Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the entry "Home" written by Ohad Shragai and Inbar Weitzman. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/KAN) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions, which organisied the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion ("The Next Star For Eurovision"). On 12 February, Kobi Marimi won the competition and therefore performed the Israeli song in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processArtist: HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion
Song: Internal Selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 12 February 2019
Song: 10 March 2019
Selected entrantKobi Marimi
Selected song"Home"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Ohad Shragai
  • Inbar Weitzman
Finals performance
Final result23rd, 35 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 • 2019 • 2020►

As the host country, Israel automatically qualified to compete in the final.

Background
Main article: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2019 contest, Israel had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-one times since its first entry in 1973.[1] Israel has won the contest on four occasions: in 1978 with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "Hallelujah" performed by Milk and Honey, in 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International, and in 2018 with the song "Toy" performed by Netta Barzilai. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In 2005, Shiri Maimon gave the country its tenth top five result, finishing fourth. Having failed to qualify for the final for four consecutive years (2011–14), Israel reached the final for the first time in five years, with Nadav Guedj finishing ninth in 2015, and the country has participated in the final every year since. Israel's fourth victory came when Netta won the 2018 contest in Lisbon, with the song "Toy".

The Israeli entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv was be selected through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion ("The Next Star for Eurovision"), which was organised by Keshet and Tedy Productions. This was the fifth time that the Israeli entry was selected through a collaboration with Keshet and Tedy Productions.

Before Eurovision

HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion

The singer who would perform the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was selected through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion ("The Next Star for Eurovision"), the original version of the international format Rising Star produced by Tedy Productions and Keshet Media Group. HaKokhav HaBa has been used since 2015 to select the Israeli artist for Eurovision. The shows were hosted by Assi Azar and Rotem Sela and featured a judging panel composed of Asaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Shiri Maimon (2005 Israeli Eurovision entrant), Harel Skaat (2010 Israeli Eurovision entrant) and Static & Ben-El Tavori.

The competition commenced on 24 November 2018 and concluded on 12 February 2019. All shows in the competition were broadcast on Keshet 12 as well as online via mako.co.il.

In addition, three programs were broadcast on KAN to determine the song that would represent Israel in 2019. KAN also held an additional show to select one singer to go through to the final of HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion.[2]

Auditions

The auditions were broadcast between 24 November 2018 and 1 January 2019. 59 of the 105 contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while 9 contestants who did not get enough votes to qualify were saved by the hosts.

Among the contestants were Danielle Mazuz, who previously took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 as a backing vocalist and dancer behind Netta, and Maya Bouskilla who was a candidate to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, 2011 and 2012.

On 2 January 2019 one of the originally advanced contestants, Elkana Marziano announced that he would withdraw from the competition.[3]

