Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

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Israel in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Participating broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan)
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Selection process
Selection date
  • Artist: 22 January 2025
  • Song: 9 March 2025
Competing entry
Song"New Day Will Rise"
Artist Yuval Raphael
Songwriter Keren Peles
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 203 points)
Final result2nd, 357 points
Participation chronology
◄202420252026►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "New Day Will Rise", written by Keren Peles and performed by Yuval Raphael. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), selected Raphael as its representative through the show HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion , in collaboration with commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions, while the song "New Day Will Rise" was internally selected.

Contents

Israel was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2025. Performing during the show in position 14, Israel was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 17 May. It was later revealed that Israel placed first out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 203 points. In the final, Israel performed in position 4 and placed second out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 357 points.

Background

Prior to the 2025 contest, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) until 2017, and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) since 2018, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Israel forty-six times since the IBA's first entry in 1973. [1] They had won the contest on four occasions: in 1978 with the song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi " by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" by Milk and Honey, in 1998 with the song " Diva " by Dana International, and in 2018 with the song "Toy" by Netta. Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, they had, to this point, managed to qualify to the final 13 times, achieving, besides its 2018 victory, five top ten results, most recently in 2024 with "Hurricane" by Eden Golan placing fifth. [1]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, Kan selects an entry to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Kan confirmed its intention to participate in the 2025 contest on 31 May 2024, [2] announcing on 23 July that its representative would continue to be selected through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa (Rising Star). [3]

Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion

The artist who would represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was selected through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion (transl.The Next Star for Eurovision), produced by Tedy Productions and Keshet Media Group, and broadcast on Keshet 12 as well as online via mako.co.il. The shows took place at the Neve Ilan Communications Center  [ he ] in Neve Ilan, and were hosted by Assi Azar and Rotem Sela. The judging panel for the competition was composed of Assaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Shiri Maimon (who represented Israel in 2005), Ran Danker, Itay Levi  [ he ] and Eden Hason. [4] Nasrin Kadri and Static  [ he ] joined as guest judges. [5] [6]

Preliminary casting rounds began in late July 2024 and ended in early October. Qualifiers from the preliminary casting phase proceeded to the auditions proper, which began filming on 10 October. [4] [7]

Auditions

Candidates were required to get a score of at least 70% of the votes from the judges and the studio audience in order to advance.

