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Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country Israel
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)17 January 1999
Selected artist(s)Eden
Selected song"Yom Huledet (Happy Birthday)"
Finals performance
Final result5th, 93 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
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For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Israel was represented by Eden with the song "Yom huledut (Happy birthday)".

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

900 songs were submitted by the public, which were subsequently evaluated by a special committee that shortlisted four songs. On 17 January 1999, IBA announced that Eden were selected as the Israeli representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Yom Huledut".[1][2]

Internal Selection – 17 January 1999
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Eden "Yom Huledut" 64 1
2 Sarit Hadad "Welcome Ya Salam" 24 3
3 Sharon Lavie & Shachar Ankri "Ze Karov" 40 2
4 Efrat Roten "Tfila La'elef Haba" 24 3

At Eurovision

Israel performed 19th on the night of the contest, following Austria and preceding Malta. At the close of voting it had received 93 points and finished in 5th place.

Points awarded to Israel

Points awarded to Israel
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Israel

12 points  Germany
10 points  Iceland
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Croatia
6 points  Netherlands
5 points  Belgium
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Lithuania
2 points  Denmark
1 point  Estonia

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Final: Israel 1999". eschistory.
  2. ^ "Israel 1999".
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