Audition 1 – 24 November 2018[4]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Danielle Mazuz "Happy" — — 90% Advanced
2 Ofri Calfon "Le'esof" — — 93% Advanced
3 Yevgeny Morozov "Shnei meshuga'im" — — 53% Eliminated
4 Shachar Adawi "Wikipedia" — — 89% Advanced
5 Hila Leder "Ex's & Oh's" — — 30% Eliminated
6 Nadav Philips "I Have Nothing" — — 82% Advanced
7 Daniel Barzilai "Osher ledaka" — — 88% Advanced
8 Shalva Band "Here Comes the Sun" — — 91% Advanced
Audition 2 – 27 November 2018[5]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Avraham de Carvalho "Issues" — — 89% Advanced
2 Lior Chen "She'eriot me'atzmi" — — 89% Advanced
3 Shir Azulai "Aba" — — 67% Eliminated
4 Tai "River" — — 92% Advanced
5 Alex Kay "Rolling in the Deep" — — 43% Eliminated
6 Shefita "You Oughta Know" 58% Saved
7 Maya Bouskilla "Listen" — — 82% Advanced
Audition 3 – 1 December 2018[6]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Osher Biton "Tel Aviv balaila" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 85% Advanced
2 Liat Eliyahu "She'tisaref ha'ahava" — — 88% Advanced
3 Ruby Bedalov "Don't Stop Me Now" — — 54% Eliminated
4 Shachaf "Born This Way" — — 76% Advanced
5 Klara Sabag "Mangina" — — 81% Advanced
6 Judith Hasin "River" — — 80% Advanced
7 Elad Tavori "Ve'at" did not vote did not vote — — 44% Eliminated
Audition 4 – 3 December 2018[7]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Gal Binyamin "Hakol over" — — 70% Advanced
2 Barry Brown "You Raise Me Up" — — 78% Advanced
Audition 5 – 4 December 2018[7]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Naor Cohen "Shemishehu yaatzor oti" — — 85% Advanced
2 Naama Gali Cohen "New Rules" — — 75% Advanced
3 Shay Ben Aroya "Ima im haiti" did not vote did not vote — — 46% Eliminated
4 Romi Azar "Creep" 55% Saved
5 Limor Oved "Ve'im preda" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 91% Advanced
6 Enosh Tzuberi "Silsulim" — — 30% Eliminated
7 Julia Grinitz "Creep" 59% Saved
Audition 6 – 8 December 2018[8]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Asaf Maslati "Ma ata rotze mimeni" — — 71% Advanced
2 Eti Bitton "Rak le'ima" — — 83% Advanced
3 Asia and Alexandra "Lost on You" — — 55% Eliminated
4 Roy Sandler "Yeladim ka'ale" — — 82% Advanced
5 Aviv Matka "Me and You" — — 35% Eliminated
6 Sarah Moshaioff "Ein li af echad" — — 90% Advanced
7 Ohad Levi "Tachzeri" — — 49% Eliminated
8 Kobi Marimi "Sweet Dreams" — — 92% Advanced
Audition 7 – 11 December 2018[9]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Ido Dankner "One Dance / No" — — 70% Advanced
2 Amit Sade "Addicted to You" — — 81% Advanced
3 Tomer Raz "Gvulot hegayon" — — 71% Advanced
4 Maor Kdoshim "Im ha'ita ro'eh" — — 54% Eliminated
5 Gilad Tenzer "Ein yoter tov mize" — — 75% Advanced
6 Meshi and Mor Portal "Ach sheli" did not vote — — 39% Eliminated
7 Elkana Marziano "Holech li meyuash" — — 77% Withdrew
8 Avivit Doron "Mi yada she'kach yihye" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 43% Eliminated
Audition 8 – 13 December 2018[10]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Niv Yanko "Ha'ahava hazot shelanu" — — 91% Advanced
2 Gavriel Cohen "Ve'im preda" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 29% Eliminated
3 Eden Vered Mery "Seven Nation Army" — — 78% Advanced
4 Eliya Gabai "Ahava ka'zo" — — 93% Advanced
Audition 9 – 15 December 2018[10]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Nave Madmon "Stitches" — — 88% Advanced
2 Yarden Yishai "Albi ma'ak" — — 56% Eliminated
3 Ayala Eligoola "All I Ask" — — 83% Advanced
4 Emanuel Shmuel "Shelach beahava" — — 22% Eliminated
