Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Israel returned at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, at the contest, which took place in Harrogate, United Kingdom on 24 February.

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processKdam Eurovision 1982
Selection date(s)3 April 1982
Selected entrantAvi Toledano
Selected song"Hora"
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 100 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Their entry was Avi Toledano with the song "Hora" after he won the Israeli national final, Kdam Eurovision 1982. At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the Israeli selection process of last year with the song "Karnaval".

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1982

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) final to select their entry was held on 3 March 1982 in the Jerusalem Theater in Jerusalem, and was hosted by Daniel Pe'er. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner.[1] Each place had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs.

The winning entry was "Hora", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by Yoram Taharlev.

Final – 3 April 1982
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Yardena Arazi "Musica nisheret" (מוזיקה נשארת) 67 2
2 Izhar Cohen "El ha'or" (אל האור) 31 7
3 Svika Pick "Romantica" (רומנטיקה) 36 6
4 The Brothers & the Sisters "Romeo veYulia" (רומיאו ויוליה) 38 5
5 Sassi Keshet & Psagot "Himalaya" (הימלאיה) 46 4
6 Kesem "Boomerang" (בומרנג) 11 11
7 Avi Toledano "Hora" (הורה) 72 1
8 Sexta "Ken velav" (כן ולאו) 4 12
9 Yoav Shemer "Mangina la'olam" (מנגינה לעולם) 14 8
10 Yigal Bashan "Ze harega" (זה הרגע) 13 9
11 Haim Zadok "Kor'im la ahava" (קוראים לה אהבה) 13 9
12 Isolir Band "Melody" (מלודי) 61 3

Spokespersons

At Eurovision

On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Netherlands. At the close of voting, "Hora" had received 100 points (the highest being 12s from Finland, Germany), placing Israel in second out of a field of 18 competing countries behind Germany's winner singer Nicole which increased 61 points gap was recorded between Toledano. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. The Israeli spokesperson revealing the result of the Israeli vote in the final was Yitzhak Shim'oni.

Points awarded to Israel [2]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded by Israel
12 points Germany
10 points  Switzerland
8 points Spain
7 points Cyprus
6 points Belgium
5 points Luxembourg
4 points Austria
3 points Ireland
2 points United Kingdom
1 point Portugal

See also

References

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