pick and lyrics written by Yoav Ginai. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 held in Birmingham, resulting in the country's third win in the contest. Her win is considered influential in making trans identity mainstream. Background Conception The music of "Diva" was composed by Svika Pick, with lyrics written by . The song was produced by Offer Nissim with music arrangements by Alon Levin. It was recorded by Dana International in Hebrew and English and was included on her fifth album, '' Free'', released in 1999. The song is a moderately uptempo number. It is an ode to powerful women of history and mythology: Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory or Queen Victoria, Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty and love, and the Greek queen Cleopatra are named. Eurovision The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) "Diva" as its song for the of the Eurovision Song Contest, becomi ...
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Duo Datz
Duo Datz (Hebrew: אורנה ומשה דץ, ''Orna U-Moshe Datz''; commonly referred in Hebrew as דץ ודצה ''Datz Ve-Datza'') is a group comprising Orna and Moshe Datz (colloquially known as Datz and Datza or as the Datzes). A musical duo in Israel for audiences of all ages, they were also introduced to European audiences by scoring a third place for Israel at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest. The Datzes duo were together from 1985 to 2006. During that period, Duo Datz released ten albums, some of which reached gold album status, and six videotapes for preschoolers. The best known five of the six are in the Tif vaTaf series. The other recording is "I want a party for me with Datz and Datza" (1995). It was based on birthday songs by Smadar Shir, from her book "I want a party for me". History 1980s: Marriage, In the Same Bed, The Ways of Love Orna Cohen and Moshe Datz met during a joint concert tour around the world as part of the traveling band of the Hasidic Singer ...
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Kan (song)
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "", written by Uzi Hitman, and performed by Duo Datz. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1991. Before Eurovision 1991 The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the national final on 27 March 1991, hosted by Danny Roup and Shira Gera. 12 songs competed in the final held of 27 March 1991, where 7 regional juries chose the winner. There was an orchestra however, it was still performed in playback. After the 12 songs were performed, Daniel Pe'er hosted an awarding show of all Israeli Shows. Voting was done after the awarding. The winner was Duo Datz with the song "Kan". At Eurovision Duo Datz performed 15th on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting it had received 139 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22. Voting References

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Olé, Olé (song)
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "", composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Izhar Cohen. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1985. Cohen had previously represented , winning the contest with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" along with Alphabeta. Before Eurovision Kdam Eurovision 1985 The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the 1985 final on 28 March 1985 at the in Jerusalem, hosted by Dalia Mazor and Nathan Datner. 14 songs took part and the winner was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries. At Eurovision On the night of the final Cohen performed 11th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting, "Olé, Olé" had received 93 points, placing Israel 5th of the 19 entries. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to . Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1985 1985 ...
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