Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Israel was represented by Eden with the song "Yom huledut (Happy birthday)".
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 January 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | Eden | |||
| Selected song | "Yom Huledet (Happy Birthday)" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 93 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
Internal selection
900 songs were submitted by the public, which were subsequently evaluated by a special committee that shortlisted four songs. On 17 January 1999, IBA announced that Eden were selected as the Israeli representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Yom Huledut".[1][2]
| Internal Selection – 17 January 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Eden | "Yom Huledut" | 64 | 1 |
| 2 | Sarit Hadad | "Welcome Ya Salam" | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | Sharon Lavie & Shachar Ankri | "Ze Karov" | 40 | 2 |
| 4 | Efrat Roten | "Tfila La'elef Haba" | 24 | 3 |
At Eurovision
Israel performed 19th on the night of the contest, following Austria and preceding Malta. At the close of voting it had received 93 points and finished in 5th place.
Points awarded to Israel
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Israel
| 12 points |  Germany |
| 10 points |  Iceland |
| 8 points |  Sweden |
| 7 points |  Croatia |
| 6 points |  Netherlands |
| 5 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| 4 points |  United Kingdom |
| 3 points |  Lithuania |
| 2 points |  Denmark |
| 1 point |  Estonia |
See also
References
- "National Final: Israel 1999". eschistory.
- "Israel 1999".
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