Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
Selection process	Internal selection
Announcement date	17 January 1999
Competing entry
Song	" Yom Huledet "
Artist	Eden
Songwriters	Moshe Datz Gabriel Butler Ya'akov Lamai Jacky Oved
Placement
Final result	5th, 93 points
Participation chronology
◄1998 • 1999 • 2000►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song " Yom Huledet ", 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 previous edition 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 for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song " Yom Huledet ".

Internal selection – 17 January 1999

Artist	Song	Points	Place
Eden	" Yom Huledet "	64	1
Sharon Lavie and Shachar Ankri	"Ze Karov"	40	2
Efrat Roten	"Tfila La'elef Haba"	30	3
Sarit Hadad	"Welcome Ya Salam"	24	4

At Eurovision

Israel performed 19th on the night of the contest, following Austria and preceding Malta. At the close of voting it had received 93 points and finished in 5th place. ^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Israel [2] Score Country 12 points 10 points   Cyprus   France   Poland 8 points   Croatia   Portugal   Spain 7 points   Germany 6 points   Malta 5 points 4 points   Estonia   Netherlands 3 points   Belgium   Sweden   Turkey 2 points   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Denmark   Norway 1 point   Austria   Iceland   Slovenia

Points awarded by Israel [2] Score Country 12 points   Germany 10 points   Iceland 8 points   Sweden 7 points   Croatia 6 points   Netherlands 5 points   Belgium 4 points   United Kingdom 3 points   Lithuania 2 points   Denmark 1 point   Estonia

References

1. "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.