Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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Country | Israel | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion Song: Internal Selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 12 February 2019 Song: 10 March 2019 | |||
Selected entrant | Kobi Marimi | |||
Selected song | "Home" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 23rd, 35 points | |||
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the entry "Home" written by Ohad Shragai and Inbar Weitzman. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions, which organisied the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion ("The Next Star for Eurovision"). On 12 February, Kobi Marimi won the competition and therefore performed the Israeli song in the Eurovision Song Contest.
As the host country, Israel automatically qualified to compete in the final.
Prior to the 2019 contest, Israel had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-one times since its first entry in 1973. [1] Israel has won the contest on four occasions: in 1978 with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey, in 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International, and in 2018 with the song "Toy" performed by Netta Barzilai. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In 2005, Shiri Maimon gave the country its tenth top five result, finishing fourth. Having failed to qualify for the final for four consecutive years (2011–14), Israel reached the final for the first time in five years, with Nadav Guedj finishing ninth in 2015, and the country has participated in the final every year, until Michael Ben David failed to qualify in 2022. Israel's fourth victory came when Netta won the 2018 contest in Lisbon, with the song "Toy".
The Israeli entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv was selected through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion ("The Next Star for Eurovision"), which was organised by Keshet and Tedy Productions. This was the fifth time that the Israeli entry was selected through a collaboration with Keshet and Tedy Productions.
The singer who would perform the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was selected through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion ("The Next Star for Eurovision"), the original version of the international format Rising Star produced by Tedy Productions and Keshet Media Group. HaKokhav HaBa has been used since 2015 to select the Israeli artist for Eurovision. The shows were hosted by Assi Azar and Rotem Sela and featured a judging panel composed of Asaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Shiri Maimon (2005 Israeli Eurovision entrant), Harel Skaat (2010 Israeli Eurovision entrant) and Static & Ben-El Tavori.
The competition commenced on 24 November 2018 and concluded on 12 February 2019. All shows in the competition were broadcast on Keshet 12 as well as online via mako.co.il.
In addition, three programs were broadcast on Kan to determine the song that would represent Israel in 2019. Kan also held an additional show to select one singer to go through to the final of HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion. [2]
The auditions were broadcast between 24 November 2018 and 1 January 2019. 59 of the 105 contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while 9 contestants who did not get enough votes to qualify were saved by the hosts.
Among the contestants were Danielle Mazuz, who previously took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 as a backing vocalist and dancer behind Netta, and Maya Bouskilla who was a candidate to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, 2011 and 2012.
On 2 January 2019 one of the originally advanced contestants, Elkana Marziano announced that he would withdraw from the competition. [3]
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Danielle Mazuz | "Happy" | — | — | 90% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Ofri Calfon | "Le'esof" | — | — | 93% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Yevgeny Morozov | "Shnei meshuga'im" | — | — | 53% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Shachar Adawi | "Wikipedia" | — | — | 89% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Hila Leder | "Ex's & Oh's" | — | — | 30% | Eliminated | |||||
6 | Nadav Philips | "I Have Nothing" | — | — | 82% | Advanced | |||||
7 | Daniel Barzilai | "Osher ledaka" | — | — | 88% | Advanced | |||||
