Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

  • Avi Toledano
  • Yoram Taharlev
Finals performanceFinal result2nd, 100 pointsIsrael in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1981 1982 1983►

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, which took place in Harrogate, United Kingdom on 24 April.

Their entry was Avi Toledano with the song "Hora" after he won the Israeli national final, Kdam Eurovision 1982. At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the Israeli selection process of last year with the song "Karnaval".

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1982

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) final to select their entry was held on 3 March 1982 in the Jerusalem Theater in Jerusalem, and was hosted by Daniel Pe'er. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner.[1] Each place had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs.

The winning entry was "Hora", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by Yoram Taharlev.

Final – 3 April 1982
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Yardena Arazi "Musica nisheret" (מוזיקה נשארת) 67 2
2 Izhar Cohen "El ha'or" (אל האור) 31 7
3 Svika Pick "Romantica" (רומנטיקה) 36 6
4 The Brothers & the Sisters "Romeo veYulia" (רומיאו ויוליה) 38 5
5 Sassi Keshet & Psagot "Himalaya" (הימלאיה) 46 4
6 Kesem "Boomerang" (בומרנג) 11 11
7 Avi Toledano "Hora" (הורה) 72 1
8 Sexta "Ken velav" (כן ולאו) 4 12
9 Yoav Shemer "Mangina la'olam" (מנגינה לעולם) 14 8
10 Yigal Bashan "Ze harega" (זה הרגע) 13 9
11 Haim Zadok "Kor'im la ahava" (קוראים לה אהבה) 13 9
12 Isolir Band "Melody" (מלודי) 61 3
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
Rishon LeZion
Tel Aviv
Kiryat Shmona
Haifa
Ashkelon
Jerusalem
Ashdot Ya'akov
Total score
1 "Musica nisheret" 10 12 10 7 10 6 12 67
2 "El ha'or" 2 4 4 5 5 4 7 31
3 "Romantica" 6 6 5 6 7 6 36
4 "Romeo veYulia" 4 5 6 8 7 3 5 38
5 "Himalaya" 12 7 7 1 6 10 3 46
6 "Boomerang" 5 2 1 4 1 11
7 "Hora" 8 10 8 12 12 12 10 72
8 "Ken velav" 3 1 4
9 "Mangina la'olam" 3 2 3 4 2 14
10 "Ze harega" 3 1 4 3 2 13
11 "Kor'im la ahava" 1 2 1 5 4 13
12 "Melody" 7 8 12 10 8 8 8 61

Spokespersons

At Eurovision

On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Netherlands. At the close of voting, "Hora" had received 100 points, placing Israel in second out of a field of 18 competing countries 61 points behind Germany's winner Nicole.[2] The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. The Israeli spokesperson revealing the result of the Israeli vote in the final was Yitzhak Shim'oni.

Voting

Points awarded to Israel[3]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Netherlands
7 points
6 points  Spain
5 points
4 points
3 points  Yugoslavia
2 points  Cyprus
1 point
Points awarded by Israel[3]
Score Country
12 points  Germany
10 points   Switzerland
8 points  Spain
7 points  Cyprus
6 points  Belgium
5 points  Luxembourg
4 points  Austria
3 points  Ireland
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Portugal

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1982
  2. ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
  • "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim"
  • "Amen"
  • "At Va'Ani"
  • "Ben Adam"
  • "Derekh Hamelekh"
  • "Ding Dong"
  • "Diva"
  • "Ein Davar"
  • "Emor Shalom"
  • "Ey Sham"
  • "Feker Libi"
  • "The Fire in Your Eyes"
  • "Golden Boy"
  • "Halayla"
  • "Hallelujah"
  • "Happy Birthday"
  • "Hasheket Shenish'ar"
  • "Hi"
  • "Home"
  • "Hora"
  • "Hurricane"
  • "I Feel Alive"
  • "I.M"
  • "Kan"
  • "Leha'amin"
  • "Light a Candle"
  • "Made of Stars"
  • "Milim"
  • "Natati La Khayay"
  • "Olé, Olé"
  • "Push the Button"
  • "Rak Bishvilo"
  • "Same Heart"
  • "Sameach"
  • "Set Me Free"
  • "Shalom Olam"
  • "Shara Barkhovot"
  • "Shir Habatlanim"
  • "Shiru"
  • "There Must Be Another Way"
  • "Time"
  • "Together We Are One"
  • "Toy"
  • "Unicorn"
  • "Words for Love"
  • "Yavo Yom"
  • "Ze Rak Sport"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Israel did not compete
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Countries
Final
Disqualified
  • Greece
Artists
Final
Disqualified
Songs
Final
  • "Adieu"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Bem bom"
  • "Ein bißchen Frieden"
  • "Cours après le temps"
  • "Dag efter dag"
  • "Él"
  • "Halo, halo"
  • "Hani?"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hora"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Mono i agapi"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "One Step Further"
  • "Si tu aimes ma musique"
  • "Sonntag"
  • "Video-video"
Disqualified
  • "Sarantapente kopelies"