Participation of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
For the most recent participation, see Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. For the upcoming participation, see Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster
Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan; 2018–)
Former members
Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA; 1973–2017)
Participation summary
Appearances
45 (38 finals)
First appearance
1973
Highest placement
1st: 1978, 1979, 1998, 2018
Host
1979, 1999, 2019
Participation history
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Related articles
Israel Song Festival
Kdam Eurovision
HaKokhav HaBa
The X Factor Israel
External links
Israel's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 45 times since making its debut in 1973. Israel was able to enter the contest as the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which was responsible for the event. In 2017, the IBA was succeeded as national broadcaster by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), which took charge of the country's entry the following year. Israel has won the contest four times, and has hosted the contest in Jerusalem in 1979 and 1999, and in Tel Aviv in 2019.
Israel's first appearance in the contest in 1973 was successful, with Ilanit finishing fourth. Israel then achieved victories in 1978 and 1979, with wins for Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi", and Milk and Honey with "Hallelujah". In 1980, the IBA declined to host the contest for the second successive year for financial reasons, and as the date for the contest in the Hague conflicted with Yom HaZikaron – Israeli Memorial Day – Israel did not participate. This is the only time that the winning country did not compete the following year. The country's best results in the 1980s were second-place finishes for Avi Toledano in 1982 and Ofra Haza in 1983. Former winner Izhar Cohen returned to place fifth in 1985, before Duo Datz finished third in 1991. Israel achieved its third victory in 1998, with Dana International and "Diva". Eden then finished fifth in 1999. To date, Israel has the record for most participations and most wins in the contest without ever coming last, but it has placed second to last in the final three times, in 1986, 1993 and 2006, and got nul points from the juries in 2019.
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 with Nadav Guedj ultimately finishing ninth in 2015, and the country has participated in the final every year since, with the exception of 2022. Israel won the contest for a fourth time in 2018, with the song "Toy" by Netta.
and 29 Related for: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest information
Israel has participated intheEurovisionSongContest 45 times since making its debut in 1973. Israel was able to enter thecontest as theIsrael Broadcasting...
Israel is set to participate intheEurovisionSongContest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "Hurricane" performed by Eden Golan. TheIsraeli broadcaster Israeli...
70 songs written by 143 songwriters have won theEurovisionSongContest, an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting...
TheEurovisionSongContest (French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), often known simply as Eurovision or by its initialism ESC, is an international...
Morocco participated intheEurovisionSongContest for its first and only time at the 1980 contest. Its selected song "Bitakat Hob", sung in Arabic and performed...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1998 was the 43rd edition of the annual EurovisionSongContest, held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1999 was the 44th edition of theEurovisionSongContest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem...
participated intheEurovisionSongContest since it started in 1956. Winners of thecontest have come from twenty-seven of those countries. Thecontest, organised...
Israel participated intheEurovisionSongContest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the entry "I.M" performed by Michael Ben David. TheIsraeli broadcaster Israeli...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1974 was the 19th edition of theEurovisionSongContest, held on 6 April 1974 inthe Dome in Brighton, United Kingdom. Organised...
The United Kingdom is set to participate intheEurovisionSongContest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The national broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation...
Israel participated intheEurovisionSongContest 2011 with thesong "Ding Dong" written and performed by Dana International, who had previously represented...
Israel was present at the 1983 EurovisionSongContest, which was held in Munich, Germany. Their entry was "Chai" ("Alive"), written by Ehud Manor, composed...
Israel participated intheEurovisionSongContest 2019 with the entry "Home" written by Ohad Shragai and Inbar Weitzman. TheIsraeli broadcaster Israeli...
The Junior EurovisionSongContest 2024 is set to be the 22nd edition of the Junior EurovisionSongContest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1994 was the 39th edition of theEurovisionSongContest, held on 30 April 1994 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised...
Global Information
For the most recent participation see