5 Wanna Wanna "Haverot shelach" — — 70% Advanced
6 Tal Versano "Malach sheli" 54% Saved
7 Meni Gross "Bamechonit" — — 66% Eliminated
8 Ketreyah "Mirrors" — — 95% Advanced
Audition 10 – 19 December 2018[11]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Alik Manshirov "Ein po makom" — — 76% Advanced
2 Frida Uziel "Vidui" 60% Saved
Audition 11 – 22 December 2018[12]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Zohar Shechtman "Shir shel yom chulin" 55% Saved
2 Ilai Chapman "Eich she'at yafa" — — 80% Advanced
3 Osher Saba "Ima im haiti" did not vote — — 34% Eliminated
4 Noe Sassover "Dangerous Woman" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 86% Advanced
5 Shon Bello "Zman tov lishmoah" —[lower-alpha 2] — — 40% Eliminated
6 Yagel Yadai "Ein li otcha" — — 77% Advanced
7 Elsie Doll "Friends" — — 36% Eliminated
8 Nitay Twito "Rise Up" — — 92% Advanced
Audition 12 – 25 December 2018[13]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Nethanel and Yarden Barzilai "Tsevaim" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 70% Advanced
2 Maayan Brinza "Leilotai" did not vote — — 46% Eliminated
3 Shira Givony "If I Were a Boy" — — 72% Advanced
4 Or Ben Atar "Achrei hakol mitgagea" — — 94% Advanced
5 Meital Locke "Haderech el hakfar" —[lower-alpha 2] — — 66% Eliminated
6 Avi Ashur "Eten lach" —[lower-alpha 2] — — 79% Advanced
7 Sofia Makovkina "Highway to Hell" — — 39% Eliminated
8 Ihab Atila "Eten lach shanim" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 85% Advanced
Audition 13 – 29 December 2018[14]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Rotem Chen "Osher ledaka" — — 80% Advanced
2 Tchelet Perlmutter "Soon We'll Be Found" — — 86% Advanced
3 Dana Hertz "Rise Up" — — 57% Eliminated
4 Noa Klein "Over the Rainbow" —[lower-alpha 2] — — 88% Advanced
5 Los Caparos "Nachon lehayom" — — 70% Advanced
6 Daniela Lamash "Make You Feel My Love" — — 44% Eliminated
7 Ofek Adanek "She'at zaza" did not vote did not vote 50% Saved
Audition 14 – 30 December 2018[15]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Tali Rabinovich "Dangerous Woman" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 81% Advanced
2 Itai Goren "Hey at" — — 24% Eliminated
3 Yuval Shauli "Warrior" 59% Saved
4 Immanuel Spiker "Part of Your World" — — 59% Eliminated
5 Dili "Hasholef meBagdad" — — 25% Eliminated
6 Bar Cohen "Kshe'halachta" — — 81% Advanced
Audition 15 – 31 December 2018[16]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Avigal Reef Cohen "Migdalor" — — 73% Advanced
2 Ben Ganon "Zer kisufim" — — 50% Eliminated
3 Ariella Siman Tov "Lo ohev oti yoter" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 82% Advanced
4 Roy Pinhasov "Al taslicheni l'et zikna" — — 68% Eliminated
5 Yakir Rada "Alfei sipurim" did not vote did not vote did not vote did not vote — — 29% Eliminated
6 Osher Davidian "Nizacht iti hakol" — — 88% Advanced
Audition 16 – 1 January 2019[17]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Presenters' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori R. Sela A. Azar
1 Marie Ben Haim "Yesh bi od koach" 67% Saved
2 Mazal Kav "Latch" — — 73% Advanced
3 Michal Shavo "Your Love (Keeps Me Alive)" — — 18% Eliminated
4 Elisete Ritter "Mas que Nada" — — 22% Eliminated
5 Gadi Sulimanov "Nagia rachok" —[lower-alpha 1] did not vote — — 63% Eliminated
6 Natalie Wamba Berry "Crazy" —[lower-alpha 2] — — 83% Advanced
7 Amir and Shahar Exol "Katonti" —[lower-alpha 2] — — 66% Eliminated
8 Ana Eliya Ben David "Nigun haneshamot" —[lower-alpha 1] — — 45% Eliminated
9 Zohar Garala "Lomedet lalechet" — — 78% Advanced
Shortlisting rounds

