Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processKdam Eurovision 1982
Selection date(s)3 April 1982
Selected entrantAvi Toledano
Selected song"Hora"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 100 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1981 1982 1983►

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, which took place in Harrogate, United Kingdom on 24 April.

Their entry was Avi Toledano with the song "Hora" after he won the Israeli national final, Kdam Eurovision 1982. At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the Israeli selection process of last year with the song "Karnaval".

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1982

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 score
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

At Eurovision

On the night of the final at the

Nicole.[2]
The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. The Israeli spokesperson revealing the result of the Israeli vote in the final was Yitzhak Shim'oni.

Voting

References

  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.