Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982


Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Hora", composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Toledano himself. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority, selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1982.
At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the with the song "Karnaval".

Before Eurovision

1982

The Israel Broadcasting Authority final to select their entry was held on 3 March 1982 in the Jerusalem Theater in Jerusalem, and was hosted by Daniel Pe'er. 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 for their top ten songs.
The winning entry was "Hora", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by Yoram Taharlev.
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Yardena Arazi"Musica nisheret" 672
2Izhar Cohen"El ha'or" 317
3Svika Pick"Romantica" 366
4The Brothers & the Sisters"Romeo veYulia" 385
5Sassi Keshet & Psagot"Himalaya" 464
6Kesem"Boomerang" 1111
7Avi Toledano"Hora" 721
8Sexta"Ken velav" 412
9Yoav Shemer"Mangina la'olam" 148
10Yigal Bashan"Ze harega" 139
11Haim Zadok"Kor'im la ahava" 139
12Isolir Band"Melody" 613

At Eurovision

On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following and preceding the. 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 's winner Nicole. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. IBA appointed Yitzhak Shim'oni as its spokesperson to announce the result of the Israeli vote in the final.

Voting

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