Audition 1 10 November 2024 [8]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Nati Livian"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 93%Advanced
2Kler"Love on the Brain" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 96%Advanced
3Renana Boaziza"Nigmar" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png [a] 82%Advanced
4Tali Kuper"Lose Control" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 66%Eliminated
5Ido Malka"Psikhopat" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 94%Advanced
6Daniel Wais"Ani Gitara  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 97%Advanced
Audition 2 16 November 2024 [9]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Perfylove Mongoza"Drivers License" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 92%Advanced
2Ilay Katz"Aba" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Advanced
3Nelly Mira Rubin"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 62%Eliminated
4Hili Goren"Im Mechar Ani Met" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 89%Advanced
5Ronen Binder"Careless Whisper" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 78%Advanced
6Alma Maimon de Razon"October Sky" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 94%Advanced
Audition 3 17 November 2024 [10]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Aviad Klein"When We Were Young" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png [a] 96%Advanced
2Amit Sade"Scars to Your Beautiful" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 96%Advanced
3Mika Veltman"Lose Control" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 52%Eliminated
4Tamir Vaknin"Ir Namel  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 81%Advanced
5 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"Human" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 82%Advanced
Audition 4 19 November 2024 [11]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Dolev Mendelbaum"Jealous" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 85%Advanced
2Ester Guedj" Voilà " Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Advanced
3Nir Abdu"Nishba  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 80%Advanced
4Liel Yeshaya"Tel Aviv BaLaila  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 42%Eliminated
5 Yuval Raphael "Anyone" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 98%Advanced
Audition 5 23 November 2024 [12]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Elyakir Keren"HaGorel HaZe" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png [a] 95%Advanced
2Linoy Bismuth"Mech Lech Yalda  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 57%Eliminated
3Harel Cohen"Lose Control" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 87%Advanced
4Ori Saban"Shiri Dikaon" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Advanced
5Ofir Harush"Out Here on My Own" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 74%Advanced
6 Valerie Hamaty "Roch Yam" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 93%Advanced
Audition 6 24 November 2024 [13]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Noam Chen"Don't Look Back in Anger" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 88%Advanced
2Niv Dagan"When I Was Your Man" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Advanced
3Noa Lasri"Homot Chimar" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
4Mandi Horvitz"Bridge Over Troubled Water" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 64%Eliminated
5Ester Aweke"No One" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
6Yuval Gold"HaYa Nechamed" [b] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 96%Advanced
Audition 7 26 November 2024 [14]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Debbi James"Ain't Nobody" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 70%Advanced
2Udi Schneider"Bad Romance" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 88%Advanced
3Roy Elbaz"BaPerek HaBa" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 77%Advanced
4Yasmin Shimoni"Hopelessly Devoted to You" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 64%Eliminated
5Natalie Zafar"HaYiti Lech" [b] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png [a] 94%Advanced
Audition 8 30 November 2024 [15]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Noa Fineman"Arcade" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 72%Advanced
2Ido Amdor"Stone Cold" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 91%Advanced
3Shira Knopp"Lo LePachad Klal" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 64%Saved
4Roy Berger"Cosmic Girl" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 87%Advanced
5Natan Zarka"ShuShanim Atzuvot  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 69%Eliminated
6 Hamsa "Rakdi" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 74%Advanced
Audition 9 1 December 2024 [16]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Eliad Peretz"Roch Yam" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Advanced
2Itay Paz"Knocking on Heaven's Door" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 79%Advanced
3Odel Partush"Yom Acharon  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 57%Eliminated
4Noa Danay"Russian Roulette" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 74%Advanced
5Shahaf Belash"Shki'ot Adomot  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 82%Advanced
6Noam Levy"HaGula" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 89%Advanced
Audition 10 3 December 2024 [17]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Orel Dahari"Gibur" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 70%Advanced
2Milly Dor"Wildflower" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png [a] 56%Eliminated
3Harel Koresh"Yom Rodef Yom" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 81%Advanced
4Avichai Malka"Lailot VeKlalot" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 74%Advanced
5Lia Gerber"Cuz I Love You" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 70%Advanced
6Benny Elbaz" Mon amour " Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 78%Withdrew [c]
Audition 11 7 December 2024 [19]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Hodaya Tarkin"Ben Adam" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 83%Advanced
2Leshem Sharvit"Moledet  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
3Hadas Cohen"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
4Nadav Cohen"HaVichor HaBeishan Al Psanter" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 60%Eliminated
5Hili Meshayev"One Night Only" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 70%Advanced
6Ron Buchnik"Shkufim  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 95%Advanced
Audition 12 8 December 2024 [20]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Agam David Chai"As the World Caves In" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 91%Advanced
2Ben Ganon"Ve'at" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 80%Advanced
3Tanya Lauren"Another Love" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 48%Eliminated
4Ran Peretz"HaBalada L'Machachot  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png [a] 81%Advanced
5Ofir Levy"Baybi HaShir HaBa Mukdash Lech" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 82%Advanced
6Roni Jorno" Mon amour " Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 90%Advanced
Audition 13 10 December 2024 [21]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1Ilay Avidani"Amsterdam" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 85%Advanced
2Anna Timofei"My Heart Will Go On" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 48%Eliminated
3Siel Zeituna"Stone Cold" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 76%Advanced
4Yarden Azulay"Eifo Hait  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 71%Advanced
5Ohav Givati"Medabrim 'Alai" [b] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 74%Advanced
6Corinne Gamliel"Einaim" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 93%Advanced
Audition 14 11 December 2024 [22]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1David Abbo"Lailot VeKlalot  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 80%Advanced
2Achinoam Moyal"Hi Tom" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 82%Advanced
3Roy Cohen"Ein Medina L'Ahava  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 57%Eliminated
4Liel Eldadi"Milim SheHayati Omer Rak Lech  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 74%Advanced
5Daniel Malhi"Lechzor Elav BaLaila" [b] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 78%Advanced
6Avichai Ohana"Katavti Milim" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 91%Advanced

Shortlisting round

From the 66 advanced candidates, the judges picked 21 to proceed in a non-televised shortlisting round. Those candidates were: Kler, Yuval Raphael, Ori Saban, Ido Malka, Natalie Zafar, Renana Boaziza, Daniel Wais, Yuval Gold, Udi Schneider, Amit Sade, Alma Maimon de Razon, Dolev Mendelbaum, Valerie Hamaty, Hamsa, Nati Livian, Itay Paz, Perfylove Mongoza, Aviad Klein, Ilay Avidani, Shira Knopp, and Red Band and Moran Aharoni. [23]

