Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1986
Israel was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 1986 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 March 1986 | |||
| Selected entrant | Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel | |||
| Selected song | "Yavo Yom" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 7 points | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Kdam Eurovision 1986
The Israeli national final to select their entry was held on 27 March at the Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts in Jerusalem, and was hosted by Daniel Pe'er and Rivka Michaeli. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner.
The winning entry was "Yavo Yom" performed by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel and composed by Yoram Zadok, with lyrics written by Giladi.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yehuda Tamir | "Na'ara" (נערה) | 43 | 4 |
| 2 | Shlishiyat Adama | "La ve'li" (לה ולי) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Miri Aloni | "Kmo ha'emuna" (כמו האמונה) | 26 | 8 |
| 4 | Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel | "Yavo Yom" (יבוא יום) | 66 | 1 |
| 5 | Boaz Sharabi | "Halevai" (הלוואי) | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Doron Mazar | "Nagni li balalaika" (נגני לי בללייקה) | 56 | 2 |
| 7 | Rita | "Shvil ha'bricha" (שביל הבריחה) | 43 | 4 |
| 8 | Shula Chen | "Gitara" (גיטרה) | 17 | 10 |
| 9 | Arba Lev Adom | "Yesh" (יש) | 24 | 9 |
| 10 | Isolir Band | "Kafe o te" (קפה או תה) | 40 | 6 |
| 11 | Svika Pick | "Layla layla" (לילה לילה) | 27 | 7 |
| 12 | Haim Moshe | "Le'chaim" (לחיים) | 46 | 3 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Tel Aviv |
Eilat |
Jerusalem |
Golan Heights |
Haifa |
Herzliya |
Or Akiva |
Total score |
| 1 | "Na'ara" | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 43 |
| 2 | "La ve'li" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | ||
| 3 | "Kmo ha'emuna" | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | |
| 4 | "Yavo Yom" | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 66 |
| 5 | "Halevai" | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | "Nagni li balalaika" | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 56 |
| 7 | "Shvil ha'bricha" | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | "Gitara" | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| 9 | "Yesh" | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | "Kafe o te" | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | "Layla layla" | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 27 | |
| 12 | "Le'chaim" | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 46 |
Spokespersons
Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following Switzerland and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting it had received 7 points, placing 19th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] Up to that point, it was the worst-ranking song Israel had sent to the Contest, and it would remain so until 1993.
Voting
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- "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.