The shortlisting rounds were broadcast between 7 and 10 January 2019. 20 of the 67 contestants advanced to the next phase of the competition. The results were decided with the same method as in the auditions with the only difference that votes in this round were cast solely by the judges, therefore each judge could add 20% to the contestant's final score. Each shortlisting round consisted of two rounds: in the first round all contestants performed behind the wall. The contestants with a score of at least 60% advanced to the second round where the judges decided which contestants advance to the next phase of the competition.

Shortlisting Round 1 – 7 January 2019[18]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
1 Lior Chen "Sipur machur" did not vote 80% Advanced
2 Maya Bouskilla "Wrecking Ball" 100% Advanced
3 Shefita "Karma Police" 80% Advanced
4 Tal Versano "Osher ledaka" 20% Eliminated
5 Tai "High Hopes" 80% Advanced
6 Nadav Philips "Paparazzi" 60% Eliminated
7 Ariella Siman Tov "Chelek mimcha" 20% Eliminated
8 Ayala Eligoola "Shallow" 80% Eliminated
9 Osher Biton "Yam shel dmaot" 80% Advanced
Shortlisting Round 2 – 8 January 2019[19]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
1 Klara Sabag "Who You Are" 80% Advanced
2 Daniel Barzilai "I'm Not the Only One" 100% Advanced
3 Frida Uziel "Wicked Game" did not vote 20% Eliminated
4 Naor Cohen "Etz yarok miplastik" 80% Advanced
5 Naama Gali Cohen "Crazy in Love" 60% Advanced
6 Ido Dankner "...Baby One More Time" 60% Eliminated
7 Romi Azar "Help!" 20% Eliminated
8 Shalva Band "Eich efshar shelo" 100% Advanced
Shortlisting Round 3 – 9 January 2019[20]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
1 Gal Binyamin "Absurd" 60% Eliminated
2 Shachaf "Fallin'" 80% Advanced
3 Nethanel and Yarden Barzilai "HaSheket SheNish'ar" did not vote 20% Eliminated
4 Liat Eliyahu "Ve'im tavo'i elay / Haim sheli" 80% Advanced
5 Kobi Marimi "Jar of Hearts" 80% Advanced
6 Julia Grinitz "Freedom" 80% Eliminated
7 Ofri Calfon "Kol hamilim" 100% Advanced
8 Asaf Maslati "Ahava" 40% Eliminated
9 Wanna Wanna "Only Girl (In the World)" 100% Advanced
Shortlisting Round 4 – 10 January 2019[21]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
1 Danielle Mazuz "Ata chayav lamut alay" 80% Advanced
2 Avraham de Carvalho "Who You Are" 80% Advanced
3 Amit Sade "This Love" did not vote 20% Eliminated
4 Tchelet Perlmutter "Gara mul hamayim" 60% Eliminated
5 Ketreyah "Price Tag" 60% Advanced
6 Judith Hasin "Lif'amim" 20% Eliminated
7 Nitay Twito "All of Me" 100% Advanced
8 Ofek Adanek "Stigma shel hagil" 40% Eliminated
9 Nave Madmon "Pillowtalk" 100% Advanced
Eliminated contestants whose performances were not included in the shows
Alik ManshirovLimor OvedRoy Sandler
Avi AshurLos CaparosSarah Moshaioff
Avigal Reef CohenMarie Ben HaimShachar Adawi
Bar CohenMazal KavShira Givony
Barry BrownNatalie Wamba BerryTali Rabinovich
Eden Vered MeryNiv YankoTomer Raz
Eliya GabaiNoa KleinYagel Yadai
Eti BittonNoe SassoverYuval Shauli
Gilad TenzerOr Ben AtarZohar Garala
Ihab AtilaOsher DavidianZohar Shechtman
Ilai ChapmanRotem Chen
Top 20 round

The Top 20 round was broadcast between 13 and 15 January 2019. The remaining 20 contestants were paired in 10 duels. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition. At the end of the duels, two contestants who did not win their duels were saved by the judges and the remaining contestants were eliminated.

Static and Ben-El Tavori did not attend the shows, therefore they did not vote. They were replaced by singer Itay Levi in the judging panel.

