Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Broadcaster:Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country:Israel
Preselection:Kdam Eurovision 1992
Preselection Date:28 March 1992
Entrant:Dafna Dekel
Song:Hebrew: Ze Rak Sport|i=no
Final Result:6th, 85 points

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Hebrew: Ze Rak Sport|i=no", composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Ehud Manor, and performed by Dafna Dekel. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1992.[1]

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1992

This Israeli broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, to be held in Malmö, Sweden. IBA held the national final on 28 March 1992 at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Ronnie Yoval and Noam Aviram. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries.

The winner was Dafna Dekel with the song "Hebrew: Ze Rak Sport|i=no", composed by Kobi Oshrat with lyrics by Ehud Manor.[2]

Kdam Eurovision 1992 – 28 March 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Leah Lupatin"Hayu Li Chalomot"355
2Uri Fineman"Ha'or"337
3Avi Dor"Tweedledidi Tweedledidam"2010
4Zehava Ben"Daf Chadash"312
5Ronen Bahunker"Yerushalem"593
6Anat Atzmon"Hatikva"602
7Dafna Dekel"Ze Rak Sport"611
8Itzik Ben-Ari"Nagni Harmonica"1511
9Yaron Chadad"Zodiak"219
10Irit Anavi"Hashed Hakatan Sheli"355
11Shalva Berti"Mayim"364
12Eddie Grimberg"Tel-Aviv Shota Le'chaim"288
+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongTotal
1"Hayu li chalomot" 2 5 7 6 123 35
2"Ha'or 7 4 6 7 6 1 2 33
3"Tweedledidi tweedledidam" 5 6 3 6 20
4"Daf chadash" 1 2 3
5"Yerushalem" 127 10 127 4 7 59
6"Hatikva" 3 125 10 1210 8 60
7"Ze rak sport" 10 8 125 8 8 10 61
8"Nagni harmonica" 4 1 2 4 4 15
9"Zodiak" 1 3 4 2 5 2 4 21
10"Hashed hakatan sheli" 6 10 1 3 3 7 5 35
11"Mayim" 8 3 8 10 6 1 36
12"Tel-Aviv shota le'chaim" 2 8 1 5 1228

Spokespersons

At Eurovision

Dekel performed 3rd on the night of the final, following and preceding . She received 85 points, placing 6th in a field of 23.[3] Israel was one of the two countries that didn't award points to the eventual winner Ireland, with the other one being France.

Voting

+ Points awarded to Israel[4]
ScoreCountry
12 points Yugoslavia
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
+ Points awarded by Israel
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points Yugoslavia
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL 1992 . 2024-10-11 . natfinals.50webs.com.
  2. Web site: Dafna Dekel . 2024-10-11 . Eurovision Universe . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418073843/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final . 18 April 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418080001/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/israel . 18 April 2021 . live.