Top 21 round

In the top 21 round, the votes of the judges and an audience determine one or two contestants to be eliminated from each show. In each of the first three shows, the artist to be eliminated was the one getting the lowest overall score. In the fourth and fifth shows, the artists were coupled to perform duets, with the eliminee selected between the lowest scoring duo in the fifth show. In the sixth, seventh, fifteenth and sixteenth shows, the artists were paired in duels, with the winners directly qualifying to the next round; the judges then selected one or two eliminee per show among the others. In the eighth, ninth and tenth shows, each contestant performed a duet with a surprise guest artist. The lowest scoring contestant across both the eleventh and twelfth shows combined was eliminated. In the thirteenth and fourteenth shows, the judges decided which of the bottom two scoring contestants to be eliminated.

Top 21 round Show 1 14 December 2024 [23]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Kler"Valerie" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
2 Yuval Raphael "All I Ask" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 95%Advanced
3Ori Saban"LaTet VeLaKakhat" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 71%Advanced
4Ido Malka"This Love" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
5Natalie Zafar"Mechaka  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 78%Advanced
6Renana Boaziza"Yekhafim  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 46%Eliminated
7Daniel Wais"Imagine" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 94%Advanced
Top 21 round Show 2 15 December 2024 [24]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Yuval Gold"Beautiful Things" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 83%Advanced
2Amit Sade"Unfaithful" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 70%Advanced
3Udi Schneider"Ela" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 62%Advanced
4Alma Maimon de Razon"Not Going Anywhere" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 87%Advanced
5Hamsa"Gibor Shel Ima  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 53%Eliminated
6Dolev Mendelbaum"Lovely" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 87%Advanced
7 Valerie Hamaty "VeAni Kore Lech  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 93%Advanced
Top 21 round Show 3 17 December 2024 [25]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Nati Livian"Someone You Loved" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 77%Advanced
2Perfylove Mongoza"Lift Me Up" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
3Itay Paz"Chom Yoli Ogost  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 85%Advanced
4Aviad Klein"Bruises" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 77%Advanced
5Shira Knopp"Eleanor Rigby" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 70%Eliminated
6Ilay Avidani"If I Ain't Got You" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 76%Advanced
7 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"It's So Hard" [d] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 93%Advanced
Top 18 round Show 4 21 December 2024 [26]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Kler"Stay" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 94%Advanced
Nati LivianAdvanced
2Udi Schneider"Ahava  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 68%Advanced
Yuval GoldAdvanced
3 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"I See Red" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 91%Advanced
Amit SadeAdvanced
4Ori Saban"Simanei HaZman" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 63%Eliminated
Ilay AvidaniSaved
5 Valerie Hamaty "Hurricane" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 95%Advanced
Daniel WaisAdvanced
Top 18 round Show 5 22 December 2024 [27]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Alma Maimon de Razon"Please Please Please" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 62%Saved
Dolev MendelbaumSaved
2Perfylove Mongoza"Can't Help Falling in Love" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 74%Advanced
Itay PazAdvanced
3Natalie Zafar"You Are the Reason" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
Aviad KleinAdvanced
4 Yuval Raphael "Die with a Smile" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 83%Advanced
Ido MalkaAdvanced
Top 17 round Show 6 26 December 2024 [28]
DuelDrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
I1Dolev Mendelbaum"That's Life" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 92%Advanced
2Ilay Avidani"HaNani Kan  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Saved
II3Kler"Hurt" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 72%Eliminated
4Ido Malka"Shum Dvar Lo Yifga Bi  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 77%Advanced
III5Nati Livian"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 76%Advanced
6Perfylove Mongoza"Out Here on My Own" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 45%Eliminated
7Itay Paz"Ha'isha She'iti" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 58%Advanced
IV8 Yuval Raphael "Tzipor Medaber  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 94%Saved
9Daniel Wais"Yaled HaShadeh" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 95%Advanced
Top 17 round Show 7 28 December 2024 [29]
DuelDrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L./N.K.R.D.S.M.
I1Natalie Zafar"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 85%Saved
2Udi Schneider"Shvil HaBricha  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 91%Advanced
II3 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"One" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 67%Saved
4Valerie Hamaty"Desert Rose" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 74%Advanced
