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Israel has participated in the Contest 44 times since its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg City with the entry "Ey Sham" by Ilanit, which finished in 4th place.

The country has won the Contest four times but following its second win it opted not to host the Contest for the second successive year for financial reasons. As of 2018, it holds the record for the most participations without placing last, although it has placed second-last on two occasions and since the introduction of the semi finals it has failed to qualify seven times for the final.

The country debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Let the Music Win" by Kids.il, which finished in 8th place. Its next participation came at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Follow My Heart" by duo Shir & Tim. It withdrew from participation from 2013 to 2015 and again in 2017. It withdrew once more in 2019 and has not competed since.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1973 Ilanit "Ey Sham" Hebrew Somewhere 4 97 No semi-finals
1974 Kaveret "Natati la khayay" I gave her my life 7 11
1975 Shlomo Artzi "At Va'Ani" You and Me 11 40
1976 Chocolate, Menta, Mastik "Emor Shalom" Say Hello 6 77
1977 Ilanit "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" Love is a song for two 11 49
1978 Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" I 1 157
1979 Milk & Honey "Hallelujah" - 1 125 Host country
Withdrew from competing in 1980
1981 Hakol Over Habibi "Halayla" Hebrew Tonight 7 56 No semi-finals
1982 Avi Toledano "Hora" - 2 100
1983 Ofra Haza "Hi" Alive 2 136
Withdrew from competing in 1984
1985 Izhar Cohen "Olé, Olé" Hebrew - 5 93 No semi-finals
1986 Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel "Yavo Yom" A Day Will Come 19 7
1987 Lazy Bums "Shir Habatlanim" The Burns' Song 8 73
1988 Yardena Arazi "Ben Adam" Human Being 7 85
1989 Gili & Galit "Derekh Hamelekh" The King's Road 12 50
1990 Rita "Shara Barkhovot" Singing In The Streets 18 16
1991 Duo Datz "Kan" Here 3 139
1992 Dafna Dekel "Ze Rak Sport" It's Just Sport 6 85
1993 Sarah'le Sharon & The Shiru Group "Shiru" Hebrew, English Sing 24 4
Did not participate in 1994
1995 Liora "Amen" Hebrew - 8 81 No semi-finals
1996 Galit Bell Shalom Olam" Hello World Failed to qualify 28 12
Did not participate in 1997
1998 Dana International "Diva" Hebrew - 1 172 No semi-finals
1999 Eden "Yom Huledet (Happy Birthday)" Hebrew, English - 5 93 Host country
2000 PingPong "Sameach" Hebrew Happy 22 7 No semi-finals
2001 Tal Sondak "En Davar" Never Mind 16 25
2002 Sarit Hadad "Nadlik Beyakhad Ner (Light A Candle)" Hebrew, English We'll Light a Candle Together 12 37
2003 Lior Narkis "Milim La'Ahava" Words for Love 19 17
2004 David D'Or "Leha'amin" To Believe 11 57
2005 Shiri Maimon "HaSheket SheNish'ar" The Silence that Remains 4 154 7 158
2006 Eddie Butler "Together We Are One" - 23 4 Top 11 Previous Year
2007 Teapacks "Push the Button" English, French, Hebrew - Failed to qualify 24 17
2008 Bo'az Ma'uda "The Fire In Your Eyes" Hebrew, English - 9 124 5 104
2009 Noa & Mira Awad "There Must Be Another Way" English, Hebrew, Arabic - 16 53 7 75
2010 Harel Skaat "Milim" Hebrew Words 14 71 8 71
2011 Dana International "Ding Dong" Hebrew, English - Failed to qualify 15 38
2012 Izabo "Time" English, Hebrew - 13 33
2013 Moran Mazor "Rak bishvilo" Hebrew Only for him 14 40
2014 Mei Finegold "Same Heart" English, Hebrew - 14 19
2015 Nadav Guedj "Golden Boy" English - 9 97 3 151
2016 Hovi Star "Made of Stars" - 14 135 7 147
2017 IMRI "I Feel Alive" - 23 39 3 207
2018 Netta "Toy" - 1 529 1 283
2019 Kobi Marimi "Home" - 23 35 Host country
2020 Eden Alene "Feker libi" English, Amharic, Hebrew, Arabic, constructed language Love in my heart Cancelled
2021 "Set Me Free" English - 17 93 5 192
2022 Michael Ben David "I.M" - Failed to qualify 13 61
2023 Noa Kirel "Unicorn" - 3 362 3 127
2024 Eden Golan "Hurricane" English, Hebrew -

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2012 Kids.il "Let the Music Win" Hebrew, English, French, Russian - 8 68
Did not participate between 2013 and 2015
2016 Shir & Tim "Follow My Heart" Hebrew, English - 15 27
Did not participate in 2017
2018 Noam Dadon "Children Like These" Hebrew - 14 81
Has not participated from 2019 to present


Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
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Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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