Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

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Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)14 February 1998
Selected entrantDana International
Selected song"Diva"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Svika Pick
  • Yoav Ginai
Finals performance
Final result1st, 172 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
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For the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, Israel was represented by Dana International with the song "Diva".

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

15 songs were submitted by the public, which were subsequently evaluated by a special committee that selected the entry on 23 November 1997.[1] On 14 February 1998, IBA announced that Dana International was selected as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Diva". Among entries considered by the selection committee, "Shir Tikva" performed by Arkadi Duchin and Halimonim was highly considered before Dana International was ultimately selected.[2]

Internal selection - First Round[3]
Artist(s) Song
Arkadi Duchin and Halimonim "Shir Tikva"
Dana International "Diva"
Hi-Five Unknown
Josefa Barocha Frindlach "Malach"
Ufira Yosefi Unknown
Internal selection - Second Round[4]
Artist(s) Song Points
Arkadi Duchin and Halimonim "Shir Tikva" Unknown
Dana International "Diva" 78

At Eurovision[]

In the contest, it received 172 points and finished in first place.[5][6]

Voting[]

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest[]

Main article: Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

"Diva" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs selected by fans to participate in the Congratulations 50th anniversary show in 2005. It was both the only entry from the '90s and the only Israeli entry to appear in the main competition. The song was drawn to perform third, following "What's Another Year?" by Johnny Logan and preceding "Eres tú" by Mocedades. Like the other acts that night, "Diva" was represented by dancers performing alongside footage of Dana International's original performance from 1998, with Dana herself appearing to lip-sync to the ending of the song and introduce the next act. She would appear later in the show to perform an English version of Baccara's "Parlez-vous français?" during a medley of Eurovision favorites.

At the end of the first round, "Diva" was not among the five songs proceeding to the final round. It was later revealed that "Diva" finished thirteenth with 39 points. It received a sole 12 points from Israel themselves, who (unlike in standard Eurovision editions) were allowed to vote for their own entry.[8]

Voting[]

Points awarded to "Diva" (Round 1)[8]
Score Country
12 points  Israel
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Russia
5 points
4 points  Ukraine
3 points
2 points
1 point

References[]

  1. ^ "Israel 1998". Archived from the original on 5 April 2006.
  2. ^ "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.
  3. ^ "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.
  4. ^ "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.
  5. ^ "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.
  7. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Congratulations: Results from the voting (Round 1)" (PDF). Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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