Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcasterIsrael Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processKdam Eurovision 1982
Selection date(s)3 April 1982
Selected artist(s)Avi Toledano
Selected song"Hora"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 100 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Hora" (הורה), composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Toledano himself. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1982.

At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the 1981 national final with the song "Karnaval".

Before Eurovision

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Kdam Eurovision 1982

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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
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
Rishon LeZion
Tel Aviv
Kiryat Shmona
Haifa
Ashkelon
Jerusalem
Ashdot Ya'akov
 Total
1 "Musica nisheret" 10 12 10 7 10 6 12 67
2 "El ha'or" 2 4 4 5 5 4 7 31
3 "Romantica" 6 6 5 6 7 6 36
4 "Romeo veYulia" 4 5 6 8 7 3 5 38
5 "Himalaya" 12 7 7 1 6 10 3 46
6 "Boomerang" 5 2 1 4 1 11
7 "Hora" 8 10 8 12 12 12 10 72
8 "Ken velav" 3 1 4
9 "Mangina la'olam" 3 2 3 4 2 14
10 "Ze harega" 3 1 4 3 2 13
11 "Kor'im la ahava" 1 2 1 5 4 13
12 "Melody" 7 8 12 10 8 8 8 61

Spokespersons

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At Eurovision

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On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, "Hora" had received 100 points, placing Israel in second out of a field of 18 competing countries 61 points behind Germany's winner Nicole.[2] The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. IBA appointed Yitzhak Shim'oni as its spokesperson to announce the result of the Israeli vote in the final.

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1982
  2. ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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