III5Amit Sade"Kach Oti  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 71%Advanced
6Aviad Klein"Iris" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 56%Eliminated
IV7Alma Maimon de Razon"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 55%Saved
8Yuval Gold"Le'olam Beikvot HaShemesh  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 90%Advanced
Top 14 round Show 8 29 December 2024 [30]
DrawArtistGuest artistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1 Yuval Raphael Eden Golan "Feeling Good" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Advanced
2Dolev Mendelbaum Liran Danino "Ma Ata Rotza Memani  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 82%Advanced
3Itay Paz Roni Daloomi "Itay  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 62%Eliminated
4Udi Schneider Arik Sinai "Kshe'at Atzuva  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 72%Advanced
5Yuval GoldSheri and Adar Gold"Neged Haroch" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 90%Advanced
Top 14 round Show 9 31 December 2024 [31]
DrawArtistGuest artistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Nati Livian Danny Robas "Ahavat Ne'orai  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Advanced
2Ido Malka Omri Glickman  [ he ]"Ani Lo Mafsik Lehitragesh Mimech" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 62%Advanced
3Daniel Wais Miri Mesika "Uf Gozal  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 81%Advanced
4Ilay Avidani Eliad Nachum "Grenade" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 52%Eliminated
5 Valerie Hamaty Eden Hason "Kshehalev Boche  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 90%Advanced
Top 14 round Show 10 2 January 2025 [32]
DrawArtistGuest artistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Alma Maimon de Razon Eliana Tidhar  [ he ] and Lee Biran  [ he ]"Tamid Yechaku Lecha  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 96%Advanced
2Natalie Zafar Narkis  [ he ]"Atalef Iver  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 60%Eliminated
3Amit SadeOr Cohen"Ahuvati Kvar Lo Ro'ah Oti  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 70%Advanced
4 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ] Shiri Maimon "Chandelier" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 75%Advanced
Top 11 round Show 11–12 4–5 January 2025 [33] [34]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L./SR.D.S.M.
1Dolev Mendelbaum"Beggin'" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 84%Advanced
2Daniel Wais"Fix You" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 80%Advanced
3Alma Maimon de Razon"Umbrella" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 50%Eliminated
4Ido Malka"Mi Ata" [b] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 97% [e] Advanced
5 Valerie Hamaty "Unicorn" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 88%Advanced
6Nati Livian"Mirrors" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg 57%Advanced
7 Yuval Raphael " Mon amour " Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 94% [e] Advanced
8Udi Schneider"Kol Kach Mukar" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 62%Advanced
9Amit Sade"Wings" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 68%Advanced
10Yuval Gold"Love Runs Out" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 57%Advanced
11 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"We Parted Ways" [f] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 89%Advanced
Top 10 round Show 13 7 January 2025 [35]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Yuval Gold"Kashe Li Lo LeHitragesh" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 91%Advanced
2 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"Hurricane" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 82%Saved
3Dolev Mendelbaum"Bring You Home" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 92%Advanced
4Udi Schneider"Sheleg Basharav  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 79%Eliminated
5 Yuval Raphael "Hi Yoda'at" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 85%Advanced
Top 10 round Show 14 11 January 2025 [36]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
1Ido Malka"Emtsa HaLayla BaKfar" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 93%Advanced
2 Valerie Hamaty "Bdidut" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 64%Saved
3Amit Sade"Now That You're Gone" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 92%Advanced
4Nati Livian"Lailot VeKlalot  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 71%Eliminated
5Daniel Wais"Rak SheLo Tipol HaRu'akh" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 92%Advanced
Top 8 round Show 15 12 January 2025 [37]
DuelDrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
I1Dolev Mendelbaum"Toxic" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 86%Saved
2 Yuval Raphael "Talking to the Moon" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 96%Advanced
II3 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"Hallelujah" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 82%Advanced
4Yuval Gold"Wake Me Up When September Ends" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 71%Saved
III5Amit Sade"Skyfall" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 60%Eliminated
6Daniel Wais"Rise Up" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 65%Advanced
IV7Ido Malka"Story of My Life" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 75%Eliminated
8 Valerie Hamaty "Rise Like a Phoenix" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 83%Advanced

Quarterfinal

In the quarterfinal, which featured Rita as a guest act and had the contestants performing her songs, the artists were paired in duels with the winners directly qualifying to the next round; the judges then determined which contestant to eliminate from the losers of each duel.

