Israel was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by

Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon (or Maymon, he, שירי מימון ; born ) is an Israeli pop/ R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show ''Kokhav Nolad''. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, wh ...

and the song "HaSheket SheNish'ar". The song was written by Pini Aaronbayev and Eyal Shachar and composed by Pini Aaronbayev.

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 2005

The Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was selected through ''Kdam Eurovision 2005'', the national final format organised by IBA. The show took place on 2 March 2005 at the Neve Ilan 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

Moran Atias Moran Atias ( he, מורן אטיאס; born 9 April 1981) is an Israeli actress and model. She gained fame in the Italian films ''Gas'', '' Oggi sposi'', and '' Mother of Tears''. She is best known for her work with Paul Haggis in the 2008 TV ...

and Didi Harrari and broadcast on Channel 1 as well as online via ''iba.org.il/eurovil''.

Competing artists

IBA invited fourteen artists to participate in the competition. The competing acts were announced on 26 January 2005, while the competing songs were presented during a radio programme on Reshet Gimmel on 15 February 2005.

Final

The final took place on 2 March 2005. Fourteen entries competed and the winner, "HaSheket SheNish'ar" performed by

, was selected by a 50/50 combination of the votes from five regional juries and telephone votes from the public divided into five regions.

At Eurovision

Because Israel failed to qualify in 2004 Shiri had to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. The song was presented in English and Hebrew at Eurovision. In the semi-final Shiri performed 7th, following

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and preceding

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, and qualified for the final, placing 7th with 158 points. In the final she performed 11th following

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and preceding

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, and finished in 4th place with 154 points. The spokesperson who revealed Israel's votes for other countries was journalist Dana Herman.

Voting

Points awarded to Israel

Points awarded by Israel

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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