Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Kdam Eurovision 1991 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 March 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | Duo Datz | |||
| Selected song | "Kan (כאן)" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 139 points | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy. The Israeli broadcaster IBA continued to use a national final to select their entry.
Before Eurovision
Kdam Eurovision 1991
The final was held of 27 March 1991, and was hosted by Danny Roup and Shira Gera. 12 songs competed in the final held of 27 March 1991, where 7 regional juries chose the winner.
The winner was Duo Datz with the song "Kan" (כאן, English: "Here").
| Final – 27 March 1991 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points | Place |
| 1 | Adam | "Yachad na'amod" (יחד נעמוד) | Eldad Shrem | 53 | 2 |
| 2 | Elinor Aharon and Tzeirey Tel-Aviv | "Tze'ira" (צעירה) | Ilan Gilboa | 49 | 4 |
| 3 | Ilana Avital | "Ahavati ha'achrona" (אהבתי האחרונה) | Nansi Brandes | 14 | 9 |
| 4 | Shir | "Kol shana" (כל שנה) | David Krivoshei | 51 | 3 |
| 5 | Shimi Tavori | "Mitga'age'ah la'romantica" (מתגעגע לרומנטיקה) | Eldad Shrem | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Yoel Lerner and Moti Dichne | "Primadonna" (פרימדונה) | Kobi Oshrat | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | Tal Amir | "Mikol hashtikot" (מכל השתיקות) | Kobi Oshrat | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Shlomi Shabat | "Mikan" (מכאן) | Yoram Zadok | 41 | 5 |
| 9 | Ofira Yossefi | "Olam" (עולם) | Yoram Zadok | 35 | 7 |
| 10 | Uri Fineman | "Hava nagila, gila" (הבה נגילה, גילה) | Nansi Brandes | 41 | 5 |
| 11 | Puncher | "Bella" (בלה) | Kobi Oshrat | 34 | 8 |
| 12 | Duo Datz | "Kan" (כאן) | Kobi Oshrat | 70 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Jerusalem | Dimona | Ariel | Kibbutz Palmach Tzova |
Haifa | Petah Tikva |
Tel-Aviv | Total |
| 1 | "Yachad na'amod" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 53 |
| 2 | "Tze'ira" | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 49 |
| 3 | "Ahavati ha'achrona" | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 4 | "Kol shana" | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 51 |
| 5 | "Mitga'age'ah la'romantica" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | "Primadonna" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | "Mikol hashtikot" | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | "Mikan" | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | "Olam" | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | "Hava nagila, gila" | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 41 |
| 11 | "Bella" | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| 12 | "Kan" | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 70 |
At Eurovision
Duo Datz performed 15th on the night of the contest, following Norway and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting it had received 139 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22.
Points awarded by Israel
| 12 points |  France
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| 10 points |  Sweden
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| 8 points |  Switzerland
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| 7 points |  Turkey
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| 6 points |  Cyprus
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| 5 points |  United Kingdom
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| 4 points |  Greece
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| 3 points |  Italy
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| 2 points |  Spain
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| 1 point |  Ireland
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
