Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 1995
Selection date(s)	9 March 1995
Selected artist(s)	Liora
Selected song	"Amen"
Selected songwriter(s)	Moshe Datz; Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev;
Placement
Final result	8th, 81 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Amen" (אמן), composed by Moshe Datz, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Liora. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1995.

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1995

This Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, to be held in Dublin, Ireland. The broadcaster held the national final at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Aki Avni and Michaela Berko. 13 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries. The spokesperson for Haifa's jury, Ofer Nachshon, would later go on to present Israel's votes at Eurovision between 2009 and 2017.

The winner was Liora (Liora Fadlon Simon) with the song "Amen", composed by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev.^[1]

Final – 9 March 1995
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Eli Luzon	"Mal'ahi hakatan"	46	4
2	Tali Koren	"Kmo Brigitte"	6	11
3	Limor Azaria-Tvito	"Kesef"	4	13
4	Lea Lupatin and Ofer Levi	"Ha'aretz hamuvtachat"	53	3
5	Si Heiman	"Batelevizya halaila"	45	5
6	Dana International	"Laila tov Eropa"	67	2
7	Haya Samir	"El hage'ula"	31	6
8	Ya'akov Nave	"Nashkini na"	5	12
9	Yulia	"Tfila"	20	8
10	Bnot Ya'akov	"Ahavat David"	27	7
11	Liora	"Amen"	82	1
12	Shalva Berti	"Halevai alecha ve'alai"	13	9
13	Avi Eylot	"Rachok mehabayit"	7	10

Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Hod HaSharon	Shlomi	Tel Aviv	Haifa	Ariel	Jerusalem	Palmachim	Total
1	"Mal'ahi hakatan"	5	7	8	5	6	8	7	46
2	"Kmo Brigitte"			1	3		1	1	6
3	"Kesef"					1	3		4
4	"Ha'aretz hamuvtachat"	7	10	5	8	8	7	8	53
5	"Batelevizya halaila"	8	5	6	6	10	6	4	45
6	"Laila tov Eropa"	12	8	10	10	7	10	10	67
7	"El hage'ula"	2	2	7	7	5	2	6	31
8	"Nashkini na"		3	2					5
9	"Tfila"	3	4	1	4	2	4	2	20
10	"Ahavat David"	4	6	4	2	3	5	3	27
11	"Amen"	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	82
12	"Halevai alecha ve'alai"	1			3	4		5	13
13	"Rachok mehabayit"	6	1						7

At Eurovision

Liora performed 21st on the night of the final, following Slovenia and preceding Malta. She received 81 points, placing 8th in a field of 23.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Israel^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Germany Slovenia
8 points	Cyprus Russia
7 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 points	Austria
5 points	Hungary Malta
4 points	Belgium Croatia
3 points
2 points	Sweden
1 point

Points awarded by Israel^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	Spain
10 points	Norway
8 points	Greece
7 points	France
6 points	Cyprus
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	Croatia
3 points	Slovenia
2 points	Austria
1 point	Turkey

References

^ "ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL 1995".
^ "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

Israeli National Final 1995

[1] "ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL 1995".

[2] "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[1995detailed-3] "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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