Английская Википедия:Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 45 times since making its debut in Шаблон:Escyr. 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 Шаблон:Escyr and Шаблон:Escyr, and in Tel Aviv in Шаблон:Escyr.
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 Шаблон:Escyr, 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 Шаблон:Escyr and Ofra Haza in Шаблон:Escyr. Former winner Izhar Cohen returned to place fifth in Шаблон:Escyr, before Duo Datz finished third in Шаблон:Escyr. Israel achieved its third victory in Шаблон:Escyr, with Dana International and "Diva". Eden then finished fifth in Шаблон:Escyr. 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 Шаблон:Escyr, Шаблон:Escyr and Шаблон:Escyr, 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 Шаблон:Escyr, 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 Шаблон:Escyr, and the country has participated in the final every year since, with the exception of Шаблон:Escyr. Israel's fourth victory came in Шаблон:Escyr, courtesy of Netta with "Toy".
History
To date there have been four Israeli victories in the contest. Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta won in Paris in Шаблон:Escyr with "A-Ba-Ni-Bi". On home ground in Jerusalem Шаблон:Escyr, Israel won again, this time with "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey. Unusually, Israel did not defend the title in Шаблон:Escyr[1] (see below). The third victory came almost 20 years later in Birmingham in Шаблон:Escyr, when Dana International took top honours with the song "Diva". It took a 20-year wait for Israel to record its fourth victory at the Шаблон:Escyr in Lisbon, with the song "Toy" by Netta, earning Israel its highest-ever score of 529 points.
Israel's earliest selections were picked by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The first singer to represent the country was Ilanit, who finished 4th in Шаблон:Escyr. In 1972, while Ilanit was in Germany recording as part of the duo Ilan and Ilanit with her partner Shlomo Tzach, the duo received an offer to represent Шаблон:Esccnty in Шаблон:Escyr. Since Israel was eligible to participate, they approached the IBA with a proposal that Ilanit would represent Israel. However, the registration period was over by then and Ilanit was told she could represent Israel in 1973.[2][3] After she was sent again four years later, it was decided that henceforth the winner of the Hebrew Song Festival would represent Israel. The 1978 and 1979 Israeli Eurovision winners were selected by this method. From 1981, the selection process took place via the Kdam Eurovision with the exception of 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002–2004, 2006–2007 and 2010, when the IBA selected its representatives internally.
After winning the contest in 1978 and 1979, the IBA was financially and logistically unable to organise the event for a second consecutive year. The Netherlands agreed to host the 1980 contest in Israel's place. The date chosen for that year's contest coincided with Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day, so Israel could not compete. This made Israel the only country to date unable to defend its title. The 1980 winning song "Pizmon Chozer" by The Brothers & the Sisters never had an opportunity to compete. In 1984, Israel again refrained from participating due to the same date conflict.
Israel's entries have had a mixed reception. Avi Toledano (Шаблон:Escyr) and Ofra Haza (Шаблон:Escyr) scored well with big revivalist numbers, but the all-singing, all-dancing style became less popular later in the decade and Israel's Шаблон:Escyr entry, "Yavo Yom" by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel, came in 19th.
In Шаблон:Escyr, Israel finished 8th with "Shir Habatlanim" by the satiric duo Lazy Bums. Then-Israeli Minister of Culture, Yitzhak Navon, said he would resign if the song went on to represent Israel at the contest; this ultimately did not occur.
In Шаблон:Escyr, Rita's "Шаблон:Lang" was not well received, but in Шаблон:Escyr, Orna and Moshe Datz finished third, Israel's best result since 1983. Israel also had a 5th-place finish by Eden when it hosted the Шаблон:Escyr. Ping-Pong's disco effort in Шаблон:Escyr failed, though the group was noted for their optimistic lyrics and message of reconciliation and peace. They waved Syrian flags at the end of their performance, angering some Israelis.
In Шаблон:Escyr, David D'Or came 11th in the semi-final with "Шаблон:Lang", leaving Israel out of the final for the first time since 1997. Shiri Maimon with "Шаблон:Lang" in Шаблон:Escyr brought Israel back to the top five, and ensured Israel a place in the Шаблон:Escyr final, where it was represented by singer Eddie Butler, who had finished 5th as part of Eden in 1999; however, his performance of the song "Together We Are One" finished 23rd, with only four points.