8 | Shalva Band | "Here Comes the Sun" | — | — | 91% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Issues" | — | — | 89% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Lior Chen | "She'eriot me'atzmi" | — | — | 89% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Shir Azulai | "Aba" | — | — | 67% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Tai | "River" | — | — | 92% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Alex Kay | "Rolling in the Deep" | — | — | 43% | Eliminated | |||||
6 | Shefita | "You Oughta Know" | 58% | Saved | |||||||
7 | Maya Bouskilla | "Listen" | — | — | 82% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Osher Biton | "Tel Aviv balaila" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 85% | Advanced | ||||
2 | Liat Eliyahu | "She'tisaref ha'ahava" | — | — | 88% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Ruby Bedalov | "Don't Stop Me Now" | — | — | 54% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Shachaf | "Born This Way" | — | — | 76% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Klara Sabag | "Mangina" | — | — | 81% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Judith Hasin | "River" | — | — | 80% | Advanced | |||||
7 | Elad Tavori | "Ve'at" | did not vote | did not vote | — | — | 44% | Eliminated |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Gal Binyamin | "Hakol over" | — | — | 70% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Barry Brown | "You Raise Me Up" | — | — | 78% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Naor Cohen | "Shemishehu yaatzor oti" | — | — | 85% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Naama Gali Cohen | "New Rules" | — | — | 75% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Shay Ben Aroya | "Ima im haiti" | did not vote | did not vote | — | — | 46% | Eliminated | |||
4 | Romi Azar | "Creep" | 55% | Saved | |||||||
5 | Limor Oved | "Ve'im preda" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 91% | Advanced | ||||
6 | Enosh Tzuberi | "Silsulim" | — | — | 30% | Eliminated | |||||
7 | Julia Grinitz | "Creep" | 59% | Saved |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Asaf Maslati | "Ma ata rotze mimeni" | — | — | 71% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Eti Bitton | "Rak le'ima" | — | — | 83% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Asia and Alexandra | "Lost on You" | — | — | 55% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Roy Sandler | "Yeladim ka'ale" | — | — | 82% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Aviv Matka | "Me and You" | — | — | 35% | Eliminated | |||||
6 | Sarah Moshaioff | "Ein li af echad" | — | — | 90% | Advanced | |||||
7 | Ohad Levi | "Tachzeri" | — | — | 49% | Eliminated | |||||
8 | Kobi Marimi | "Sweet Dreams" | — | — | 92% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Ido Dankner | "One Dance / No" | — | — | 70% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Amit Sade | "Addicted to You" | — | — | 81% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Tomer Raz | "Gvulot hegayon" | — | — | 71% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Maor Kdoshim | "Im ha'ita ro'eh" | — | — | 54% | Eliminated | |||||
5 | Gilad Tenzer | "Ein yoter tov mize" | — | — | 75% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Meshi and Mor Portal | "Ach sheli" | did not vote | — | — | 39% | Eliminated | ||||
7 | Elkana Marziano | "Holech li meyuash" | — | — | 77% | Withdrew | |||||
8 | Avivit Doron | "Mi yada she'kach yihye" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 43% | Eliminated |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Niv Yanko | "Ha'ahava hazot shelanu" | — | — | 91% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Gavriel Cohen | "Ve'im preda" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 29% | Eliminated | ||||
3 | Eden Vered Mery | "Seven Nation Army" | — | — | 78% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Eliya Gabai | "Ahava ka'zo" | — | — | 93% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Nave Madmon | "Stitches" | — | — | 88% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Yarden Yishai | "Albi ma'ak" | — | — | 56% | Eliminated | |||||
3 | Ayala Eligoola | "All I Ask" | — | — | 83% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Emanuel Shmuel | "Shelach beahava" | — | — | 22% | Eliminated | |||||
5 | Wanna Wanna | "Haverot shelach" | — | — | 70% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Tal Versano | "Malach sheli" | 54% | Saved | |||||||
7 | Meni Gross | "Bamechonit" | — | — | 66% | Eliminated | |||||
8 | Ketreyah | "Mirrors" | — | — | 95% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Alik Manshirov | "Ein po makom" | — | — | 76% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Frida Uziel | "Vidui" | 60% | Saved |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Zohar Shechtman | "Shir shel yom chulin" | 55% | Saved | |||||||