Quarterfinal 14 January 2025 [38]
DuelDrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.
I1 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"To Cry" [g] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 88%Saved
2Dolev Mendelbaum"Shir Ahuvat HaSapan  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 89%Advanced
II3Yuval Gold"Mekhaka" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 72%Eliminated
4Daniel Wais"Gara Mul HaMayim  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 81% [h] Advanced
III5 Valerie Hamaty "Makhol Metoraf  [ he ]" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 63% [h] Saved
6 Yuval Raphael "Ani Khaya Li MiYom LeYom  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 95%Advanced

Semi-final

In the semi-final, the votes of the judges and the audience determined a qualifier to the final. Afterwards, the scores were reset and an additional round took place, in which the judges individually awarded 12, 10, 8, and 7 points for the remaining four acts. The three acts that received the highest accumulated score from the judges and the studio audience proceeded to the final.

Semi-final Round 1 18 January 2025 [39]
DrawArtistSongJury votesScoreResult
A. A.E. H.K. P.I. L.R. D.S. M.
1 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"Just Let Me In" [i] Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 92%Advanced
2Daniel Wais"What About Us" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Red Arrow Down.svg 56%Advanced
3 Valerie Hamaty "Khomot Khemar  [ he ]" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 87%Advanced
4Dolev Mendelbaum"Creep" Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Red Arrow Down.svg Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 66%Advanced
5 Yuval Raphael "Warrior" Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png Blue Arrow Up Darker.png 98%Finalist
Semi-final Round 2 18 January 2025 [39]
ArtistJuryAudienceTotalResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.Total
Daniel Wais10710712753Unknown [j] Advanced
Dolev Mendelbaum7107888482977Eliminated
Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]81281071055Unknown [j] Advanced
Valerie Hamaty 1281212101266Unknown [j] Advanced

Final

The final was held on 22 January 2025 [40] and was divided into a first round, eliminating one finalist, and a superfinal among the remaining three artists, determining the winner. On 21 January, a special broadcast was aired featuring performances by guest artists and the finalists, each of whom announced which song they would perform in the first round of the final. A public vote, held via the Mako and Kan apps and determining 30% of the results of the first round, was opened after the performances in the first round of the final. [41] In the superfinal, a 50/50 combination of jury and public votes selected Yuval Raphael as the winner. [42]

Final 22 January 2025 [42]
DrawArtistSongJury votesResult
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.Total
1Daniel Wais"Let It Be"12101210121268Eliminated
2 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"Be Still My Love" [k] 10121212101268Advanced
3 Valerie Hamaty "Kshe'at Atzuva  [ he ]"12121212121272Advanced
4 Yuval Raphael "Dancing Queen"12121212121272Advanced
Superfinal 22 January 2025 [42]
DrawArtistSongJuryViewersTotalPlace
A.A.E.H.K.P.I.L.R.D.S.M.Total
1 Red Band  [ he ] and Moran Aharoni  [ he ]"Purple Rain"1088108105438923
2 Yuval Raphael "Writing's on the Wall"12121212101270871571
3 Valerie Hamaty "Imagine"81010812856551112

Song selection

The song that Yuval Raphael performed in the contest was internally selected by a professional committee, which consisted of Barak Itzkovitz  [ he ] (director of Kan's music stations), Tal Argaman and Maya Druckman (DJs and music editors at Kan 88), Sharon Drix (Kan's culture and entertainment director); Tali Katz (Kan's culture and entertainment editor-in-chief), Tamira Yardeni  [ he ] (owner of Tedy Productions), and Yoav Tzafir  [ he ] (editor-in-chief of HaKokhav HaBa and Israeli head of delegation at Eurovision). [43] On 30 December 2024, Kan and Keshet opened a window for specially selected songwriters to submit their entries until 2 February 2025; submissions were required to include at least two lines of lyric in Hebrew. [44] [45] Raphael also had the option to submit her own entry. [46] 54 submissions were received at the closing of the deadline. [47] [48] The selected song, titled "New Day Will Rise" and written by Keren Peles, was presented on 9 March during a special broadcast on Kan 11, aired from the Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv and hosted by Hila Korach. [49] [50]

