🇮🇱 Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
First participation: Luxembourg 🇱🇺, 1973
Number of participations: 46
Highest placement: 1st
Paris 🇫🇷, 1978
Jerusalem 🇮🇱, 1979
Birmingham 🇬🇧, 1998
Lisbon 🇵🇹, 2018
Hosting the contest:
Jerusalem 🇮🇱, 1979
Jerusalem 🇮🇱, 1999
Tel Aviv 🇮🇱, 2019
Israel first participated in the Eurovision contest in 1973 and has since participated 46 times (39 of which were in the final). Israel has won the competition four times to date. Its first victory occurred in 1978 when Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta performed the song “A-Ba-Ni-Bi” on the ground of Paris. In 2018, Israel won for the last time with the song “Toy” performed by Netta Barzilai.
The number of victories for Israel in the contest is an impressive achievement. Only six countries have won more times than Israel: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Luxembourg—each with five wins, Sweden and Ireland with seven wins. Additionally, Israel is one of the few countries in the contest, along with Switzerland, Spain, Luxembourg, and Ireland, that has won a contest held on its own territory.
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Participation overview:
| Year | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points | Listen |
| 1973 | Ilanit | Ey Sham | 4 | 97 | – | – |
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| 1974 | Poogy | Natati La Khaiai | 7 | 11 | – | – |
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| 1975 | Shlomo Artzi | At Ve’Ani | 11 | 40 | – | – |
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| 1976 | Chocolate, Menta, Mastik | Emor Shalom | 6 | 77 | – | – |
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| 1977 | Ilanit | Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim | 11 | 49 | – | – |
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| 1978 | Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta | A-Ba-Ni-Bi | 1 | 157 | – | – |
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| 1979 | Milk and Honey | Hallelujah | 1 | 125 | – | – |
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| 1980 | Israel did not participate | ||||||
| 1981 | Hakol Over Habibi | Halayla | 7 | 56 | – | – |
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| 1982 | Avi Toledano | Hora | 2 | 100 | – | – |
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| 1983 | Ofra Haza | Hi | 2 | 136 | – | – |
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| 1984 | Israel did not participate | ||||||
| 1985 | Izhar Cohen | Olé, Olé | 5 | 93 | – | – |
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| 1986 | Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel | Yavo Yom | 19 | 7 | – | – |
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| 1987 | Datner and Kushnir | Shir Habatlanim | 8 | 73 | – | – |
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| 1988 | Yardena Arazi | Ben Adam | 7 | 85 | – | – |
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| 1989 | Gili and Galit | Derekh Hamelekh | 12 | 50 | – | – |
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| 1990 | Rita | Shara Barkhovot | 18 | 16 | – | – |
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| 1991 | Duo Datz | Kan | 3 | 139 | – | – |
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| 1992 | Dafna | Ze Rak Sport | 6 | 85 | – | – |
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| 1993 | Lehakat Shiru | Shiru | 24 | 4 | – | – |
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| 1994 | Israel did not participate | ||||||
| 1995 | Liora | Amen | 8 | 81 | – | – |
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| 1996 | Galit Bell | Shalom Olam | – | – | 28 | 12 |
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| 1997 | Israel did not participate | ||||||
| 1998 | Dana International | Diva | 1 | 172 | – | – |
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| 1999 | Eden | Happy Birthday | 5 | 93 | – | – |
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| 2000 | PingPong | Sameach | 22 | 7 | – | – |
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| 2001 | Tal Sondak | Ein Davar | 16 | 25 | – | – |
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| 2002 | Sarit Hadad | Light a Candle | 12 | 37 | – | – |
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| 2003 | Lior Narkis | Words for Love | 19 | 17 | – | – |
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| 2004 | David D’Or | Leha’amin | – | – | 11 | 57 |
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| 2005 | Shiri Maimon | HaSheket SheNish’ar | 4 | 154 | 7 | 158 |  |
| 2006 | Eddie Butler | Together We Are One | 23 | 4 | – | – | |
| 2007 | Teapacks | Push the Button | – | – | 24 | 17 | |
| 2008 | Boaz | The Fire in Your Eyes | 9 | 124 | 5 | 104 | |
| 2009 | Noa and Mira Awad | There Must Be Another Way | 16 | 53 | 7 | 75 | |
| 2010 | Harel Skaat | Milim | 14 | 71 | 8 | 71 | |
| 2011 | Dana International | Ding Dong | – | – | 15 | 38 | |
| 2012 | Izabo | Time | – | – | 13 | 33 | |
| 2013 | Moran Mazor | Rak Bishvilo | – | – | 14 | 40 | |
| 2014 | Mei Finegold | Same Heart | – | – | 14 | 19 | |
| 2015 | Nadav Guedj | Golden Boy | 9 | 97 | 3 | 151 | |
| 2016 | Hovi Star | Made of Stars | 14 | 135 | 7 | 147 | |
| 2017 | Imri | I Feel Alive | 23 | 39 | 3 | 207 | |
| 2018 | Netta | Toy | 1 | 529 | 1 | 283 | |
| 2019 | Kobi Marimi | Home | 23 | 35 | – | – | |
| 2020 | Eden Alene | Feker Libi | Contest cancelled | | |||
| 2021 | Eden Alene | Set Me Free | 17 | 93 | 5 | 192 | |
| 2022 | Michael Ben David | I.M | – | – | 13 | 61 | |
| 2023 | Noa Kirel | Unicorn | 3 | 362 | 3 | 127 | |
| 2024 | Eden Golan | Hurricane | 5 | 375 | 1 | 194 | |