2 | Ilai Chapman | "Eich she'at yafa" | — | — | 80% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Osher Saba | "Ima im haiti" | did not vote | — | — | 34% | Eliminated | ||||
4 | Noe Sassover | "Dangerous Woman" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 86% | Advanced | ||||
5 | Shon Bello | "Zman tov lishmoah" | — [lower-alpha 2] | — | — | 40% | Eliminated | ||||
6 | Yagel Yadai | "Ein li otcha" | — | — | 77% | Advanced | |||||
7 | Elsie Doll | "Friends" | — | — | 36% | Eliminated | |||||
8 | Nitay Twito | "Rise Up" | — | — | 92% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Nethanel and Yarden Barzilai | "Tsevaim" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 70% | Advanced | ||||
2 | Maayan Brinza | "Leilotai" | did not vote | — | — | 46% | Eliminated | ||||
3 | Shira Givony | "If I Were a Boy" | — | — | 72% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Or Ben Atar | "Achrei hakol mitgagea" | — | — | 94% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Meital Locke | "Haderech el hakfar" | — [lower-alpha 2] | — | — | 66% | Eliminated | ||||
6 | Avi Ashur | "Eten lach" | — [lower-alpha 2] | — | — | 79% | Advanced | ||||
7 | Sofia Makovkina | "Highway to Hell" | — | — | 39% | Eliminated | |||||
8 | Ihab Atila | "Eten lach shanim" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 85% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Rotem Chen | "Osher ledaka" | — | — | 80% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Tchelet Perlmutter | "Soon We'll Be Found" | — | — | 86% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Dana Hertz | "Rise Up" | — | — | 57% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Noa Klein | "Over the Rainbow" | — [lower-alpha 2] | — | — | 88% | Advanced | ||||
5 | Los Caparos | "Nachon lehayom" | — | — | 70% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Daniela Lamash | "Make You Feel My Love" | — | — | 44% | Eliminated | |||||
7 | Ofek Adanek | "She'at zaza" | did not vote | did not vote | 50% | Saved |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Tali Rabinovich | "Dangerous Woman" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 81% | Advanced | ||||
2 | Itai Goren | "Hey at" | — | — | 24% | Eliminated | |||||
3 | Yuval Shauli | "Warrior" | 59% | Saved | |||||||
4 | Immanuel Spiker | "Part of Your World" | — | — | 59% | Eliminated | |||||
5 | Dili | "Hasholef meBagdad" | — | — | 25% | Eliminated | |||||
6 | Bar Cohen | "Kshe'halachta" | — | — | 81% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Avigal Reef Cohen | "Migdalor" | — | — | 73% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Ben Ganon | "Zer kisufim" | — | — | 50% | Eliminated | |||||
3 | Ariella Siman Tov | "Lo ohev oti yoter" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 82% | Advanced | ||||
4 | Roy Pinhasov | "Al taslicheni l'et zikna" | — | — | 68% | Eliminated | |||||
5 | Yakir Rada | "Alfei sipurim" | did not vote | did not vote | did not vote | did not vote | — | — | 29% | Eliminated | |
6 | Osher Davidian | "Nizacht iti hakol" | — | — | 88% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Presenters' Vote | Score | Result | |||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | R. Sela | A. Azar | |||||
1 | Marie Ben Haim | "Yesh bi od koach" | 67% | Saved | |||||||
2 | Mazal Kav | "Latch" | — | — | 73% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Michal Shavo | "Your Love (Keeps Me Alive)" | — | — | 18% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Elisete Ritter | "Mas que Nada" | — | — | 22% | Eliminated | |||||
5 | Gadi Sulimanov | "Nagia rachok" | — [lower-alpha 1] | did not vote | — | — | 63% | Eliminated | |||
6 | Natalie Wamba Berry | "Crazy" | — [lower-alpha 2] | — | — | 83% | Advanced | ||||
7 | Amir and Shahar Exol | "Katonti" | — [lower-alpha 2] | — | — | 66% | Eliminated | ||||
8 | Ana Eliya Ben David | "Nigun haneshamot" | — [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 45% | Eliminated | ||||
9 | Zohar Garala | "Lomedet lalechet" | — | — | 78% | Advanced |
The shortlisting rounds were broadcast between 7 and 10 January 2019. 20 of the 67 contestants advanced to the next phase of the competition. The results were decided with the same method as in the auditions with the only difference that votes in this round were cast solely by the judges, therefore each judge could add 20% to the contestant's final score. Each shortlisting round consisted of two rounds: in the first round all contestants performed behind the wall. The contestants with a score of at least 60% advanced to the second round where the judges decided which contestants advance to the next phase of the competition.
