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 Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The contest was held at the IBA TV Studios in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, hosted by

Aki Avni Yitzhak "Aki" Avni ( he, אקי אבני; born ), is an Israeli actor, entertainer and television host. He appeared in the movie '' Free Zone'' with Natalie Portman. He also played the character Mohsen in the second season of the television series ...

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.

At Eurovision

Liora performed 21st on the night of the final, following

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

and preceding

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

. She received 81 points, placing 8th in a field of 23.

Voting

References

External links

Israeli National Final 1995
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1995

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...