To date there have been four Israeli victories in the contest. Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta won in Paris in 1978 with the uptempo "A-Ba-Ni-Bi". On home ground in Jerusalem the following year, Israel won again, this time with the anthemic "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey. Unusually, Israel did not defend the title in 1980 ("see below"). The third victory came almost 20 years later in Birmingham in 1998. Singer Dana International took top honours with the song "Diva", setting off widespread celebrations in Israel. Twenty years later, Israel earned their fourth victory at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The song was "Toy" by Netta Barzilai, which earned Israel their highest-ever score of 529 points.