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
1 | Lior Chen | "Sipur machur" | did not vote | 80% | Advanced | ||||
2 | Maya Bouskilla | "Wrecking Ball" | 100% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Shefita | "Karma Police" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Tal Versano | "Osher ledaka" | 20% | Eliminated | |||||
5 | Tai | "High Hopes" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Nadav Philips | "Paparazzi" | 60% | Eliminated | |||||
7 | Ariella Siman Tov | "Chelek mimcha" | 20% | Eliminated | |||||
8 | Ayala Eligoola | "Shallow" | 80% | Eliminated | |||||
9 | Osher Biton | "Yam shel dmaot" | 80% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
1 | Klara Sabag | "Who You Are" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Daniel Barzilai | "I'm Not the Only One" | 100% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Frida Uziel | "Wicked Game" | did not vote | 20% | Eliminated | ||||
4 | Naor Cohen | "Etz yarok miplastik" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Naama Gali Cohen | "Crazy in Love" | 60% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Ido Dankner | "...Baby One More Time" | 60% | Eliminated | |||||
7 | Romi Azar | "Help!" | 20% | Eliminated | |||||
8 | Shalva Band | "Eich efshar shelo" | 100% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
1 | Gal Binyamin | "Absurd" | 60% | Eliminated | |||||
2 | Shachaf | "Fallin'" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Nethanel and Yarden Barzilai | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" | did not vote | 20% | Eliminated | ||||
4 | Liat Eliyahu | "Ve'im tavo'i elay / Haim sheli" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Kobi Marimi | "Jar of Hearts" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Julia Grinitz | "Freedom" | 80% | Eliminated | |||||
7 | Ofri Calfon | "Kol hamilim" | 100% | Advanced | |||||
8 | Asaf Maslati | "Ahava" | 40% | Eliminated | |||||
9 | Wanna Wanna | "Only Girl (In the World)" | 100% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
1 | Danielle Mazuz | "Ata chayav lamut alay" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Who You Are" | 80% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Amit Sade | "This Love" | did not vote | 20% | Eliminated | ||||
4 | Tchelet Perlmutter | "Gara mul hamayim" | 60% | Eliminated | |||||
5 | Ketreyah | "Price Tag" | 60% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Judith Hasin | "Lif'amim" | 20% | Eliminated | |||||
7 | Nitay Twito | "All of Me" | 100% | Advanced | |||||
8 | Ofek Adanek | "Stigma shel hagil" | 40% | Eliminated | |||||
9 | Nave Madmon | "Pillowtalk" | 100% | Advanced |
Alik Manshirov | Limor Oved | Roy Sandler |
Avi Ashur | Los Caparos | Sarah Moshaioff |
Avigal Reef Cohen | Marie Ben Haim | Shachar Adawi |
Bar Cohen | Mazal Kav | Shira Givony |
Barry Brown | Natalie Wamba Berry | Tali Rabinovich |
Eden Vered Mery | Niv Yanko | Tomer Raz |
Eliya Gabai | Noa Klein | Yagel Yadai |
Eti Bitton | Noe Sassover | Yuval Shauli |
Gilad Tenzer | Or Ben Atar | Zohar Garala |
Ihab Atila | Osher Davidian | Zohar Shechtman |
Ilai Chapman | Rotem Chen |
The Top 20 round was broadcast between 13 and 15 January 2019. The remaining 20 contestants were paired in 10 duels. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition. At the end of the duels, two contestants who did not win their duels were saved by the judges and the remaining contestants were eliminated.
Static and Ben-El Tavori did not attend the shows, therefore they did not vote. They were replaced by singer Itay Levi in the judging panel.