Calls for exclusion

Pro-Palestinian protest during the opening ceremony in Basel, 11 May 2025 2025-05-11 ESC Opening Ceremony BS 002.jpg
Pro-Palestinian protest during the opening ceremony in Basel, 11 May 2025

Due to the continuing Gaza war, calls were made for the exclusion of Israel, albeit at a smaller scale compared to those that occurred in the run-up to and during the 2024 contest. [51] Nonetheless, demonstrations against Israel's conduct in the war and its participation in the contest took place. [52] [53] The Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO submitted a demand for the EBU to exclude Israel in December 2024. RTVSLO had also considered withdrawing from the contest and censorship of Israel's performance if Israel were not excluded. [54] [55] [56] The Finnish broadcaster Yle received a petition signed by over 500 Finnish artists in March 2025, demanding that the broadcaster boycotts the contest if Israel were allowed to compete; among the signatories were Eija Ahvo  [ fi ], Eero Ritala, and Sara Melleri. [57] [58] [59] Later that month, José Pablo López, chairman of the Spanish broadcaster RTVE, stated he would put the issue of Israel's participation to a vote in the broadcaster's board of directors in March. [60] [61] RTVE ultimately decided on 11 April that it would request a debate within the EBU regarding Kan's participation, citing "concerns raised by various civil society groups in Spain regarding the situation in Gaza". [62] [63] That same day, the EBU responded to RTVE's letter, acknowledging "concerns and deeply held views around the current conflict in the Middle East" but reiterating that all EBU members are eligible to compete. [64] By the end of April, Flemish Belgian broadcaster VRT likewise joined in calling for a debate on Israel's participation. [65] [66]

A week prior to the start of the contest, a group named "Artists for Palestine UK" released a petition, signed by 72 artists who were involved in previous editions, calling for Israel's exclusion; signatories included Salvador Sobral, winner of the 2017 contest, and Charlie McGettigan, co-winner of the 1994 contest. [67] [68] Around the same time, the National Union of Journalists called on Irish broadcaster RTÉ to demand for Israel's exclusion; RTÉ's director-general Kevin Bakhurst responded by stating that the broadcaster would also request a debate on Israel's participation within the EBU, [69] a request that was acknowledged by the EBU after a meeting with Bakhurst, who stated, "There is a commitment from the EBU to have a wider discussion amongst members in due course". [70] Responding to an op-ed by 18 Norwegian artists calling for Israel's exclusion, broadcaster NRK stated that it would not seek a boycott. [71] In Iceland, 30 former Eurovision entrants signed a petition calling for Israel's exclusion; foreign minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir said that it was "in the hands of the EBU". [72]

The "Turquoise Carpet" event, held on 11 May 2025 in the host city Basel, was targeted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators aiming to protest Israel's participation. [73] One protester "drew a finger across his throat as if he were threatening to slit Raphael's", which Israeli media outlets interpreted as a death threat. [74] Kan later filed a complaint with the Basel police. [75]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025. 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 in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progresses to the final. On 28 January 2025, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country would perform in; the EBU split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. Israel was scheduled for the second half of the second semi-final. [76] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; Israel was set to perform in position 14. [77]

Performance

Yuval Raphael took part in technical rehearsals on 6 and 9 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 14 and 15 May. [78] The staging of her performance of "New Day Will Rise" was directed by Shai Bondar, Yuval Cohen, and Yoav Tzafir. [79] The set was a 5.5 m (18 ft) chandelier, with stairs which Raphael climbed during the performance; it is described as a nod to a 1901 photo of Theodor Herzl overlooking the Rhine River from a hotel balcony in Basel. [80]

Semi-final

Israel performed in position 14, following the entry from Luxembourg and before the entry from Serbia. At the end of the show, the country was announced as a qualifier for the final by winning the semi with 203 points.

Final

Following the semi-final, Israel drew "producer's choice" for the final, meaning that the country would perform in the half decided by the contest's producers. Israel was set to perform in position 4, following the entry from Estonia and before the entry from Lithuania. [81] Raphael once again took part in dress rehearsals on 16 and 17 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show on 17 May. She performed a repeat of her semi-final performance during the final on 17 May. Israel placed second in the final, scoring 357 points: 297 points from the public televoting and 60 points from the juries. Israel placed first in the public vote.

