Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

participated in the

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, which took place in

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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

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(IBA) final to select their entry was held on 3 March 1982 in the

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, and was hosted by

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. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner. 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

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Spokespersons

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- Dani Lewinstein *

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- Rafi Ginat *

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- Haim Hecht *

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- Benny Uri

At Eurovision

On the night of the final at the

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, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following

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and preceding

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. 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

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. 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

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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