Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

For the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, Israel was represented by Dana International with the song "Diva".

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)14 February 1998
Selected entrantDana International
Selected song"Diva"
Finals performance
Final result1st, 172 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1996 1998 1999►

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

15 songs were submitted by the public, which were subsequently evaluated by a special committee that selected the entry on 23 November 1997.[1] On 14 February 1998, IBA announced that Dana International was selected as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Diva". Among entries considered by the selection committee, "Shir Tikva" performed by Arkadi Duchin & Halimonim was highly considered before Dana International was ultimately selected.[2]

At Eurovision

In the contest, it received 172 points[3] and finished in first place.

Points awarded to Israel

Points awarded to Israel[4]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
  •  Macedonia
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Israel[4]

12 points United Kingdom
10 points Croatia
8 points Netherlands
7 points Malta
6 points Romania
5 points Belgium
4 points Norway
3 points Spain
2 points Portugal
1 point Cyprus

Backup jury points[5]

12 points Belgium
10 points Ireland
8 points Malta
7 points Romania
6 points Portugal
5 points Croatia
4 points United Kingdom
3 points Finland
2 points Netherlands
1 point Cyprus

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

"Diva" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs selected by fans to participate in the Congratulations 50th anniversary show in 2005. It was both the only entry from the '90s and the only Israeli entry to appear in the main competition. The song was drawn to perform third, following "What's Another Year?" by Johnny Logan and preceding "Eres tú" by Mocedades. Like the other acts that night, "Diva" was represented by dancers performing alongside footage of Dana International's original performance from 1998, with Dana herself appearing to lip-sync to the ending of the song and introduce the next act. She would appear later in the show to perform an English version of Baccara's "Parlez-vous français?" during a medley of Eurovision favorites.

At the end of the first round, "Diva" was not among the five songs proceeding to the final round. It was later revealed that "Diva" finished thirteenth with 39 points. It received a sole 12 points from Israel themselves, who (unlike in standard Eurovision editions) were allowed to vote for their own entry. In the second round, Israel gave its twelve points (as it did in 1976) to Brotherhood of Man with "Save Your Kisses for Me."

Points awarded to "Diva" (Congratulations)

Points awarded to "Diva"
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Israel (Congratulations)

References

  1. "Israel 1998".
  2. "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.
  3. Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.
  4. Eurovision Song Contest 1998
  5. "Results of the national backup juries". Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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