Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	Kdam Eurovision '86
Selection date(s)	27 March 1986
Selected entrant	Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel
Selected song	"Yavo Yom"
Finals performance
Final result	19th, 7 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1985 • 1986

Israel was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.

Kdam Eurovision 1986

The Israeli national final to select their entry was held on 27 March at the Jerusalem center for the performing arts in Jerusalem, and was 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.

Result of the national final

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Yehuda Tamir	"Na'ara" (נערה)	43	4th (tie)
2	Shlishiyat Adama	"La ve'li" (לה ולי)	17	10th (tie)
3	Miri Aloni	"Kmo ha'emuna" (כמו האמונה)	26	8th
4	Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel	"Yavo Yom" (יבוא יום)	66	1st
5	Boaz Sharabi	"Halevai" (הלוואי)	1	12th
6	Doron Mazar	"Nagni li balalaika" (נגני לי בללייקה)	56	2nd
7	Rita	"Shvil ha'bricha" (שביל הבריחה)	43	4th (tie)
8	Shula Chen	"Gitara" (גיטרה)	17	10th (tie)
9	Arba Lev Adom	"Yesh" (יש)	24	9th
10	Isolir Band	"Kafe o te" (קפה או תה)	40	6th
11	Svika Pick	"Layla layla" (לילה לילה)	27	7th
12	Haim Moshe	"Le'chaim" (לחיים)	46	3rd

Jury votes

Song	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total
Na'ara	6	8	6	3	5	7	8	43
La ve'li	1	1	4	5	6			17
Kmo ha'emnuna	5	5	1	6		5	4	26
Yavo yom	12	10	10	8	12	8	6	66
Halevai							1	1
Nagni li balalaika	7	7	12	4	8	6	12	56
Shvil habricha	4	12	7	7	7	1	5	43
Gitara	3				4	10		17
Yesh	10	2	2	2	3	2	3	24
Kafe o te	8	4	3	10	10	3	2	40
Layla layla		6	8	1	1	4	7	27
Le'chaim	2	3	5	12	2	12	10	46

Juries: A=Tel-Aviv, B=Eilat, C=Jerusalem, D=Golan Heights, E=Haifa, F=Herzliya, G=Or Akiva

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. Up to that point, it was the worst-ranking song Israel ever sent to the Contest.

Points Awarded to Israel (19th, 7 pts)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Switzerland				France Norway

External links

• Israeli National Final 1986