In 1981, Toledano won Kdam Eurovision, Israel's pre-Eurovision competition, with the song "Carnival". The following year, Toledano represented Israel in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest with "Hora", written by Yoram Taharlev. The song led Toledano to second place, earning 61 points, just behind German representative Nicole. Toledano subsequently composed the Israeli entry for the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, "Chai", which was performed by Ofra Haza and also won second place.