Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
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Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Amen", composed by Moshe Datz, with lyrics by Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev, and performed by Liora.[1] The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1995.[2]
Israel| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | |||
| Country | Israel | |||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 1995 | |||
| Selection date | 9 March 1995 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Amen" | |||
| Artist | Liora | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 81 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Kdam Eurovision 1995
This Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, to be held in Dublin, Ireland. The broadcaster held the national final at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Aki Avni and Michaela Berko. 13 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries.[2] The spokesperson for Haifa's jury, Ofer Nachshon, would later go on to present Israel's votes at Eurovision between 2009 and 2017.[3]
The winner was Liora with the song "Amen", composed by Moshe Datz and Hamutal Ben-Ze'ev.[4]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Luzon | "Mal'ahi hakatan" | 46 | 4 |
| 2 | Tali Koren | "Kmo Brigitte" | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Limor Azaria-Tvito | "Kesef" | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Lea Lupatin and Ofer Levi | "Ha'aretz hamuvtachat" | 53 | 3 |
| 5 | Si Heiman | "Batelevizya halaila" | 45 | 5 |
| 6 | Dana International | "Laila tov Eropa" | 67 | 2 |
| 7 | Haya Samir | "El hage'ula" | 31 | 6 |
| 8 | Ya'akov Nave | "Nashkini na" | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | Yulia | "Tfila" | 20 | 8 |
| 10 | Bnot Ya'akov | "Ahavat David" | 27 | 7 |
| 11 | Liora | "Amen" | 82 | 1 |
| 12 | Shalva Berti | "Halevai alecha ve'alai" | 13 | 9 |
| 13 | Avi Eylot | "Rachok mehabayit" | 7 | 10 |
| R/O | Song | Hod HaSharon |
Shlomi |
Tel Aviv |
Haifa |
Ariel |
Jerusalem |
Palmachim |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mal'ahi hakatan" | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
| 2 | "Kmo Brigitte" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 3 | "Kesef" | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 4 | "Ha'aretz hamuvtachat" | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 53 |
| 5 | "Batelevizya halaila" | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 45 |
| 6 | "Laila tov Eropa" | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 67 |
| 7 | "El hage'ula" | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | "Nashkini na" | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 9 | "Tfila" | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | "Ahavat David" | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | "Amen" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 82 |
| 12 | "Halevai alecha ve'alai" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 13 | "Rachok mehabayit" | 6 | 1 | 7 |
At Eurovision
Liora performed 21st on the night of the final, following Slovenia and preceding Malta. She received 81 points, placing 8th in a field of 23.[5]
Voting
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