Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

Israel is a member of the EBU , and made its first appearance in 1973 .

Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 38 times since making its debut in 1973 . Israel is able to enter the contest as the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) is a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union , which is responsible for the event. Israel has won the contest three times. Israel's first appearance at the contest in 1973 was successful, with Ilanit finishing fourth. Israel then achieved back to back victories in 1978 and 1979 , with wins for Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta , with the song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi " and Gali Atari and Milk and Honey , with " Hallelujah ". The country's best results in the 1980s were the second-place finishes for Avi Toledano in 1982 and Ofra Haza in 1983 . Former winner Izhar Cohen returned to place fifth in 1985 . Duo Datz finished third in 1991 , before Israel achieved its third victory in 1998 , with Dana International and " Diva ". Eden then finished fifth in 1999 . Israel has hosted the contest twice, in 1979 and 1999, both times in Jerusalem . In 1980 , the IBA declined to host the contest for a second successive year for financial reasons. Instead the contest was held in The Hague . As the date set for the 1980 contest conflicted with Yom Hazikaron - Israeli Memorial Day- Israel did not participate. This is the only time that the winning country did not compete the following year. As of 2014, Israel has the record for most participations in the contest without ever coming last, but it has placed second to last in the final three times, in 1986 , 1993 and 2006 . Since the Introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In 2014 , the country failed to qualify for the fourth consecutive year, when Mei Feingold finished 14th (out of 15) in the second semi final, despite being one of the favourites to qualify. In 2015 , Israel reached the final for the first time in five years, with Nadav Guedj finishing ninth. The only Israeli entrant to achieve a better result in the 21st century is Shiri Maimon in 2005 , who gave the country its tenth top five result in the contest, finishing fourth.

Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 42 times since making its debut in 1973 . Israel was able to enter the contest as the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is responsible for the event. Israel has won the contest four times, and has hosted the contest in Jerusalem twice in 1979 and 1999 . Israel hosted the contest for the third time in Tel Aviv in 2019 . Israel's first appearance at the contest in 1973 was successful, with Ilanit finishing fourth. Israel then achieved victories in 1978 and 1979 , with wins for Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta , with the song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi ", and Milk and Honey , with " Hallelujah ". In 1980 , the IBA declined to host the contest for the second successive year for financial reasons, and as the date for the contest in The Hague conflicted with Yom Hazikaron – Israeli Memorial Day – Israel did not participate. This is the only time that the winning country did not compete the following year. The country's best results in the 1980s were the second-place finishes for Avi Toledano in 1982 and Ofra Haza in 1983 . Former winner Izhar Cohen returned to place fifth in 1985 , before Duo Datz finished third in 1991 . Israel achieved its third victory in 1998 , with Dana International and " Diva ". Eden then finished fifth in 1999 . As of 2019, Israel has the record for most participations and most wins in the contest without ever coming last, but it has placed second to last in the final three times, in 1986 , 1993 and 2006 . Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In 2005 , Shiri Maimon gave the country its tenth top five result, finishing fourth. Having failed to qualify for the final for four consecutive years (2011–14), Israel reached the final for the first time in five years, with Nadav Guedj finishing ninth in 2015 , and the country has participated in the final every year since. Israel's fourth victory came when Netta won the 2018 contest in Lisbon , with the song " Toy ". 1980 Eurovision , eurovision.tv

Israel has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 47 times since making its debut in 1973 . The current Israeli participating broadcaster in the contest is the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan). Israel has won the contest four times, and has hosted the contest in Jerusalem in 1979 and 1999 , and in Tel Aviv in 2019 . Israel's first appearance in the contest in 1973 was successful, with " Ey Sham " performed by Ilanit finishing fourth. Israel then achieved victories in 1978 and 1979 , with " A-Ba-Ni-Bi " by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, and " Hallelujah " by Milk and Honey . In 1980 , the Israeli broadcaster declined to host the contest for a second successive year for financial reasons, and as the date for the contest in the Hague conflicted with Yom HaZikaron – Israeli Memorial Day – Israel did not participate. This is the only instance of a winning country not competing the following year. The country's best results in the 1980s were second-place finishes for " Hora " by Avi Toledano in 1982 and " Hi " by Ofra Haza in 1983 . Former winner Izhar Cohen returned to place fifth with " Olé, Olé " in 1985 , before " Kan " by Duo Datz finished third in 1991 . Israel achieved its third victory in 1998 , with " Diva " by Dana International . " Happy Birthday " by Eden then finished fifth in 1999 . To date, Israel has the record for most participations and most wins in the contest without ever coming last, but it has placed second to last in the final three times, in 1986 , 1993 , and 2006 , and got nul points from the juries in 2019. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In 2005 , " HaSheket SheNish'ar " by Shiri Maimon gave the country its tenth top five result, finishing fourth. Having failed to qualify for the final for four consecutive years (2011–14), Israel reached the final in 2015 with " Golden Boy " by Nadav Guedj ultimately finishing ninth, and the country has participated in the final every year since, with the exception of 2022 . Israel won the contest for a fourth time in 2018 , with " Toy " by Netta .