Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 46 times since making its debut in 1973. The current Israeli participant 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 1979 and 1999, and in Tel Aviv in 2019.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Together We Are One" written by Orly Burg, Osnat Zabag and Eddie Butler. The song was performed by Eddie Butler, who had previously represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 as part of the band Eden where they placed fifth with the song "Yom Huledet". The Israeli entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2006, organised by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The competition took place on 15 March 2006 and featured eleven entries. "Ze Hazman" performed by Eddie Butler emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from four regional juries and a public vote. The song title was later translated from Hebrew to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Together We Are One".
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "HaSheket SheNish'ar" written by Pini Aaronbayev, Eyal Shachar and Ben Green. The song was performed by Shiri Maimon. The Israeli entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2005, organised by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The competition took place on 2 March 2005 and featured fourteen entries. "HaSheket SheNish'ar" 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.
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger. The song was performed by the group Sürpriz. The German entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel was selected through the national final Countdown Grand Prix 1999, organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 12 March 1999 and featured eleven competing acts with the winner being selected through public televoting. "Hör den Kindern einfach zu" performed by Corinna May was originally selected as the German entry for Jerusalem after gaining 32.6% of the votes, however the song was disqualified for having been released in 1997 by another act and replaced with runner-up "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" performed by Sürpriz.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Ze Rak Sport" (זה רק ספורט), composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Ehud Manor, and performed by Dafna Dekel. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1992.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Yavo Yom" (יבוא יום), 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.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Ding Dong" written and performed by Dana International, who had previously represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 where she won the contest with the song "Diva". The Israeli entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2011, organised by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The competition took place on 8 March 2011 that featured ten entries. "Ding Dong" performed by Dana International emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from three thematical jury groups, a twelve-member jury panel and a public vote.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Same Heart" written by Rami Talmid. The song was performed by Mei Finegold, who was internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to compete at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. The song Finegold would perform at Eurovision was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2014 that featured three songs submitted by the public and Finegold herself, which were presented to the public via the release of their official music videos during a show on 27 February 2014. "Same Heart" emerged as the winning song on 5 March 2014 after gaining 55% of the public vote.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Sameach" written by Roy Arad and Guy Assif. The song was performed by the group PingPong, which was internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to compete at the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. PingPong and "Sameach" was announced by IBA as the Israeli entry on 6 January 2000.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Halayla" (הלילה), composed by Shuki Levy, with lyrics by Shlomit Aharon and Yuval Dor, and performed by the band Habibi. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through Kdam Eurovision 1981. IBA returned at the Eurovision Song Contest, after withdrawing from the 1980 contest because of National Day of Remembrance.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Hora" (הורה), 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.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" (הללויה), composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Shimrit Orr, and performed by Milk and Honey. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through a national final, which ultimately won the contest. In addition, IBA was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the International Convention Center's Ussishkin Auditorium in Jerusalem, after winning the previous edition with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Hi" (חי), composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by Ehud Manor, and performed by Ofra Haza. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1983.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (א-ב-ני-בי), composed by Nurit Hirsh, with lyrics by Ehud Manor, and performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through a national final. The song went on to win the contest, bringing Israel its first Eurovision victory, and being the first victory for a country outside of continental Europe.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Made of Stars" written by Doron Medalie. The song was performed by Hovi Star. Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet in order to select the Israeli entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion, which was organised by Keshet and Tedy Productions, was used to select the Israeli entry. The fifteen show competition concluded with a final on 3 March 2016 that featured four performers who were matched with potential Eurovision songs. "Made of Stars" performed by Hovi Star emerged as the winner following a public vote.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Olé, Olé" (עולה, עולה), 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 Kdam Eurovision 1985. Cohen had previously represented Israel in 1978, winning the contest with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" along Alphabeta.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Shiru" (שירו), composed by Shaike Paikov, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Lehakat Shiru. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1993.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Light a Candle" written by Svika Pick and Yoav Ginai. The song was performed by Sarit Hadad, who was internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) in November 2001 to compete at the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia. The song Hadad would perform at Eurovision, "Light a Candle", was also internally selected and presented to the public on 26 February 2002 during the Meni Peer Show which was broadcast on Channel 1.
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Words for Love" written by Yoni Roeh and Yossi Gispan. The song was performed by Lior Narkis who was internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to compete at the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. The song Narkis would perform at Eurovision was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2003 that took place on 23 January 2003 and featured four songs. "Milim La'Ahava" emerged as the winning song after gaining the most points following the combination of a jury vote and a public televote. The song was later retitled as "Words for Love".
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Amen" (אמן), composed by Moshe Datz, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Liora. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1995.
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