Voting

Points awarded to Israel

Points awarded by Israel

Detailed voting results

Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. 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. [83] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

The following members comprised the Israeli jury: [84]

  • Asher Asi Tal
  • Saar Gamzo
  • Yonatan Roe'h
  • Avia Farchi
  • Noga Klein
Detailed voting results from Israel (Semi-final 2)
DrawCountryTelevote
RankPoints
01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
02Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 15
03Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 14
04Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 74
05Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 112
06Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 56
07Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 38
08Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 13
09Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 65
10Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 47
11Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 101
12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 83
13Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 210
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
15Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 92
Detailed voting results from Israel (Final) [82]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5RankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 23252317172320
02Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 16771679283
03Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 18108202014210
04Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
05Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 6141118101222
06Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19232524212523
07Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1063131574112
08Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22201821122221
09Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 48101235638
10Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 24242415252425
11Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 754764712
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2017226161511
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 82119102416101
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 59171948315
15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1111129810117
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1412221065
17Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2123111247
18Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 9351156556
19Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1715164131116
20Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 326533814
21Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 15222122112124
22Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2118132391818
23Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 121698221392
24Flag of France.svg  France 13192014192074
25Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 25121425141919
26Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 14131512181713

After Eurovision

Following the contest, RTVE and VRT announced that they would request an audit on the televoting results in their countries, both of which gave their 12 points to Israel, with the former stating that other countries "would be joining them"; VRT additionally called for "full transparency" on the EBU's part, and that it would reconsider its participation in future editions, noting that the contest is "increasingly at odds with the original standards and values of the event, as well as those of public broadcasting." [85] RÚV and Walloon Belgian broadcaster RTBF issued statements in support of the decision. [86] Finnish broadcaster Yle stated it would ask the EBU to rework the televoting system "to avoid its abuse", but it would not emphasise Israel's role in the results; [87] Norwegian broadcaster NRK later came out in support of a review of the voting system. [88] Dutch broadcasters AVROTROS and NPO also joined calls for a wider discussion among EBU members regarding Israel's participation. [89] RTÉ later joined RTVE and VRT in requesting an audit on the televoting results, with the Irish televote having awarded 10 points to Israel. [90]

On 19 May 2025, Eurovision News Spotlight, a fact-checking and open-source intelligence initiative by the EBU, published an investigation which found evidence that the Israel Government Advertising Agency conducted a cross-platform advertising campaign on Google platforms and utilised official state social media accounts to encourage public support for Israel's entry in the contest, and provided instructions on how voters could cast all 20 of their allowed votes for Israel. As part of the investigation, Eurovision News Spotlight analysed a YouTube account created on 20 April, under the username @Vote4NewDayWillRise. Between 6 and 16 May, the account published 89 videos, which collectively garnered over 8.3 million views. The analysis, conducted using open-source tools, found no evidence that artificial intelligence was used for the advertisements, suggesting that Raphael was personally involved in the creation of the promotional videos. [91] [92] The Israeli government had previously admitted to attempting to boost the public vote for the Israeli entry through a promotional campaign during the 2024 contest. [93] [94]

Israel's participation and result was also a topic of discussion in European political fields. The Spanish newspaper El País pointed to mobilisation campaigns by the Israeli government and several European far-right affiliated media outlets as a factor in Israel's high televoting score. [95] Some Belgian MPs also mentioned an influence campaign by Israeli authorities and questioned the country's participation, [96] while MPs from the Spanish left-wing alliance Sumar registered a proposal to demand a reform in the contest and the removal of Israel from it. [97] [98] Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez also called for Israel to be excluded following the contest, saying that "double standards" were being applied by excluding Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but not Israel due to its conduct in the Gaza war, which has been characterised as genocidal. [99] The European Commission's coordinator on "combating antisemitism", Katharina von Schnurbein, alleged that conspiracy theories had been spread accusing "Jews or the Mossad" for securing Israel second place in the event. [100]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maimon was absent during this performance, so Ness and Stilla  [ he ] voted in her place.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Original song
  3. Elbaz announced his withdrawal from the competition on 13 December. [18]
  4. English-language version of "HaIm LiHayot Bech Me'ohav  [ he ]"
  5. 1 2 Static awarded a bonus 10%
  6. English-language version of "Nifradnu Kach  [ he ]"
  7. English-language version of "Livkot"
  8. 1 2 Rita awarded an extra 5%
  9. English-language version of "Etslekh BaOlam"
  10. 1 2 3 The total scores for the first three positions were announced as 97, 88 and 80, but it was not disclosed to which artist each referred.
  11. English-language version of "Hi Shketa  [ he ]"

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