Israel was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in
Bergen,
Norway.
Before Eurovision
Kdam Eurovision 1986
The Israeli national final to select their entry was held on 27 March at the
Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts in
Jerusalem, and was hosted by
Daniel Pe'er and
Rivka Michaeli. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner.
The winning entry was "Yavo Yom" performed by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel and composed by Yoram Zadok, with lyrics written by Giladi.
Spokespersons
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Tel Aviv - Dani Lewinstein
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Eilat
Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...
- Aviva Metz
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Jerusalem -
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Golan Heights - Yaakov Belsenbaum
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Haifa - Amnon Peer
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Herzliya -
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Or Akiva - Benny Uri
At Eurovision
Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following
Switzerland
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and preceding
Ireland. At the close of the voting it had received 7 points, placing 19th in a field of 20 competing countries.
Up to that point, it was the worst-ranking song Israel had sent to the Contest, and it would remain so until 1993.
Voting
References
External links
Israeli National Final 1986
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1986
1986
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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 ...