Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 1995
Selection date	9 March 1995
Competing entry
Song	"Amen"
Artist	Liora
Songwriters	Moshe Datz Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev
Placement
Final result	8th, 81 points
Participation chronology
◄1993 • 1995 • 1996►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Amen", composed by Moshe Datz, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Liora ^[1] . The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1995. ^[2]

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1995

This Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, to be held in Dublin, Ireland. The broadcaster held the national final at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Aki Avni and Michaela Berko. 13 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries. ^[2] The spokesperson for Haifa's jury, Ofer Nachshon, would later go on to present Israel's votes at Eurovision between 2009 and 2017 ^[3] .

The winner was Liora with the song "Amen", composed by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev.

Final – 9 March 1995

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Eli Luzon	"Mal'ahi hakatan"	46	4
2	Tali Koren	"Kmo Brigitte"	6	11
3	Limor Azaria-Tvito	"Kesef"	4	13
4	Lea Lupatin and Ofer Levi	"Ha'aretz hamuvtachat"	53	3
5	Si Heiman	"Batelevizya halaila"	45	5
6	Dana International	"Laila tov Eropa"	67	2
7	Haya Samir	"El hage'ula"	31	6
8	Ya'akov Nave	"Nashkini na"	5	12
9	Yulia	"Tfila"	20	8
10	Bnot Ya'akov	"Ahavat David"	27	7
11	Liora	"Amen"	82	1
12	Shalva Berti	"Halevai alecha ve'alai"	13	9
13	Avi Eylot	"Rachok mehabayit"	7	10

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	Hod HaSharon	Shlomi	Tel Aviv	Haifa	Ariel	Jerusalem	Palmachim	Total
1	"Mal'ahi hakatan"	5	7	8	5	6	8	7	46
2	"Kmo Brigitte"			3	1		1	1	6
3	"Kesef"					1	3		4
4	"Ha'aretz hamuvtachat"	7	10	5	8	8	7	8	53
5	"Batelevizya halaila"	8	5	6	6	10	6	4	45
6	"Laila tov Eropa"	12	8	10	10	7	10	10	67
7	"El hage'ula"	2	2	7	7	5	2	6	31
8	"Nashkini na"		3	2					5
9	"Tfila"	3	4	1	4	2	4	2	20
10	"Ahavat David"	4	6	4	2	3	5	3	27
11	"Amen"	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	82
12	"Halevai alecha ve'alai"	1			3	4		5	13
13	"Rachok mehabayit"	6	1						7

At Eurovision

Liora performed 21st on the night of the final, following Slovenia and preceding Malta. She received 81 points, placing 8th in a field of 23. ^[4]

Voting

Points awarded to Israel [5] Score Country 12 points   United Kingdom 10 points   Germany   Slovenia 8 points   Cyprus   Russia 7 points   Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 points   Austria 5 points   Hungary   Malta 4 points   Belgium   Croatia 3 points 2 points   Sweden 1 point

Points awarded by Israel [5] Score Country 12 points   Spain 10 points   Norway 8 points   Greece 7 points   France 6 points   Cyprus 5 points   United Kingdom 4 points   Croatia 3 points   Slovenia 2 points   Austria 1 point   Turkey

References

1. "Liora". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
2. "Israel: Kdam Eurovision 1995". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
3. "Ofer Nachshon | Six on Stage - Who's who at the Eurovision Song Contest". sixonstage.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
4. "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
5. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.