Top 20 Round – Show 1 – 13 January 2019[22]
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles I. Levi H. Skaat S. Maimon
I 1 Wanna Wanna "I Trusted U" 68% Eliminated
2 Maya Bouskilla "If I Were a Boy" 81% Advanced
II 3 Shachaf "Déjà vu" 60% Eliminated
4 Klara Sabag "Rolling in the Deep" 76% Advanced
III 5 Lior Chen "Russian Roulette" 64% Eliminated
6 Osher Biton "Estader levad" 87% Advanced
Top 20 Round – Show 2 – 14 January 2019[23]
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles I. Levi H. Skaat S. Maimon
I 1 Naama Gali Cohen "Rockabye" 64% Eliminated
2 Daniel Barzilai "Ish shel laila" 80% Advanced
II 3 Shefita "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 41% Saved
4 Tai "Radioactive" 89% Advanced
III 5 Kobi Marimi "Mad World" 57% Advanced
6 Liat Eliyahu "Stone Cold" 51% Eliminated
Top 20 Round – Show 3 – 15 January 2019[24]
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles I. Levi H. Skaat S. Maimon
I 1 Avraham de Carvalho "Viva la Vida" 67% Saved
2 Ketreyah "Just the Way You Are" 83% Advanced
II 3 Nitay Twito "Sorry" 68% Eliminated
4 Ofri Calfon "Tocho ratzuf ahava" 90% Advanced
III 5 Nave Madmon "Never Forget You" 53% Eliminated
6 Danielle Mazuz "Earth Song" 54% Advanced
IV 7 Shalva Band "The Sound of Silence" 95% Advanced
8 Naor Cohen "Shtaim balaila" 66% Eliminated
Heat 1

The first heat was broadcast on 19 January 2019. The remaining twelve contestants were paired in five thematical duels: the contestants of the first duel had to show their style, the second duel consisted of songs of divas, in the third duel four contestants were paired in two duets, the contestants in the fourth duel had to sing about a personal story and the fifth duel consisted of former Eurovision Song Contest entries. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition. At the end of the duels, five contestants who did not win their duels were saved by the judges and the remaining one contestant was eliminated.[25]

Heat 1 – 19 January 2019
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
I 1 Ketreyah "Wings" 85% Advanced
2 Danielle Mazuz "No Diggity" 69% Saved
II 3 Shefita "Bootylicious" 83% Saved
4 Avraham de Carvalho "When We Were Young" 88% Advanced
III 5 Klara Sabag and Osher Biton "Tafasta li makom" 71% Eliminated
Saved[lower-alpha 3]
6 Ofri Calfon and Shalva Band "Chalomot shel acherim" 94% Advanced
IV 7 Tai "Breathe Me" 72% Saved
8 Daniel Barzilai "Hello" 79% Advanced
V 9 Kobi Marimi "Fuego" 80% Saved
10 Maya Bouskilla "Rise Like a Phoenix" 85% Advanced
Heat 2

The second heat was broadcast on 20 and 21 January 2019. The remaining eleven contestants were paired in duels. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition while the contestant with the lowest score at that moment had to choose its opponent at the end of each duel. At the end of the duels, the contestant with the lowest score was eliminated.

Heat 2 – First Part – 20 January 2019[26]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
1 Daniel Barzilai "Grenade" 73% Advanced
2 Maya Bouskilla "Warrior" 63% Advanced
3 Shefita "Broken" 69% Advanced
4 Danielle Mazuz "Toxic" 59% Advanced
5 Avraham de Carvalho "Back to Black" 88% Advanced
6 Osher Biton "Harbe mimech nishar" 47% Eliminated
7 Shalva Band "Hallelujah" did not vote 76% Advanced
8 Ofri Calfon "Ahava ka'zo" 55% Advanced
Heat 2 – Second Part – 21 January 2019[27]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
9 Kobi Marimi "Circle of Life" did not vote 70% Advanced
10 Tai "Love on the Brain" 64% Advanced
11 Ketreyah "Kshalev boche" 86% Advanced
Duels of the first part
Duel Artist Score Artist Score
I Daniel Barzilai 73% Maya Bouskilla 63%
II Maya Bouskilla 63% Shefita 69%
III Maya Bouskilla 63% Danielle Mazuz 59%
IV Danielle Mazuz 59% Avraham de Carvalho 88%
V Danielle Mazuz 59% Osher Biton 47%
VI Osher Biton 47% Shalva Band 76%
VII Osher Biton 47% Ofri Calfon 55%
Duels of the second part
Duel Artist Score Artist Score
VIII Osher Biton 47% Kobi Marimi 70%
IX Osher Biton 47% Tai 64%
X Osher Biton 47% Ketreyah 86%
Heat 3

