Israel in EuroMusic Song Contest

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**Israel** is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. Their first participation was in the second edition of the contest.

## History

The Israeli broadcaster got an invitation to participate in the first edition, but they refused it. One year later, in Düsseldorf, the KAN decided to débuts. They ended in the seventh place. In Nicosia they were close to a victory, but they finished second, the United Kingdom won with only two points more. After two editions with bad results, they became 8th in Malmö. In the seventh edition they opted for a song in Hebrew. They bacame for the first time in the history last. After this last place, the Israeli broadcaster, KAN, announced that, due the disappointing results in the contest in the previous editions, they would withraw from the contest.

The Israeli broadcaster KAN, anncounced that they would return to the eleventh edition in Germany, after an absence of three editions. There they qualified for the final. In the final they finished 18th. In Zurich, during the 12th edition, they finished 8th in the final. It was the first time since the sixth edition that Israel finished in the top 10. Because the USA won the edition in Zurich, the NBC had to choose a broadcaster who wanted to co-host the 13th edition. Out of a list with 10 citties, Tel Aviv came out as the winner. Because of the fact that Israel was hosting this edition alongside the American broadcaster, NBC, Israel got a free spot in the final, so they could skip the semi finals. In the final, in the Expo Tel Aviv, they finished at the fourth place.

In Berlin, they failed to qualify for the first time. In Madrid they qualified again. In the final they finshed at the fourth place. In the next edition, Israel finished at the 20th place in the final. In Cologne, Israel finished at the 13th place. In Bucharest, they ended at the 17th place at the scoreboard. In Sweden, they failed to qualify. In Baku they qualified, but finished at the 20th place. In Bulgaria however, they failed to qualify. In Glasgow, Israel finished at the second place. They again qualified for the final in the 23rd edition. They finished at the 8th place. For the 24th edition, only 28 countries signed up to participate. Because of this, there was only one semi-final. The first eleven countries from the previous edition, like Israel, automatically qualified for the final. Israel finished at the last place in the grand final.

When the EBU published the official list of participating countries for the 25th edition, Israel was not in the list. Later on, it was clear that there wouldn't be a semi final, so only 21 countries were able to take part. Israel returned in Geneva. They finished at the 9th place. In Reykjavík, Israel finished at the 19th place. In the 32nd edition, Israel qualify for the final. In the grand final, the country surprisingly finished at the second place. The next edition, they automaticcaly qualified for the final. They finished at the 20th place.

In Dublin, the Israeli entry wasn't able to qualify for the grand final. When the EBU published the list of participating countries for the 35th edition, it was clear that Israel would not take part in the contest. The country returned in Thessaloniki, in the 38th edition. They qualified for the final where they finished at the 15th place. In the next edition they just finished out of the top ten. The 19th place was achieved in the 40th edition. In the 41st edition the country was one of the favorites to win the edition. In the final, they received from all countries at least one points, exept of Czech Republic. They finished at the second place with 12 points behind the winner: Serbia.

## See also

* Israel in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest