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Israel

40 appearances, 34 finals and three victories, such are the facts on Israel who joined the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973.

Very few countries have won the contest twice in a row, but Israel is one of them. They first won in 1978 by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta's A-Ba-Ni-Bi, and again the year after with the now classic entry Hallelujah. In 1998, Israel also got a lot of attention. Dana International, born a man, now a woman, won with the song Diva.

Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final a total of six times, though it has not happened since Mei Finegold in 2014.

Capital cityJerusalem
BroadcasterIBA
Population8,2 million

Eurovision 2012: Israel’s Izabo in focus

27th January 2021 at 19:55 Gunec Gulun Yazıcıtunc

Israel 2021: Eden Alene will sing Set Me Free at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

25th January 2021 at 21:23 Michael Outerson

Vote: Which song should Eden Alene sing for Israel at Eurovision 2021?

3rd January 2021 at 16:41 Elvir Pelešević

Eurovision 2013: Israel’s Moran Mazor in focus

2nd November 2020 at 19:28 Gunec Gulun Yazıcıtunc

Eurovision 2021: 41 countries to appear at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest

26th October 2020 at 12:47 Michael Outerson

Eurovision 1973: Israel’s Ilanit in focus

14th July 2020 at 16:55 William Savage

Eurovision 1990: Israel’s Rita in focus

26th June 2020 at 16:59 Theo Vatmanidis

New rules to the Eurovision Song Contest allow pre-recorded backing vocals

18th June 2020 at 13:31 Álvaro Sanabria-Rangel

25 years ago – What has become of Eurovision’s Top 10 from 1995?

4th June 2020 at 19:31 Ashleigh Kobevko

Eurovision artists see their profiles getting hacked to make statements which upset fans

1st June 2020 at 17:03 Álvaro Sanabria-Rangel

Overview: The acts from this year’s cancelled show who will return for Eurovision 2021

17th May 2020 at 12:14 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision Home Concerts Finale features first and last Irish winners and two favourite runners up

15th May 2020 at 18:08 Michael Outerson

Eurovision 2020: Israel – we are discussing Feker Libi by Eden Alene

12th May 2020 at 08:55 Theo Vatmanidis

Iceland takes Eurostream 2020 victory after the votes from fans and jury

10th May 2020 at 00:24 Charlotte Jensen

Eurostream 2020: Fans and jury selected the first 10 finalists

5th May 2020 at 21:59 Charlotte Jensen

15 years ago – What has become of Eurovision’s Top 10 from 2005?

22nd April 2020 at 19:28 Ashleigh Kobevko
Stig Rästa (Estonia 2015) with his growing family

5 years ago – What has become of Eurovision’s Top 10 from 2015?

5th April 2020 at 20:25 Ashleigh Kobevko

12 acts set to return for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest

31st March 2020 at 13:32 Charlotte Jensen

London Eurovision Party 2020 has been cancelled or postponed.. whichever

16th March 2020 at 21:31 Michael Outerson

Israel: Eden Alene will sing Feker Libi at Eurovision 2020 after performing four songs tonight in HaShir HaBa

3rd March 2020 at 21:54 Michael Outerson

Israeli broadcaster reveals Eden Alene’s songs for Rotterdam

27th February 2020 at 20:27 Josef Štaif

Israel 2020: Eden Alene to represent Israel in Rotterdam

4th February 2020 at 22:39 Charlotte Jensen

And the Best Eurovision Winner of The Decade is… ?

30th December 2019 at 19:42 Theo Vatmanidis

Eurovision 2010 – 2019: The worst scoring countries this decade

31st May 2019 at 20:09 Charlotte Jensen

If another country had suddenly won, the Netherlands would keep trophy and right to host

23rd May 2019 at 20:27 Charlotte Jensen

Winning Eurovision: Your song, your victory

19th May 2019 at 17:41 Charlotte Jensen

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