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | I. Levi | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | ||||||
I | 1 | Wanna Wanna | "I Trusted U" | 68% | Eliminated | |||||
2 | Maya Bouskilla | "If I Were a Boy" | 81% | Advanced | ||||||
II | 3 | Shachaf | "Déjà vu" | 60% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Klara Sabag | "Rolling in the Deep" | 76% | Advanced | ||||||
III | 5 | Lior Chen | "Russian Roulette" | 64% | Eliminated | |||||
6 | Osher Biton | "Estader levad" | 87% | Advanced |
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | I. Levi | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | ||||||
I | 1 | Naama Gali Cohen | "Rockabye" | 64% | Eliminated | |||||
2 | Daniel Barzilai | "Ish shel laila" | 80% | Advanced | ||||||
II | 3 | Shefita | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | 41% | Saved | |||||
4 | Tai | "Radioactive" | 89% | Advanced | ||||||
III | 5 | Kobi Marimi | "Mad World" | 57% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Liat Eliyahu | "Stone Cold" | 51% | Eliminated |
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | I. Levi | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | ||||||
I | 1 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Viva la Vida" | 67% | Saved | |||||
2 | Ketreyah | "Just the Way You Are" | 83% | Advanced | ||||||
II | 3 | Nitay Twito | "Sorry" | 68% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Ofri Calfon | "Tocho ratzuf ahava" | 90% | Advanced | ||||||
III | 5 | Nave Madmon | "Never Forget You" | 53% | Eliminated | |||||
6 | Danielle Mazuz | "Earth Song" | 54% | Advanced | ||||||
IV | 7 | Shalva Band | "The Sound of Silence" | 95% | Advanced | |||||
8 | Naor Cohen | "Shtaim balaila" | 66% | Eliminated |
The first heat was broadcast on 19 January 2019. The remaining twelve contestants were paired in five thematical duels: the contestants of the first duel had to show their style, the second duel consisted of songs of divas, in the third duel four contestants were paired in two duets, the contestants in the fourth duel had to sing about a personal story and the fifth duel consisted of former Eurovision Song Contest entries. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition. At the end of the duels, five contestants who did not win their duels were saved by the judges and the remaining one contestant was eliminated. [25]
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | ||||||
I | 1 | Ketreyah | "Wings" | 85% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Danielle Mazuz | "No Diggity" | 69% | Saved | ||||||
II | 3 | Shefita | "Bootylicious" | 83% | Saved | |||||
4 | Avraham de Carvalho | "When We Were Young" | 88% | Advanced | ||||||
III | 5 | Klara Sabag and Osher Biton | "Tafasta li makom" | 71% | Eliminated Saved [lower-alpha 3] | |||||
6 | Ofri Calfon and Shalva Band | "Chalomot shel acherim" | 94% | Advanced | ||||||
IV | 7 | Tai | "Breathe Me" | 72% | Saved | |||||
8 | Daniel Barzilai | "Hello" | 79% | Advanced | ||||||
V | 9 | Kobi Marimi | "Fuego" | 80% | Saved | |||||
10 | Maya Bouskilla | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | 85% | Advanced |
The second heat was broadcast on 20 and 21 January 2019. The remaining eleven contestants were paired in duels. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition while the contestant with the lowest score at that moment had to choose its opponent at the end of each duel. At the end of the duels, the contestant with the lowest score was eliminated.
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
1 | Daniel Barzilai | "Grenade" | 73% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Maya Bouskilla | "Warrior" | 63% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Shefita | "Broken" | 69% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Danielle Mazuz | "Toxic" | 59% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Back to Black" | 88% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Osher Biton | "Harbe mimech nishar" | 47% | Eliminated | |||||
7 | Shalva Band | "Hallelujah" | did not vote | 76% | Advanced | ||||
8 | Ofri Calfon | "Ahava ka'zo" | 55% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
9 | Kobi Marimi | "Circle of Life" | did not vote | 70% | Advanced | ||||
10 | Tai | "Love on the Brain" | 64% | Advanced | |||||
11 | Ketreyah | "Kshalev boche" | 86% | Advanced |
Duel | Artist | Score | Artist | Score |
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I | Daniel Barzilai | 73% | Maya Bouskilla | 63% |
II | Maya Bouskilla | 63% | Shefita | 69% |
III | Maya Bouskilla | 63% | Danielle Mazuz | 59% |
IV | Danielle Mazuz | 59% | Avraham de Carvalho | 88% |
V | Danielle Mazuz | 59% | Osher Biton | 47% |
VI | Osher Biton | 47% | Shalva Band | 76% |
VII | Osher Biton | 47% | Ofri Calfon | 55% |
Duel | Artist | Score | Artist | Score |
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VIII | Osher Biton | 47% | Kobi Marimi | 70% |
IX | Osher Biton | 47% | Tai | 64% |
X | Osher Biton | 47% | Ketreyah | 86% |
The third heat was broadcast on 26 January 2019. The remaining ten contestants were paired in four thematical duels: in the first duel four contestants were paired in two duets, the contestants in the second duel had to sing about a personal story, the third duel consisted of votes of the audience only and the contestants in the fourth duel had to sing in duet with one of the judges, Harel Skaat. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition. At the end of the duels, four contestants who did not win their duels were saved by the judges and the remaining one contestant was eliminated. [28]
In the first and fourth duel, Harel Skaat was replaced by Gali Atari who, as part of Milk and Honey, won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979.