IBA's Eurovision committee chose Teapacks to represent Israel in the Шаблон:Escyr contest. Their humorous entry "Push the Button" finished in 24th place out of a semi-final field of 28 and failed to reach the final. Israel thus had to compete in the semi-final in Шаблон:Escyr, from which it passed on to the final, with Boaz and "The Fire in Your Eyes" finishing ninth there. In Шаблон:Escyr, an Arab citizen of Israel represented the country for the first time, as Mira Awad performed "There Must Be Another Way" alongside Jewish-Israeli singer Noa in Moscow. Israel was represented in 2010 by Harel Skaat, who came 14th in the final with "Milim".
Israel's participations from 2011 to 2014 were less successful, as former Eurovision winner Dana International in Düsseldorf, the band Izabo in Baku, Moran Mazor in Malmö and Mei Finegold in Copenhagen, all failed to qualify for the final. In 2015, Nadav Guedj brought Israel back to the final with "Golden Boy", the first Israeli entry without a Hebrew lyric. Prior to their fourth win, it also managed to qualify in 2016 with Hovi Star and "Made of Stars" (which finished 14th) and in 2017 with Imri Ziv and "I Feel Alive" (which finished 23rd, Israel's lowest placing in a Eurovision final since 2006). In 2019, as host country with Kobi Marimi and his song "Home", Israel was pre-qualified for the final, however, it eventually finished in 23rd place, making it the fourth time since 2015 that the host country ranked in the bottom five.
In 2020, Eden Alene was selected to represent the country with "Feker Libi". Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition, she was retained as the Israeli representative for 2021, this time with "Set Me Free", which went on to finish in 17th place in the final. The song notably includes a B6 whistle note, the highest note in the history of the contest. Michael Ben David represented Israel in 2022 with "I.M", but failed to qualify for the final, marking the first time that Israel missed out on a final since 2014.[4] Noa Kirel with "Unicorn" finished in third place in 2023, the country's best result since its 2018 win.
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| † | Upcoming event |
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
| Artist | Song | Language | At Congratulations | At Eurovision | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Points | Semi | Points | Year | Place | Points | |||
| Dana International | "Diva" Шаблон:Small | Hebrew | colspan="2" Шаблон:N/A | 13 | 39 | Шаблон:Escyr | 1 | 172 | |
Hosting
Awards
Marcel Bezençon Awards
| Year | Category | Song | Composer(s) Шаблон:Small |
Performer | Final | Points | Host city | Шаблон:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Escyr | Press Award | "Milim" Шаблон:Small | Tomer Hadadi (m) and Noam Horev (l) | Harel Skaat | 14 | 71 | Шаблон:Flagicon Oslo | Шаблон:Center |
| Artistic AwardШаблон:Efn | Шаблон:Center | |||||||
| Composer Award | Шаблон:Center |
Winner by OGAE members
| Year | Song | Performer | Final result | Points | Host city | Шаблон:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Escyr | "Toy" | Netta | 1 | 529 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lisbon | Шаблон:Center |
Related involvement
Conductors
| Year | ConductorШаблон:Efn | Musical Director | Notes | Шаблон:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Escyr | Nurit Hirsh | rowspan="5" Шаблон:N/A | [5] | |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Yoni Rechter | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Eldad Shrim | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Matti Caspi | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Eldad Shrim | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Nurit Hirsh | Izhak Graziani | Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn | |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Kobi Oshrat | Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Eldad Shrim | rowspan="14" Шаблон:N/A | [6] | |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Nansi Silviu Brandes | Шаблон:Efn | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | ||||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Kobi Oshrat | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Yoram Zadok | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Kobi Oshrat | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Eldad Shrim | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Shaike Paikov | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Rami Levin | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Kobi Oshrat | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | ||||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Amir Frohlich | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Gadi Goldman | |||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:N/A |
Heads of delegation
| Year | Head of delegation | Шаблон:Abbr |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Escyr–Шаблон:Escyr | Izchak Sonnenschein | Шаблон:Center |
| Шаблон:Escyr–Шаблон:Escyr | Yoav Ginai | Шаблон:Center |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Tal Barnea | Шаблон:Center |
| Шаблон:Escyr–Шаблон:Escyr | Tali Katz | Шаблон:Center |
| Шаблон:Escyr– | Yuval Fischer | Шаблон:Center |
Commentators and spokespersons
