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'''[[Israel]]''' will participate in the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]]''' in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. The [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA) delegated their entry selection to the commercial broadcaster [[Keshet Media Group|Keshet]]. [[Nadav Guedj]] will perform the Israeli song after winning the second season of the reality singing competition ''[[HaKokhav HaBa]]'' ("The Next Star"). The song "Golden Boy", written by Doron Madali, was internally selected to represent Israel |
'''[[Israel]]''' will participate in the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]]''' in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. The [[Israel Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA) delegated their entry selection to the commercial broadcaster [[Keshet Media Group|Keshet]]. [[Nadav Guedj]] will perform the Israeli song after winning the second season of the reality singing competition ''[[HaKokhav HaBa]]'' ("The Next Star"). The song "Golden Boy", written by Doron Madali, was internally selected to represent Israel. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Revision as of 19:57, 23 May 2015
| Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: HaKokhav HaBa Song: Internal Selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 17 February 2015 Song: 12 March 2015 | |||
| Selected entrant | Nadav Guedj | |||
| Selected song | "Golden Boy" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Doron Madali | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) delegated their entry selection to the commercial broadcaster Keshet. Nadav Guedj will perform the Israeli song after winning the second season of the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa ("The Next Star"). The song "Golden Boy", written by Doron Madali, was internally selected to represent Israel.
Background
Prior to the 2015 Contest, Israel had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-seven times since its first entry in 1973.[1] Israel has won the contest on three 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 and in 1998 with the song "Diva" performed by Dana International. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Israel has, to this point, managed to qualify to the final five times, including two top ten results in 2005 with Shiri Maimon and "Hasheket Shenish'ar" placing fourth and in 2008 with Boaz and "The Fire In Your Eyes" placing ninth. Between 2011 and 2014, Israel has failed to qualify to the final consecutively, which included their 2014 entry "Same Heart" performed by Mei Finegold.
Israel's participation in the 2015 Contest was initially uncertain after the Israeli government voted to shut down state broadcaster IBA and establish a new broadcaster in March 2015.[2] On 15 September 2014, IBA confirmed that it had submitted a preliminary application to participate in the contest.[3] On 13 November 2014, IBA fully confirmed that Israel would compete at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.[4] IBA opted to collaborate with commercial broadcaster Keshet and production company Tedy Productions in order to select the Israeli entry for the 2015 Contest. This is the second time IBA has collaborated with these entities; they previously worked together to select the 2008 Israeli entry.[5]
Entry selection
Following IBA's preliminary application in September 2014, IBA consulted with the editors of radio 88FM in order to generate a shortlist of potential artists for the 2015 Contest.[6] Marina Maximilian Blumin topped the list, followed by Ester Rada and Asaf Avidan. However, shortly after the publication of the list, Israeli media reported that Blumin had turned down an offer to represent Israel at the contest.[7] In October 2014, media reports indicated that IBA would cooperate with commercial broadcaster Keshet in order to select the Israeli entry through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa ("The Next Star").[8] The collaboration with Keshet was later confirmed by IBA in November 2014.[9]
Artist selection
The second season of HaKokhav HaBa was hosted by Assi Azar and Rotem Sela and featured a judging panel that consisted of Assaf Etedgi, Muki, Keren Peles and Harel Skaat (2010 Israeli Eurovision entrant). The competition commenced on 9 December 2014 and concluded with a winning artist on 17 February 2015. Following an audition phase, a judges selection round and duel phase, ten artists were shortlisted to compete. Nadav Guedj was selected as the winner.[10]
| Artists | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Asif Zilberman | Eliminated – 10th Place on 25 January 2015 |
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| Lirose Balas | Eliminated – 9th Place on 25 January 2015 |
[11] |
| Yifi and Osher Aricha | Eliminated – 8th Place on 27 January 2015 |
[12] |
| Nava Tehila Walker | Eliminated – 7th Place on 1 February 2015 |
[13] |
| Sa'ar "Rusty" Davidov | Eliminated – 6th Place on 8 February 2015 |
[14] |
| Orit Biansey | Eliminated – 5th Place on 8 February 2015 |
[14] |
| Avia Shoshani | Eliminated – 4th Place on 17 February 2015 |
[10] |
| Sari Nachmias | Third place on 17 February 2015 |
[10] |
| Iky Levy & The Rasta Hebrew Men | Runner-up on 17 February 2015 |
[10] |
| Nadav Guedj | Winner on 17 February 2015 |
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Song selection
An expert committee selected the song 'Golden Boy', written by Doron Medalie, for Nadav to sing at Eurovision in Vienna. Their decision was announced on the 5th of March 2015 whilst the song premièred on 12th March 2015. This is the first time in the history of Israel in the Eurovision song contest that their chosen song will be sung fully in English.