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | ||||||
I | 1 | Maya Bouskilla and Ketreyah | "Bang Bang" | 94% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Ofri Calfon and Daniel Barzilai | "Lifnei she'yigamer" | 92% | Saved | ||||||
II | 3 | Danielle Mazuz | "Make You Feel My Love" | did not vote | 58% | Eliminated | ||||
4 | Kobi Marimi | "This Is Me" | 81% | Advanced | ||||||
III | 5 | Shefita | "Material Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | 37% | Saved |
6 | Tai | "Womanizer" | — | — | — | — | — | 76% | Advanced | |
IV | 7 | Shalva Band and Harel Skaat | "Bechayai" | 83% | Advanced | |||||
8 | Avraham de Carvalho and Harel Skaat | "Shallow" | 75% | Saved |
The fourth heat was broadcast on 27 and 28 January 2019. The remaining nine contestants performed behind the wall except for the first contestant. At the end of the performances, the contestant with the lowest score was eliminated.
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
1 | Kobi Marimi | "Diamonds" | 48% | Eliminated | |||||
2 | Ketreyah | "Stay" | 95% | Advanced | |||||
3 | Ofri Calfon | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | 71% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Shefita | "Black Hole Sun" | 54% | Advanced | |||||
5 | Tai | "Never Tear Us Apart" | 69% | Advanced | |||||
6 | Daniel Barzilai | "Eifo hayit" | 59% | Advanced | |||||
7 | Maya Bouskilla | "I Will Always Love You" | 77% | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
8 | Shalva Band | "Ani ro'a bach mashehu tov" | 91% | Advanced | |||||
9 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Let It Go" | did not vote | 56% | Advanced |
The first semi-final was broadcast on 2 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: four of the remaining eight contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the judges and the other contestant was eliminated. The winners of the two duels were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite and ten points to their runner-up. In addition to the votes of the judges, 40 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the two contestants. In the end, the contestant with the higher number of points advanced directly to the final and the other contestant advanced to the next phase of the competition. [31]
In addition to the individual performances, the four contestants performed I Gotta Feeling prior to the first round.
On 5 February 2019 Shalva Band announced that they would withdraw from the competition. [32]
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | ||||||
I | 1 | Ketreyah | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | 88% | Second Round | |||||
2 | Tai | "Genius" | 42% | Eliminated | ||||||
II | 3 | Daniel Barzilai | "Kshe'acher" | 30% | Saved | |||||
4 | Shalva Band | "True Colors" | 84% | Second Round |
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Audience | Total | Result | ||||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static | B. El Tavori | Total | ||||||
5 | Shalva Band | "Pizmon LaYakinton" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 21 | 87 | Withdrew |
6 | Ketreyah | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 19 | 85 | Advanced |
The second semi-final was broadcast on 3 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: four of the remaining eight contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the judges and the other contestant was eliminated. The winners of the two duels were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite and ten points to their runner-up. In addition to the votes of the judges, 40 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the two contestants. In the end, the contestant with the higher number of points advanced directly to the final and the other contestant advanced to the next phase of the competition. [33]
In addition to the individual performances, the four contestants performed Can't Stop the Feeling prior to the first round.