The third heat was broadcast on 26 January 2019. The remaining ten contestants were paired in four thematical duels: in the first duel four contestants were paired in two duets, the contestants in the second duel had to sing about a personal story, the third duel consisted of votes of the audience only and the contestants in the fourth duel had to sing in duet with one of the judges, Harel Skaat. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the next phase of the competition. At the end of the duels, four contestants who did not win their duels were saved by the judges and the remaining one contestant was eliminated.[28]

In the first and fourth duel, Harel Skaat was replaced by Gali Atari who, as part of Milk and Honey, won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979.

Heat 3 – 26 January 2019
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
I 1 Maya Bouskilla and Ketreyah "Bang Bang" 94% Advanced
2 Ofri Calfon and Daniel Barzilai "Lifnei she'yigamer" 92% Saved
II 3 Danielle Mazuz "Make You Feel My Love" did not vote 58% Eliminated
4 Kobi Marimi "This Is Me" 81% Advanced
III 5 Shefita "Material Girl" — — — — — 37% Saved
6 Tai "Womanizer" — — — — — 76% Advanced
IV 7 Shalva Band and Harel Skaat "Bechayai" 83% Advanced
8 Avraham de Carvalho and Harel Skaat "Shallow" 75% Saved
Heat 4

The fourth heat was broadcast on 27 and 28 January 2019. The remaining nine contestants performed behind the wall except for the first contestant. At the end of the performances, the contestant with the lowest score was eliminated.

Heat 4 – First Part – 27 January 2019[29]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
1 Kobi Marimi "Diamonds" 48% Eliminated
2 Ketreyah "Stay" 95% Advanced
3 Ofri Calfon "Runnin' (Lose It All)" 71% Advanced
4 Shefita "Black Hole Sun" 54% Advanced
5 Tai "Never Tear Us Apart" 69% Advanced
6 Daniel Barzilai "Eifo hayit" 59% Advanced
7 Maya Bouskilla "I Will Always Love You" 77% Advanced
Heat 4 – Second Part – 28 January 2019[30]
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
8 Shalva Band "Ani ro'a bach mashehu tov" 91% Advanced
9 Avraham de Carvalho "Let It Go" did not vote 56% Advanced
Semi-final 1

The first semi-final was broadcast on 2 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: four of the remaining eight contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the judges and the other contestant was eliminated. The winners of the two duels were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite and ten points to their runner-up. In addition to the votes of the judges, 40 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the two contestants. In the end, the contestant with the higher number of points advanced directly to the final and the other contestant advanced to the next phase of the competition.[31]

In addition to the individual performances, the four contestants performed I Gotta Feeling prior to the first round.

On 5 February 2019 Shalva Band announced that they would withdraw from the competition.[32]

Semi-final 1 – First Round – 2 February 2019
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
I 1 Ketreyah "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" 88% Second Round
2 Tai "Genius" 42% Eliminated
II 3 Daniel Barzilai "Kshe'acher" 30% Saved
4 Shalva Band "True Colors" 84% Second Round
Semi-final 1 – Second Round
Draw Artist Song Jury Audience Total Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static B. El Tavori Total
5 Shalva Band "Pizmon LaYakinton" 10 10 10 12 12 12 66 21 87 Withdrew
6 Ketreyah "HaSheket SheNish'ar" 12 12 12 10 10 10 66 19 85 Advanced
Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was broadcast on 3 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: four of the remaining eight contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the judges and the other contestant was eliminated. The winners of the two duels were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite and ten points to their runner-up. In addition to the votes of the judges, 40 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the two contestants. In the end, the contestant with the higher number of points advanced directly to the final and the other contestant advanced to the next phase of the competition.[33]

In addition to the individual performances, the four contestants performed Can't Stop the Feeling prior to the first round.

