Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 1982
Selection date	3 April 1982
Competing entry
Song	"Hora"
Artist	Avi Toledano
Songwriters	Avi Toledano Yoram Taharlev
Placement
Final result	2nd, 100 points
Participation chronology
◄1981 • 1982 • 1983►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Hora", 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 Kdam Eurovision 1982.

At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the 1981 national final with the song "Karnaval".

Before Eurovision

Kdam 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 "Hora", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by Yoram Taharlev.

Final – 3 April 1982

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Yardena Arazi	"Musica nisheret" (מוזיקה נשארת)	67	2
2	Izhar Cohen	"El ha'or" (אל האור)	31	7
3	Svika Pick	"Romantica" (רומנטיקה)	36	6
4	The Brothers & the Sisters	"Romeo veYulia" (רומיאו ויוליה)	38	5
5	Sassi Keshet & Psagot	"Himalaya" (הימלאיה)	46	4
6	Kesem	"Boomerang" (בומרנג)	11	11
7	Avi Toledano	"Hora" (הורה)	72	1
8	Sexta	"Ken velav" (כן ולאו)	4	12
9	Yoav Shemer	"Mangina la'olam" (מנגינה לעולם)	14	8
10	Yigal Bashan	"Ze harega" (זה הרגע)	13	9
11	Haim Zadok	"Kor'im la ahava" (קוראים לה אהבה)	13	9
12	Isolir Band	"Melody" (מלודי)	61	3

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	Rishon LeZion	Tel Aviv	Kiryat Shmona	Haifa	Ashkelon	Jerusalem	Ashdot Ya'akov	Total
1	"Musica nisheret"	10	12	10	7	10	6	12	67
2	"El ha'or"	2	4	4	5	5	4	7	31
3	"Romantica"	6	6	5	6		7	6	36
4	"Romeo veYulia"	4	5	6	8	7	3	5	38
5	"Himalaya"	12	7	7	1	6	10	3	46
6	"Boomerang"	5	2	1		4	1		11
7	"Hora"	8	10	8	12	12	12	10	72
8	"Ken velav"			3				1	4
9	"Mangina la'olam"		3	2	3	4	2		14
10	"Ze harega"	3	1		4	3		2	13
11	"Kor'im la ahava"	1			2	1	5	4	13
12	"Melody"	7	8	12	10	8	8	8	61
Spokespersons
Rishon LeZion –Dani Lewinstein Tel-Aviv – Rafi Ginat  [ he ] Kiryat Shmona – Haim Hecht  [ he ] Haifa – Meir Einstein Ashkelon – Moshe Timor  [ he ] Jerusalem – Yarin Kimor Ashdot Ya'akov –Benny Uri

At Eurovision

On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, "Hora" had received 100 points, placing Israel in second out of a field of 18 competing countries, 61 points behind Germany's winner Nicole. ^[1] The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. ^[2] IBA appointed Yitzhak Shim'oni as its spokesperson to announce the result of the Israeli vote in the final.^{[ citation needed ]}

Voting

Points awarded to Israel [2] Score Country 12 points   Finland   Germany 10 points   Luxembourg   Portugal   Sweden    Switzerland 8 points   Netherlands 7 points   Austria   Belgium 6 points   Spain 5 points 4 points 3 points   Yugoslavia 2 points   Cyprus 1 point   Denmark   Norway   United Kingdom

Points awarded by Israel [2] Score Country 12 points   Germany 10 points    Switzerland 8 points   Spain 7 points   Cyprus 6 points   Belgium 5 points   Luxembourg 4 points   Austria 3 points   Ireland 2 points   United Kingdom 1 point   Portugal

References

1. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.