At Eurovision
All countries except the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), the host country and guest participant Australia, which was invited to compete in 2015 in order to commemorate the Contest's 60th anniversary,[15] are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into five different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[16] On 26 January 2015, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Israel was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 21 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[17]
Split voting results
The following five members comprised the Israeli jury:[18]
- Liora – Chairperson – singer, represented Israel in the 1995 contest
- Chen Metzger – music producer
- Lauren De Paz – singer, songwriter
- Rafi Weinstock – actor, singer
- Dalit Cahana – vocal coach
Semi-final 2
The Israeli votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.
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| Draw | Country | Liora | C. Metzger | L. De Paz | R. Weinstock | D. Cahana | Average Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Scoreboard (Points) |
| 01 |  Lithuania
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| 02 |  Ireland
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| 03 |  San Marino
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| 04 |  Montenegro
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| 05 |  Malta
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| 06 |  Norway
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| 07 |  Portugal
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| 08 |  Czech Republic
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| 09 | Israel
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| 10 |  Latvia
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| 11 |  Azerbaijan
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| 12 |  Iceland
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| 13 |  Sweden
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| 14 |  Switzerland
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| 15 |  Cyprus
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| 16 |  Slovenia
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| 17 |  Poland
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Final
The Israeli votes in the final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.
| Final – Israeli Results | ||||||||||
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| Draw | Country | Liora | C. Metzger | L. De Paz | R. Weinstock | D. Cahana | Average Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Scoreboard (Points) |
| 01 | Slovenia
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| 02 |  France
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| 03 | Israel
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| 04 |  Estonia
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| 05 |  United Kingdom
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| 06 |  Armenia
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| 07 | Lithuania
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| 08 |  Serbia
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| 09 | Norway
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| 10 | Sweden
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| 11 | Cyprus
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| 12 |  Australia
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| 13 |  Belgium
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| 14 |  Austria
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| 15 |  Greece
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| 16 | Montenegro
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| 17 |  Germany
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| 18 | Poland
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| 19 | Latvia
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| 20 |  Romania
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| 21 |  Spain
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| 22 |  Hungary
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| 23 |  Georgia
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| 24 | Azerbaijan
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| 25 |  Russia
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| 26 |  Albania
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| 27 |  Italy
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See also
References
- ^ "Israel Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Laufer, Gil (29 July 2014). "Israel: Government shuts down public broadcaster IBA". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (15 September 2014). "Israel: IBA confirms preliminary participation Eurovision 2015". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (13 November 2014). "Israel: IBA confirms participation in Eurovision 2015". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (13 February 2015). "Israel to choose participant on 17th February". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Błażewicz, Maciej (17 September 2014). "Radio editors' choices regarding the next Israeli entry". ESCBubble. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Pete (30 September 2014). "Israel: Marina Maximillian Blumin turns down Eurovision chance". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Weaver, Jessica (5 October 2014). "Israel: The Next Star winner to represent Israel?". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Laufer, Gil (30 November 2014). "Israel: The Next Star kicks off on December 9th". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Storvik-Green, Simon (17 February 2015). "Nadav Guedj wins Israeli ticket to Vienna!". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ a b Laufer, Gil (25 January 2015). "Israel: 2 acts eliminated; Eurovision special on Tuesday". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Laufer, Gil (27 January 2015). "Israel: 7 acts qualify to the Quarterfinal, final in three weeks". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Halliwell, Jamie (1 February 2015). "Israel: Neva Tehlia Walker eliminated from Rising Star". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ a b Laufer, Gil (8 February 2015). "Israel: Four finalists and Final date announced". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Siim, Jarmo (10 February 2015). "Australia participate in the 60th Eurovision". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Brey, Marco (26 January 2015). "Today: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (26 January 2015). "Allocation Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (1 May 2015). "Here are this year's national juries!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 May 2015.