Until 2018, Israel only had a television commentator once, in 1979. In most cases, the IBA opted instead to simply broadcast the transmission without commentary and with Hebrew subtitles. Beginning in 2013 and lasting until 2017, it also aired the contest with Arabic subtitles on Channel 33. 1980 was the only year that was not broadcast either on television or radio due to Yom HaZikaron; in both 1984 and 1997, which Israel also had to miss due to the holiday, the IBA aired the show on delay, and there was no radio broadcast. It also typically provided radio commentary beginning in the early 1980s, unless the country was not participating that year (with the exception of 2000). The IBA did not provide commentary until 2013, when it resumed radio broadcasting. In 2018, the IBA's successor, Kan, employed television commentators for the contest, which was a first for the country since 1979. The Israeli transmission was also shown internationally via the Israeli Network between 2003 and 2004.[7]
Costume designers
| Year | Costume designers | Шаблон:Abbr |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Escyr | Rozi Ben-Yosef | [14] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Gideon Oberson | [15] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Dorin Frankfurt | [14] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Nissim Mizrachi | [16] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Perach Reuven | [14] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Gideon Oberson | [14] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Yaron Minkowsky | [17] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | ||
| Шаблон:Escyr | Galit Levi | [14] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Pnina Tournet | [18] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Riva Oshida | [19] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | [20] | |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Jean Paul Gaultier | [21] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Efrat Kalig | [22] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Dana Barak | [23] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | David Sassoon | |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Maor Zabar | [24] |
| Шаблон:Escyr | Alon Livne | [25] |
Photo gallery
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Chocolate, Menta, Mastik in The Hague (Шаблон:Escyr)
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David D'Or in Istanbul (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Teapacks in Helsinki (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Boaz in Belgrade (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Harel Skaat in Oslo (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Dana International in Düsseldorf (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Moran Mazor in Malmö (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Mei Finegold in Copenhagen (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Nadav Guedj in Vienna (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Hovi Star in Stockholm (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Imri in Kyiv (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Netta in Lisbon (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Kobi Marimi in Tel Aviv (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Eden Alene in Rotterdam (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Michael Ben David in Turin (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Noa Kirel in Liverpool (Шаблон:Escyr)
Arab reaction
Шаблон:See also In 1978, during the performance of the Israeli entry, the Jordanian broadcaster JRTV suspended the broadcast, and instead showed pictures of flowers. When it became apparent during the later stages of the voting sequence that Israel was going to win the contest, JRTV abruptly ended the transmission.[26] Afterwards, the Jordanian news media refused to acknowledge the fact that Israel had won, and announced that the winner was Belgium (which had actually come in second).[27] By coincidence, Israel did not broadcast the victory as well, as the IBA was unable to buy enough broadcasting time. The victory was broadcast the following day. At the time, Israeli television was in its infancy and broadcasting in black-and-white. Most Israelis therefore watched international events in colour, with the signal relayed via neighbouring Jordan. As Jordan did not broadcast the Israeli entry and the IBA did not broadcast the results portion of the event, the win only became known via radio broadcasts.Шаблон:Citation needed
Because of Israel's participation in the contest, many Arab states that are eligible to participate do not do so. Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty, and Шаблон:Esccnty are cases in point.[28]Шаблон:Better source needed Tunisia intended to participate in 1977, but decided not to do so in the end; Lebanon also intended to participate in Шаблон:Escyr but later withdrew (incurring a fine by the EBU) because Lebanese law does not allow the promotion of Israeli content, and consequently Lebanese television was not allowed to transmit the Israeli entry – which would have been a violation of the EBU's rules.[29]
See also
Notes
References
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1980 Eurovision, eurovision.tv
- ↑ ימים טובים, ימים רעים: אילנית פותחת פה על המדינה ועל נינט Sagi Ben-Nun, 27 April 2012, Makor Rishon Шаблон:In lang
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