Semi-final 2 – First Round – 3 February 2019
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
I 1 Maya Bouskilla "Love On Top / We Will Rock You" 85% Second Round
2 Shefita "Imagine" 72% Saved
II 3 Avraham de Carvalho "Writing's on the Wall" 82% Second Round
4 Ofri Calfon "Ya mama" 55% Eliminated
Semi-final 2 – Second Round
Draw Artist Song Jury Audience Total Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static B. El Tavori Total
5 Avraham de Carvalho "Halo" 12 10 10 10 10 10 62 19 81 Advanced
6 Maya Bouskilla "A Million Voices" 10 12 12 12 12 12 70 21 91 Finalist
Semi-final 3

The third semi-final was broadcast on 4 February 2019. The remaining four contestants who did not advance automatically to the final performed behind the wall except for the first contestant. At the end of the performances, the contestant with the highest score advanced to the final.[34]

Semi-final 3 – 4 February 2019
Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
1 Daniel Barzilai "Use Somebody" 50% Advanced
2 Ketreyah "Rise Up" 91% Finalist
3 Shefita "Lioness" 65% Advanced
4 Avraham de Carvalho "Perfect" 89% Advanced
Wildcard round

The wildcard round was broadcast on 7 February 2019. Two previously eliminated contestants were paired in a duel. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite and ten points to their runner-up. In addition to the votes of the judges, 40 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the two contestants. In the end, the contestant with the higher number of points returned to the competition and the other contestant was eliminated.[35]

Wildcard Round – 7 February
Draw Artist Song Jury Audience Total Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static B. El Tavori Total
1 Osher Biton "Pri ganech" 10 10 12 10 12 12 66 19 85 Eliminated
2 Kobi Marimi "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" 12 12 10 12 10 10 66 21 87 Wildcard
Semi-final 4

The fourth semi-final was broadcast on 9 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: the remaining four contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the judges and the other contestant was eliminated. The remaining three contestants were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite, ten points to their runner-up and eight points to their least favourite. In addition to the votes of the judges, 60 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the three contestants. In the end, the two contestants with the highest number of points advanced to the final and the third-placed contestant was eliminated.[36]

Semi-final 4 – First Round – 9 February 2019
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
I 1 Shefita "Crazy" 74% Saved
2 Avraham de Carvalho "Believe" 89% Second Round
II 3 Daniel Barzilai "Im ha'ita ro'eh" 58% Eliminated
4 Kobi Marimi "Russian Roulette" 78% Second Round
Semi-final 4 – Second Round
Draw Artist Song Jury Audience Total Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static B. El Tavori Total
5 Avraham de Carvalho "Stay with Me" 10 8 8 8 8 10 52 18 70 Eliminated
6 Shefita "Feeling Good" 12 10 12 10 10 8 62 20 82 Finalist
7 Kobi Marimi "Hallelujah" 8 12 10 12 12 12 66 22 88 Finalist
Final

The final was held on 12 February 2019 and consisted of two rounds: the remaining four contestants were paired in two duels in the first round. From each duel, the contestant with the higher score advanced to the second round. In the first round, each judge could boost the contestants' score by three percent instead of the original eight. At the end of the first round, one of the remaining two contestants was saved by the viewers and the other contestant was eliminated.

The remaining three contestants were paired in a third duel in the second round. At the end of the duel, each judge allocated twelve points to their favourite, ten points to their runner-up and eight points to their least favourite. In addition to the votes of the judges, 270 points in proportion to the votes of the audience were also allocated to the three contestants. In the end, the contestant with the highest number of points won the competition.[37]

Additionally, three thematical jury groups were asked to vote by the same method as the in-studio judges in the second round. The members of the three jury groups were:

In addition to the individual performances, the four contestants performed a medley of Toy and High Hopes prior to the first round and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Netta performed Bassa Sababa as an interval act.

