Show twenty-five of Israel’s Eurovision selection show has just aired, with eight artists taking to the stage.
Eight of the remaining eleven artists performed at HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion 2019 tonight, as they went head to head in duels chosen by themselves. Each jury member gave the artists either 8 or 0 points, with the audience deciding the remainder of the points. As the maximum amount of points could be 100, the results were worked out as percentages.
The results are as follows:
- Avraham de Carvalho – 88%
- Shalva Band – 76%
- Daniel Barzilai – 73%
- Shefita – 69%
- Maya Buskila – 64%
- Daniel Mazuz – 59%
- Ofri Halfon – 55%
- Osher Biton – 47%
The remaining three artists will perform in tomorrow’s show.
Israel debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, and were represented by Ilanit who finished in 4th place with the song “Ey Sham”. Their first victory came in 1978 with Izar Cohen and the Alphabeta. Israel won again the following year with Gali Atari & Milk and Honey. Israel’s third victory came in 1998 when Dana International performed “Diva” in Birmingham, beating Malta to victory in a tense voting sequence. Israel struggled in the contest during the early-2010s, failing to qualify for the final from 2011-2014. However since the HaKokhav HaBa selection process was introduced in 2015 Israel has seen its fortunes turned around. In 2018 Netta won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Toy”, the song has gone on to be the most viewed Eurovision entry of all time on YouTube.
