Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 2005
Selection date(s)	2 March 2005
Selected entrant	Shiri Maimon
Selected song	"HaSheket SheNish'ar"
Selected songwriter(s)	Pini Aharonbayev; Eyal Shahar; Ben Green;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	7th, 158 points
Final result	4th, 154 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

Israel was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Shiri Maimon and the song "HaSheket SheNish'ar". The song was written by Pini Aaronbayev and Eyal Shachar and composed by Pini Aaronbayev

Before Eurovision[]

Kdam Eurovision 2005[]

The Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was selected through Kdam Eurovision 2005, the national final format organised by IBA. The show took place on 2 March 2005 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Moran Atias and Didi Harrari and broadcast on Channel 1 as well as online via iba.org.il/eurovil.

Competing artists[]

IBA invited fourteen artists to participate in the competition. The competing acts were announced on 26 January 2005, while the competing songs were presented during a radio programme on Reshet Gimmel on 15 February 2005.^[1]^[2]

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)
Gaya	"Ode-le-ya" (אודה-ל-יה)	Gili Liber, Ami Reiss
Merav Siman-Tov	"Hamon" (המון)	Merav Siman-Tov
Michal Amdursky	"Targish oti" (תרגיש אותי)	Michal Amdursky, Noya Symantov
Mira Awad	"Zman" (זמן)	Ehud Manor, Mira Awad
Momi Levi	"Yesh li et halayla" (יש לי את הלילה)	Nir Mamon, Momi Levi
Rinat Bar	"Kmo chalom" (כמו חלום)	Ilan Leibovich, Chamutal Ben Ze'ev
Rinat Gabay	"Jerusalem"	Ehud Manor, Rinat Gabay
Samir Shukri and Efrat Cohen	"Be'ahava gdola" (באהבה גדולה)	Zohar Laskov
Sharona and Daniella Pick	"Hello, Hello"	Sharona Pick, Mirit Shem-Or
Shiri Maimon	"Hasheket shenish'ar" (השקט שנשאר)	Pini Aaronbayev, Eyal Shachar
Svika Pick and Company	"Or yare'ach" (אור ירח)	Mirit Shem-Or, Svika Pick
The Elayev Family	"Esperansa"	Doron Davidsko, Eli Nissman
Yossi Azulai	"Don't Worry Baby"	Yossi Azulai
Zehava Ben	"Peace and Love"	Yoram Tzadok, Reuven Pinto

Final[]

The final took place on 2 March 2005. Fourteen entries competed and the winner, "HaSheket SheNish'ar" performed by Shiri Maimon, was selected by a 50/50 combination of the votes from five regional juries and telephone votes from the public divided into five regions.

Final – 2 March 2005
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Samir Shukri and Efrat Cohen	"Be'ahava gdola"	0	26	26	9
2	Zehava Ben	"Peace and Love"	12	36	48	5
3	Michal Amdursky	"Targish oti"	16	23	39	8
4	Momi Levi	"Yesh li et halayla"	20	3	23	10
5	Merav Siman-Tov	"Hamon"	8	2	10	13
6	Gaya	"Ode-le-ya"	12	3	15	11
7	Shiri Maimon	"Hasheket shenish'ar"	58	58	116	1
8	Rinat Gabay	"Jerusalem"	39	23	62	4
9	Yossi Azulai	"Don't Worry Baby"	33	37	70	2
10	Mira Awad	"Zman"	5	0	5	14
11	The Elayev Family	"Esperansa"	16	29	45	6
12	Sharona and Daniella Pick	"Hello, Hello"	12	3	15	11
13	Svika Pick and Company	"Or yare'ach"	26	40	66	3
14	Rinat Bar	"Kmo chalom"	33	7	40	7

Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Kiryat Shmona	Haifa	Tel Aviv	Be'er Sheva	Jerusalem	Total
1	"Be'ahava gdola"						0
2	"Peace and Love"			2	2	8	12
3	"Targish oti"		5		6	5	16
4	"Yesh li et halayla"	4	4	7	5		20
5	"Hamon"			1	4	3	8
6	"Ode-le-ya"	3	2	4	3		12
7	"Hasheket shenish'ar"	10	12	12	12	12	58
8	"Jerusalem"	12	10	5	10	2	39
9	"Don't Worry Baby"	8	6	8	7	4	33
10	"Zman"	2		3			5
11	"Esperansa"	7	3			6	16
12	"Hello, hello"	1	1			10	12
13	"Or yare'ach"	6	8	10	1	1	26
14	"Kmo chalom"	5	7	6	8	7	33

Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw	Song	Haifa and Northern Districts	Tel Aviv and Central Districts	Sharon	Lowland and Southern Districts	Jerusalem District	Total
1	"Be'ahava gdola"	10	4	4	3	5	26
2	"Peace and Love"	5	7	10	10	4	36
3	"Targish oti"	7	5	6	4	1	23
4	"Yesh li et halayla"					3	3
5	"Hamon"					2	2
6	"Ode-le-ya"	3					3
7	"Hasheket shenish'ar"	12	12	12	12	10	58
8	"Jerusalem"	4	3	3	7	6	23
9	"Don't Worry Baby"	6	6	5	8	12	37
10	"Zman"						0
11	"Esperansa"	2	8	7	5	7	29
12	"Hello, hello"		1	1	1		3
13	"Or yare'ach"	8	10	8	6	8	40
14	"Kmo chalom"	1	2	2	2		7

At Eurovision[]

Because Israel failed to qualify in 2004 Shiri had to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. The song was presented in English and Hebrew at Eurovision. In the semi-final Shiri performed 7th, following Monaco and preceding Belarus, and qualified for the final, placing 7th with 158 points.^[3] In the final she performed 11th following Spain and preceding Serbia and Montenegro, and finished in 4th place with 154 points.^[4]

The spokesperson who revealed Israel's votes for other countries was journalist Dana Herman.^[5]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Israel[]

Points awarded to Israel (Semi-final)^[6]
Score	Country
12 points	Andorra Belarus Monaco
10 points	Netherlands
8 points	France Romania Russia
7 points	Albania Ireland
6 points	Malta Portugal Turkey United Kingdom
5 points	Hungary Moldova Ukraine
4 points	Bulgaria Denmark Poland Spain
3 points	Belgium Cyprus Germany Serbia and Montenegro Switzerland
2 points	Lithuania
1 point	Finland Macedonia

Points awarded to Israel (Final)^[7]
Score	Country
12 points	Monaco
10 points	France
8 points	Andorra Belarus Hungary Malta Russia
7 points	Netherlands Romania Ukraine United Kingdom
6 points	Belgium Ireland Moldova Spain
5 points	Denmark Finland Germany Norway Portugal
4 points
3 points	Albania Lithuania Turkey
2 points	Latvia
1 point	Austria Estonia Sweden Switzerland

Points awarded by Israel[]

Points awarded by Israel (Semi-final)^[6]
Score	Country
12 points	Romania
10 points	Moldova
8 points	Hungary
7 points	Norway
6 points	Latvia
5 points	Netherlands
4 points	Iceland
3 points	Switzerland
2 points	Belarus
1 point	Slovenia

Points awarded by Israel (Final)^[7]
Score	Country
12 points	Romania
10 points	Malta
8 points	Hungary
7 points	Greece
6 points	Latvia
5 points	France
4 points	Moldova
3 points	Denmark
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Norway

References[]

^ "Israel: finalists Kdam 2005 announced". Esctoday. 26 December 2004.
^ Barak, Itamar (13 February 2005). "Kdam-Eurovision official website launched". Esctoday.
^ "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ "Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[1] "Israel: finalists Kdam 2005 announced". Esctoday. 26 December 2004.

[2] Barak, Itamar (13 February 2005). "Kdam-Eurovision official website launched". Esctoday.

[3] "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[4] "Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[5] Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.

[2005semi-6] "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[2005final-7] "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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