Final – First Round – 12 February 2019
Duel Draw Artist Song Judges' Vote Score Result
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static & B. El Tavori
I 1 Ketreyah "Locked Out of Heaven" 68% Second Round
2 Shefita "My Way" 65% Saved
II 3 Maya Bouskilla "Euphoria" 54% 4th
4 Kobi Marimi "Always" 79% Second Round
Final – Second Round
Draw Artist Song Jury Viewers Total Place
1 Shefita "Broken" 90 70 160 3
2 Kobi Marimi "Let It Be" 102 113 215 1
3 Ketreyah "Impossible" 78 87 165 2
Detailed Jury Votes
Artist HaKokhav HaBa Judges Jury Groups Total
A. Amdursky K. Peles H. Skaat S. Maimon Static B. El Tavori Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Shefita 12 10 10 10 10 12 8 8 10 90
Kobi Marimi 8 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 102
Ketreyah 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 78

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will take place at the Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel and consist of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May and a final on 18 May 2019. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. As the host country, Israel automatically qualifies to compete in the final. In addition to its participation in the final, Israel will also be required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals.

Israel was drawn to compete in the second half of the final, performing 14th, receiving a total of 35 points: 35 points from the televoting and 0 points from the juries. This makes it the fourth time since 2015 that the host country ranked in the bottom five.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member, as well as the nation's televoting results, were released shortly after the grand final.[38]

Points awarded to Israel
Points awarded to Israel (Final)[39]
Score Televote Jury
12 points  France
10 points
8 points
7 points  Moldova
6 points
5 points  Cyprus
4 points  Georgia
3 points
2 points
1 point  San Marino

Points awarded by Israel

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Israeli jury:[38]

  • Aviad Rosenbaum (jury chairperson) – head of music KAN
  • Doron Talmon – singer, songwriter
  • Shlomit Aharon – professional singer, represented Israel in the 1981 Contest as member of Hakol Over Habibi
  • Dikla Dori (Dikla) – singer, songwriter, musician
  • Avi Ochayon – songwriter and composer
Detailed voting results from Israel (Semi-final 1)[40]
Draw Country Jury Televote
D. Talmon S. Aharon Dikla A. Rosenbaum A. Ochayon Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Cyprus6815467438
02  Montenegro15121214161417
03  Finland131597141216
04  Poland71163106592
05  Slovenia9986131113
06  Czech Republic4211955656
07  Hungary355274711
08  Belarus106711910174
09  Serbia111013121213101
10  Belgium8741088314
11  Georgia14131413151547
12  Australia21425338112
13  Iceland17161617111683
14  Estonia51381210210
15  Portugal16171715171712
16  Greece1311211215
17  San Marino124101649265
Detailed voting results from Israel (Final)[39]
Draw Country Jury Televote
D. Talmon S. Aharon Dikla A. Rosenbaum A. Ochayon Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Malta977977416
02  Albania24202123232424
03  Czech Republic691171210115
04  Germany2015132481822
05  Russia12173101312112
06  Denmark161117151820101
07  San Marino25162225192320
08  North Macedonia1021101791514
09  Sweden412181315613
10  Slovenia18231516252119
11  Cyprus1514812111412
12  Netherlands2222311292
13  Greece1318911141625
14  Israel
15  Norway22812141717210
16  United Kingdom144201951123
17  Iceland21252522202517
18  Estonia8142123811
19  Belarus2332318151318
20  Azerbaijan16163164783
21  France510196109274
22  Italy3511621038
23  Serbia19221420242221
24   Switzerland71355228347
25  Australia11246446556
26  Spain1719248211965

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Harel Skaat was not present during the audition, therefore he did not vote. The remaining four judges could boost each contestant's score by 10% instead of the original 8.
  2. Keren Peles was not present during the audition, therefore she did not vote. The remaining four judges could boost each contestant's score by 10% instead of the original 8.
  3. At the end of the show, Klara Sabag was eliminated while Osher Biton was saved by the judges.

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