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | ||||||
I | 1 | Maya Bouskilla | "Love On Top / We Will Rock You" | 85% | Second Round | |||||
2 | Shefita | "Imagine" | 72% | Saved | ||||||
II | 3 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Writing's on the Wall" | 82% | Second Round | |||||
4 | Ofri Calfon | "Ya mama" | 55% | Eliminated |
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Audience | Total | Result | ||||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static | B. El Tavori | Total | ||||||
5 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Halo" | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 19 | 81 | Advanced |
6 | Maya Bouskilla | "A Million Voices" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 21 | 91 | Finalist |
The third semi-final was broadcast on 4 February 2019. The remaining four contestants who did not advance automatically to the final performed behind the wall except for the first contestant. At the end of the performances, the contestant with the highest score advanced to the final. [34]
Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | |||||
1 | Daniel Barzilai | "Use Somebody" | 50% | Advanced | |||||
2 | Ketreyah | "Rise Up" | 91% | Finalist | |||||
3 | Shefita | "Lioness" | 65% | Advanced | |||||
4 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Perfect" | 89% | Advanced |
The wildcard round was broadcast on 7 February 2019. Two previously eliminated contestants were paired in a duel. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite and ten points to their runner-up. In addition to the votes of the judges, 40 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the two contestants. In the end, the contestant with the higher number of points returned to the competition and the other contestant was eliminated. [35]
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Audience | Total | Result | ||||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static | B. El Tavori | Total | ||||||
1 | Osher Biton | "Pri ganech" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 19 | 85 | Eliminated |
2 | Kobi Marimi | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 21 | 87 | Wildcard |
The fourth semi-final was broadcast on 9 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: the remaining four contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the judges and the other contestant was eliminated. The remaining three contestants were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite, ten points to their runner-up and eight points to their least favourite. In addition to the votes of the judges, 60 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the three contestants. In the end, the two contestants with the highest number of points advanced to the final and the third-placed contestant was eliminated. [36]
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | ||||||
I | 1 | Shefita | "Crazy" | 74% | Saved | |||||
2 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Believe" | 89% | Second Round | ||||||
II | 3 | Daniel Barzilai | "Im ha'ita ro'eh" | 58% | Eliminated | |||||
4 | Kobi Marimi | "Russian Roulette" | 78% | Second Round |
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Audience | Total | Result | ||||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static | B. El Tavori | Total | ||||||
5 | Avraham de Carvalho | "Stay with Me" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 18 | 70 | Eliminated |
6 | Shefita | "Feeling Good" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 20 | 82 | Finalist |
7 | Kobi Marimi | "Hallelujah" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 22 | 88 | Finalist |
The final was held on 12 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: the remaining four contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. In the first round, each judge could boost the contestants' score by three percent instead of the original eight. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the viewers and the other contestant was eliminated.
The remaining three contestants were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite, ten points to their runner-up and eight points to their least favourite. In addition to the votes of the judges, 270 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the three contestants. In the end, the contestant with the highest number of points won the competition. [37]
Additionally, three thematical jury groups were asked to vote by the same method as the in-studio judges in the second round. The members of the three jury groups were:
In addition to the individual performances, the four contestants performed a medley of Toy and High Hopes prior to the first round and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Netta performed Bassa Sababa as an interval act.
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Judges' Vote | Score | Result | ||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static & B. El Tavori | ||||||
I | 1 | Ketreyah | "Locked Out of Heaven" | 68% | Second Round | |||||
2 | Shefita | "My Way" | 65% | Saved | ||||||
II | 3 | Maya Bouskilla | "Euphoria" | 54% | 4th | |||||
4 | Kobi Marimi | "Always" | 79% | Second Round |
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Viewers | Total | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shefita | "Broken" | 90 | 70 | 160 | 3 |
2 | Kobi Marimi | "Let It Be" | 102 | 113 | 215 | 1 |
3 | Ketreyah | "Impossible" | 78 | 87 | 165 | 2 |
Artist | HaKokhav HaBa Judges | Jury Groups | Total | |||||||
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A. Amdursky | K. Peles | H. Skaat | S. Maimon | Static | B. El Tavori | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||
Shefita | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 90 |
Kobi Marimi | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 102 |
Ketreyah | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 78 |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will take place at the Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel and consist of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May and a final on 18 May 2019. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. As the host country, Israel automatically qualifies to compete in the final. In addition to its participation in the final, Israel will also be required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals.
