Israel was represented at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "", composed by
Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by
Izhar Cohen. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the
Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1985. Cohen had previously represented , winning the contest with the song "
A-Ba-Ni-Bi
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (; bet-language language game for the word ''aní'', meaning "I" in Hebrew) is a song recorded by Israeli group Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, with music composed by Nurit Hirsh and Hebrew lyrics written by Ehud Manor. It in ...
" along with
Alphabeta.
Before Eurovision
Kdam Eurovision 1985
The
Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the 1985 final on 28 March 1985 at the in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
, hosted by Dalia Mazor and Nathan Datner. 14 songs took part and the winner was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Cohen performed 11th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting, "Olé, Olé" had received 93 points, placing Israel 5th of the 19 entries.
The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to .
Voting
References
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1985
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
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