Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Audition 1 (29 and 31 October 2017)
The first audition was broadcast in two parts on 29 and 31 October 2017. Seven of the nine contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while one contestant who did not get enough votes to qualify was saved by the hosts.

Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Section Title: Audition 1 (29 and 31 October 2017)
Table Section Text: The first audition was broadcast in two parts on 29 and 31 October 2017. Seven of the nine contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while one contestant who did not get enough votes to qualify was saved by the hosts.

Draw	Performer	Song	Judges' vote	Presenters' vote	Score	Result

Amdursky	Peles	Skaat	Static & Tavori	Sela	Azar

1	Jaki Gaforov	"Feeling Good"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	76%	Advanced

2	Adva Omer	"Ratsiti ledaber itcha"	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	73%	Advanced

3	Tamir Cohen	"Kol boker"	No	No	No	No	—	—	6%	Eliminated

4	Jonathan Mergui	"How Far I'll Go"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	88%	Advanced

5	Mor Karbasi	"Im ha'ita ro'eh"	No	Yes	No	Yes	Save	Save	59%	Saved

6	Netta Barzilai	"Rude Boy"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	82%	Advanced

7	Gal Yaakobi	"When I Was Your Man"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	92%	Advanced

8	Hagar Yefet	"Ahava ka'zo (A Love Like This)"	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	78%	Advanced

9	Chen Aharoni	"Wrecking Ball"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	94%	Advanced

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was hosted by Azar and Sela and featured a judging panel composed of Amdursky, Peles, Skaat and Static & Tavori.

final_sentence: The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was hosted by Azar and Sela and featured a judging panel composed of Amdursky, Peles, Skaat and Static & Tavori.