Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1992
| Broadcaster = Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
| Country = Israel
| Selection process = Kdam Eurovision 1992
| Selection date = 28 March 1992
| Artist = Dafna Dekel
| Song = {{lang|he-latn|Ze Rak Sport|i=no}}
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Kobi Oshrat|Ehud Manor}}
| Final result = 6th, 85 points
}}
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "{{lang|he-latn|Ze Rak Sport|i=no}}" {{small|({{lang|he|זה רק ספורט}})}}, composed by Kobi Oshrat, with lyrics by Ehud Manor, and performed by Dafna Dekel. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1992.{{Cite web |title=ISRAELI NATIONAL FINAL 1992 |url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Israel1992.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=natfinals.50webs.com}}
Before Eurovision
= Kdam Eurovision 1992 =
This Israeli broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, to be held in Malmö, Sweden. IBA held the national final on 28 March 1992 at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Ronnie Yoval and Noam Aviram. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries.
The winner was Dafna Dekel with the song "{{lang|he-latn|Ze Rak Sport|i=no}}", composed by Kobi Oshrat with lyrics by Ehud Manor.{{Cite web |title=Dafna Dekel |url=https://www.eurovisionuniverse.com/encyclopedia/dafna-dekel/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Eurovision Universe |language=en-GB}}
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|+ Kdam Eurovision 1992 – 28 March 1992 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Points ! Place |
|---|
| 1
| align="left" |Leah Lupatin | align="left" |"Hayu Li Chalomot" |35 |5 |
| 2
| align="left" |Uri Fineman | align="left" |"Ha'or" | 33 |7 |
| 3
| align="left" |Avi Dor | align="left" |"Tweedledidi Tweedledidam" |20 |10 |
| 4
| align="left" |Zehava Ben | align="left" |"Daf Chadash" |3 |12 |
| 5
| align="left" |Ronen Bahunker | align="left" |"Yerushalem" |59 |3 |
| 6
| align="left" |Anat Atzmon | align="left" |"Hatikva" |60 |2 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
|7 | align="left" |Dafna Dekel | align="left" |"Ze Rak Sport" |61 |1 |
| 8
| align="left" |Itzik Ben-Ari | align="left" |"Nagni Harmonica" |15 |11 |
| 9
| align="left" |Yaron Chadad | align="left" |"Zodiak" |21 |9 |
| 10
| align="left" |Irit Anavi | align="left" |"Hashed Hakatan Sheli" |35 |5 |
| 11
| align="left" |Shalva Berti | align="left" |"Mayim" |36 |4 |
| 12
| align="left" |Eddie Grimberg | align="left" |"Tel-Aviv Shota Le'chaim" |28 |8 |
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| + Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||
| scope="col" | Draw
! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Ma'ale Adumim}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|IDF}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Ramat Gan}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Kiryat Malakhi}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Jerusalem}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Kfar Ruppin}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Tel Aviv}} ! scope="col" | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| align="left" | "Hayu li chalomot" | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 35 | |
| 2
| align="left" | "Ha'or | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 3
| align="left" | "Tweedledidi tweedledidam" | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 4
| align="left" | "Daf chadash" | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 5
| align="left" | "Yerushalem" | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 59 |
| 6
| align="left" | "Hatikva" | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 60 |
| 7
| align="left" | "Ze rak sport" | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 61 |
| 8
| align="left" | "Nagni harmonica" | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 9
| align="left" | "Zodiak" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 10
| align="left" | "Hashed hakatan sheli" | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 11
| align="left" | "Mayim" | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | |
| 12
| align="left" | "Tel-Aviv shota le'chaim" | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
=Spokespersons=
- Ma'ale Adumim -
- IDF - {{ill|Dan Ofry|he|דן עופרי}}
- Ramat Gan - Alon Ben David
- Kiryat Malakhi - Shlomi Eldar
- Jerusalem - Amir Chay
- Kfar Ruppin - Amnon Peer
- Tel Aviv - Dani Lewinstein
At Eurovision
Dekel performed 3rd on the night of the final, following {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1992}} and preceding {{esccnty|Turkey|y=1992}}. She received 85 points, placing 6th in a field of 23.{{cite web |title=Final of Malmö 1992 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418073843/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final |archive-date=18 April 2021 |url-status=live}} Israel was one of the two countries that didn't award points to the eventual winner Ireland, with the other one being France.
= Voting =
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| + Points awarded to Israel{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/israel |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418080001/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/israel |archive-date=18 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{flagdeco|FR Yugoslavia}} Yugoslavia |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Spain|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=1992}}|{{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1992}}}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Malta|y=1992}}|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1992}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1992}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1992}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=1992}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1992}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1992}}}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Denmark|y=1992}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=1992}}|{{Esc|Turkey|y=1992}}}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Austria|y=1992}} |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded by Israel |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|France|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{flagdeco|FR Yugoslavia}} Yugoslavia |
| scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Portugal|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Greece|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Denmark|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Iceland|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1992}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Finland|y=1992}} |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20020619042242/http://www.geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Israel1992.html Israeli National Final 1992]
{{Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1992}}