Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 explained

Year:1995
Country:Israel
Preselection:Kdam Eurovision 1995
Preselection Date:9 March 1995
Entrant:Liora
Song:Amen
Final Result:8th, 81 points
Prev:1993

Israel entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Amen" by Liora after she won the Israeli national final.

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1995

This Israeli broadcaster, IBA, held a national final to select the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, held in Dublin, Ireland. The contest was held at the IBA TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Aki Avni and Michaela Berko. 13 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries. The spokesperson for Haifa's jury, Ofer Nachshon, would later go on to present Israel's votes at Eurovision between 2009 and 2017.

The winner was Liora (Liora Fadlon Simon) with the song "Amen", composed by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev.[1]

Final – 9 March 1995
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Eli Luzon"Mal'ahi hakatan"464
2Tali Koren"Kmo Brigitte"611
3Limor Azaria-Tvito"Kesef"413
4Lea Lupatin and Ofer Levi"Ha'aretz hamuvtachat"533
5Si Heiman"Batelevizya halaila"455
6Dana International"Laila tov Eropa"672
7Haya Samir"El hage'ula"316
8Ya'akov Nave"Nashkini na"512
9Yulia"Tfila"208
10Bnot Ya'akov"Ahavat David"277
11Liora"Amen"821
12Shalva Berti"Halevai alecha ve'alai"139
13Avi Eylot"Rachok mehabayit"710
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongHod
HaSharon
ShlomiTel AvivHaifaArielJerusalemPalmachimTotal
1"Mal'ahi hakatan" 5 78 56 8746
2"Kmo Brigitte" 1 3 1 1 6
3"Kesef" 1 3 4
4"Ha'aretz hamuvtachat" 7 10 5 8 8 7 8 53
5"Batelevizya halaila" 85 661064 45
6"Laila tov Eropa" 12810 10 710 10 67
7"El hage'ula" 2 2 77 5 2 6 31
8"Nashkini na" 3 2 5
9"Tfila" 3 4 1 4 2 4 2 20
10"Ahavat David" 46 4 2 3 5 3 27
11"Amen"10 12121212121282
12"Halevai alecha ve'alai" 1 3 4 513
13"Rachok mehabayit" 6 1 7

At Eurovision

Liora performed 21st on the night of the final, following Slovenia and preceding Malta. She received 81 points, placing 8th in a field of 23.[2]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL 1995.
  2. Web site: Final of Dublin 1995 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417063512/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1995 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417083701/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995/final/results/israel . 17 April 2021 . live.