Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 1986
Selection date	27 March 1986
Competing entry
Song	"Yavo Yom"
Artist	Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel
Songwriters	Yoram Zadok Mordechai Giladi
Placement
Final result	19th, 7 points
Participation chronology
◄1985 • 1986 • 1987►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Yavo Yom", composed by Yoram Zadok, with lyrics by Moti Giladi, and performed by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1986.

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1986

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the Kdam Eurovision 1986 final on 27 March at the Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts in Jerusalem, hosted by Daniel Pe'er and Rivka Michaeli. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner.

The winning entry was "Yavo Yom" performed by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel and composed by Yoram Zadok, with lyrics written by Giladi.

Final – 27 March 1986

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Yehuda Tamir	"Na'ara" (נערה)	43	4
2	Shlishiyat Adama	"La ve'li" (לה ולי)	17	10
3	Miri Aloni	"Kmo ha'emuna" (כמו האמונה)	26	8
4	Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel	"Yavo Yom" (יבוא יום)	66	1
5	Boaz Sharabi	"Halevai" (הלוואי)	1	12
6	Doron Mazar	"Nagni li balalaika" (נגני לי בללייקה)	56	2
7	Rita	"Shvil ha'bricha" (שביל הבריחה)	43	4
8	Shula Chen	"Gitara" (גיטרה)	17	10
9	Arba Lev Adom	"Yesh" (יש)	24	9
10	Isolir Band	"Kafe o te" (קפה או תה)	40	6
11	Svika Pick	"Layla layla" (לילה לילה)	27	7
12	Haim Moshe	"Le'chaim" (לחיים)	46	3

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	Tel Aviv	Eilat	Jerusalem	Golan Heights	Haifa	Herzliya	Or Akiva	Total
1	"Na'ara"	6	8	6	3	5	7	8	43
2	"La ve'li"	1	1	4	5	6			17
3	"Kmo ha'emuna"	5	5	1	6		5	4	26
4	"Yavo Yom"	12	10	10	8	12	8	6	66
5	"Halevai"							1	1
6	"Nagni li balalaika"	7	7	12	4	8	6	12	56
7	"Shvil ha'bricha"	4	12	7	7	7	1	5	43
8	"Gitara"	3				4	10		17
9	"Yesh"	10	2	2	2	3	2	3	24
10	"Kafe o te"	8	4	3	10	10	3	2	40
11	"Layla layla"		6	8	1	1	4	7	27
12	"Le'chaim"	2	3	5	12	2	12	10	46
Spokespersons
Tel Aviv –Dani Lewinstein Eilat –Aviva Metz Jerusalem – Menachem Perry  [ he ] Golan Heights –Yaakov Belsenbaum Haifa –Amnon Peer Herzliya – Gaby Yinon  [ he ] Or Akiva –Benny Uri

At Eurovision

Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following Switzerland and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting it had received 7 points, placing 19th in a field of 20 competing countries. ^[1] Up to that point, it was the worst-ranking song Israel had sent to the Contest, and it would remain so until 1993.^{[ citation needed ]}

Voting

Points awarded to Israel [2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points    Switzerland 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point   France   Norway

Points awarded by Israel [2] Score Country 12 points    Switzerland 10 points   Denmark 8 points   Netherlands 7 points   Portugal 6 points   Ireland 5 points   Belgium 4 points   Luxembourg 3 points   Turkey 2 points   United Kingdom 1 point   Yugoslavia

References

1. "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.