Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Ze Rak Sport" (זה רק ספורט), composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Ehud Manor, and performed by Dafna Dekel. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1992.[1]
| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | |||
| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 1992 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 March 1992 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Dafna Dekel | |||
| Selected song | "Ze Rak Sport" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 85 points | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editKdam Eurovision 1992
editThis Israeli broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, to be held in Malmö, Sweden. IBA held the national final on 28 March 1992 at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Ronnie Yoval and Noam Aviram. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries.[1]
The winner was Dafna Dekel with the song "Ze Rak Sport", composed by Kobi Oshrat with lyrics by Ehud Manor.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leah Lupatin | "Hayu Li Chalomot" | 35 | 5 |
| 2 | Uri Fineman | "Ha'or" | 33 | 7 |
| 3 | Avi Dor | "Tweedledidi Tweedledidam" | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Zehava Ben | "Daf Chadash" | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Ronen Bahunker | "Yerushalem" | 59 | 3 |
| 6 | Anat Atzmon | "Hatikva" | 60 | 2 |
| 7 | Dafna Dekel | "Ze Rak Sport" | 61 | 1 |
| 8 | Itzik Ben-Ari | "Nagni Harmonica" | 15 | 11 |
| 9 | Yaron Chadad | "Zodiak" | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | Irit Anavi | "Hashed Hakatan Sheli" | 35 | 5 |
| 11 | Shalva Berti | "Mayim" | 36 | 4 |
| 12 | Eddie Grimberg | "Tel-Aviv Shota Le'chaim" | 28 | 8 |
| Draw | Song | Ma'ale Adumim
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IDF
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Ramat Gan
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Kiryat Malakhi
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Jerusalem
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Kfar Ruppin
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Tel Aviv
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hayu li chalomot" | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 35 | |
| 2 | "Ha'or | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 3 | "Tweedledidi tweedledidam" | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 4 | "Daf chadash" | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 5 | "Yerushalem" | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 | "Hatikva" | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 60 |
| 7 | "Ze rak sport" | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 61 |
| 8 | "Nagni harmonica" | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 9 | "Zodiak" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | "Hashed hakatan sheli" | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 11 | "Mayim" | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | |
| 12 | "Tel-Aviv shota le'chaim" | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
Spokespersons
edit- Ma'ale Adumim -
- IDF - Dan Ofry
- Ramat Gan - Alon Ben David
- Kiryat Malakhi - Shlomi Eldar
- Jerusalem - Amir Chay
- Kfar Ruppin - Amnon Peer
- Tel-Aviv - Dani Lewinstein
At Eurovision
editDekel performed 3rd on the night of the final, following Belgium and preceding Turkey. She received 85 points, placing 6th in a field of 23.[3] Israel was one of the two countries that didn't award points to the eventual winner Ireland, with the other one being France.
Voting
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References
edit- ^ a b "ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL 1992". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Dafna Dekel". Eurovision Universe. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.