Israel was drawn to compete in the second half of the final, performing 14th, receiving a total of 35 points: 35 points from the televoting and 0 points from the juries. This makes it the fourth time since 2015 that the host country ranked in the bottom five.
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member, as well as the nation's televoting results, were released shortly after the grand final. [38]
Score | Televote | Jury |
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12 points | France | |
10 points | ||
8 points | ||
7 points | Moldova | |
6 points | ||
5 points | Cyprus | |
4 points | Georgia | |
3 points | ||
2 points | ||
1 point | San Marino |
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The following members comprised the Israeli jury: [38]
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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D. Talmon | S. Aharon | Dikla | A. Rosenbaum | A. Ochayon | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | Cyprus | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
02 | Montenegro | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | ||
03 | Finland | 13 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 16 | ||
04 | Poland | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
05 | Slovenia | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 13 | ||
06 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
07 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
08 | Belarus | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
09 | Serbia | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | |
10 | Belgium | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
11 | Georgia | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | |
12 | Australia | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
13 | Iceland | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | |
14 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
15 | Portugal | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | ||
16 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | |
17 | San Marino | 12 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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D. Talmon | S. Aharon | Dikla | A. Rosenbaum | A. Ochayon | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | Malta | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |
02 | Albania | 24 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | ||
03 | Czech Republic | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 15 | |
04 | Germany | 20 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 22 | ||
05 | Russia | 12 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 | |
06 | Denmark | 16 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 1 | |
07 | San Marino | 25 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 20 | ||
08 | North Macedonia | 10 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 14 | ||
09 | Sweden | 4 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
10 | Slovenia | 18 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 19 | ||
11 | Cyprus | 15 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | ||
12 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
13 | Greece | 13 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 25 | ||
14 | Israel | |||||||||
15 | Norway | 22 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 10 | |
16 | United Kingdom | 14 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 23 | ||
17 | Iceland | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 17 | ||
18 | Estonia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
19 | Belarus | 23 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 18 | ||
20 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
21 | France | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
22 | Italy | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
23 | Serbia | 19 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | ||
24 | Switzerland | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
25 | Australia | 11 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
26 | Spain | 17 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the entry "I.M" performed by Michael Ben David. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Reshet in order to select the Israeli entry for the 2022 contest. The fourth season of the reality singing competition The X Factor Israel, which was organised by Reshet, was used to select the Israeli entry. The competition concluded with a final on 5 February 2022 that featured four finalists with potential Eurovision songs that were selected for them through a song selection round in January and February 2022. The winner was selected following the combination of the votes from a public vote and two jury groups.
Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Disko", written by Filip Vidušin, Žiga Žvižej, Gašper Hlupič, Mark Semeja, Zala Velenšek and Jakob Korošec and performed by LPS. The Slovenian entry for the 2022 contest was selected via a two-stage national final organised by the Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO). The first stage EMA Freš began on 29 November 2021 with the purpose of selecting four newcomer artists to advance to the second stage EMA 2022. The national final featured twenty entries competing across two semi-finals on 5 and 12 February 2022, and the final on 19 February 2022, where a combination of jury and public voting decided the Slovenian representative in Turin among twelve entries.
The X Factor Israel is the Israeli version of the British television music competition The X Factor. The fourth season run between October 30, 2021, and February 5, 2022, on Reshet 13, airing in prime time.
"I.M" is a song by Israeli singer Michael Ben David. The song represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 after winning The X Factor Israel, Israel's national final. A revamped version of the song was released on 14 March 2022.
Israel is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "Hurricane" performed by Eden Golan. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) selected its representative through the show HaKokhav HaBa, in collaboration with commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions, while the song was internally selected. The Israel–Hamas war impacted the production of the show and brought Israel's participation in the contest into question.