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Israel was represented at the qualifying round for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Shalom Olam" (שלום עולם), written by Eyal Madan and Doran Vitenberg, and performed by Galit Bell. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through Kdam Eurovision 1996. The entry failed to make it through the pre-selection round.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | |||
| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 1996 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 February 1996 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Galit Bell | |||
| Selected song | "Shalom Olam" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Failed to qualify (28th) | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editKdam Eurovision 1996
editThe Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the national final on 29 February 1996 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Ron Leventhal and Tal Man. Twelve entries competed and the winner, "Shalom Olam" performed by Galit Bell, was selected by the votes of seven regional juries.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galit Bell | "Shalom Olam" | Eyal Madan, Doran Vitenberg | 70 | 1 |
| 2 | Orit Sharabi | "Al Chomotaich" | Shlomo Perry | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Alon Jan and Izhar Cohen | "Alpa'im" | Ehud Manor, Izhar Cohen | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Navi Shalom | "Im Ta'aminu" | Nissan Fridman, Amos Barzel | 38 | 5 |
| 5 | Ilana Avital | "Laisse-moi t'aime" | Yoav Ginay, Ilana Avital | 30 | 7 |
| 6 | Doron Mazar | "At Ahavati" | Dudu Barak, Doron Mazar, Gavri Mazor | 56 | 2 |
| 7 | Off Simches | "Oi Oi Oi" | Yishai Lapidot | 37 | 6 |
| 8 | Doron Oren | "Me'abed Tzura" | Ron Rosenfeld | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Samir Shukri and Ayelet Tasa | "Tnu Yad" | Nurit Bat-Shahar Tzafrir, Yoni Roeh | 47 | 3 |
| 10 | Yuji Gabai | "Ta'rimu Ta Rating" | Nurit Bat-Shahar Tzafrir, Yuji Gabai | 27 | 8 |
| 11 | Keti El-Hai | "Imma Imma Em" | Dudu Barak, Yoni Roeh | 19 | 9 |
| 12 | Tamir Tzaidi | "Eize Min Olam" | Sigal Lavi, Noa Gino | 47 | 3 |
| Draw | Song | Ma'alot-Tarshiha
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Nazareth
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Glil Yam
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Be'er Sheva
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Haifa
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Jerusalem
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Tel Aviv
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shalom Olam" | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 70 |
| 2 | "Al Chomotaich" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | "Alpa'im" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 4 | "Im Ta'aminu" | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 38 | |
| 5 | "Laisse-moi t'aime" | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | "At Ahavati" | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 56 |
| 7 | "Oi Oi Oi" | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37 | |
| 8 | "Me'abed Tzura" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 9 | "Tnu Yad" | 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 47 |
| 10 | "Ta'rimu Ta Rating" | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 27 | |
| 11 | "Imma Imma Em" | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 12 | "Eize Min Olam" | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
At Eurovision
editIn 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round (from which hosts Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest.[2] After the voting, "Shalom Olam" had received 12 points, placing 28th and bringing Israel's participation in 1996 to a premature end.[3]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL 1996".
- ^ "Oslo 1996 - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
- ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
- ^ a b "The 1996 preselection - the full scoresheets". ESCNation.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.