Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Yavo Yom" (יבוא יום), composed by Yoram Zadok, with lyrics by Moti Giladi, and performed by Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1986.

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision 1986
Selection date(s)	27 March 1986
Selected artist(s)	Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel
Selected song	"Yavo Yom"
Selected songwriter(s)	Yoram Zadok Mordechai Giladi
Finals performance
Final result	19th, 7 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1985 • 1986 • 1987►

Before Eurovision

Kdam Eurovision 1986

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) held the Kdam Eurovision 1986 final on 27 March at the Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts in Jerusalem, 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.

Final – 27 March 1986

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

Draw	Song	Tel Aviv	Eilat	Jerusalem	Golan Heights	Haifa	Herzliya	Or Akiva	Total
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

• Tel Aviv - Dani Lewinstein
• Eilat - Aviva Metz
• Jerusalem - Menachem Perry [he]
• Golan Heights - Yaakov Belsenbaum
• Haifa - Amnon Peer
• Herzliya - Gaby Yinon [he]
• Or Akiva - Benny Uri

At Eurovision

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

Points awarded to Israel[2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points   Switzerland 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point  France  Norway

Points awarded by Israel[2] Score Country 12 points   Switzerland 10 points  Denmark 8 points  Netherlands 7 points  Portugal 6 points  Ireland 5 points  Belgium 4 points  Luxembourg 3 points  Turkey 2 points  United Kingdom 1 point  Yugoslavia

References

1. "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• Israeli National Final 1986