Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "", composed by Avi Toledano, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Toledano himself. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through 1982.
At Eurovision, the song came second, having received 100 points. He had previously participated in the with the song "Karnaval".
Before Eurovision
1982 The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) final to select their entry was held on 3 March 1982 in the Jerusalem Theater in Jerusalem, and was hosted by Daniel Pe'er. The votes of seven regional juries across Israel decided the winner. Each place had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs.
The winning entry was "", performed by Avi Toledano and also composed by him, with lyrics written by Yoram Taharlev. + Final – 3 April 1982 Artist Song Points Place 1Yardena Arazi"Musica nisheret" (מוזיקה נשארת)672 2Izhar Cohen"El ha'or" (אל האור) 317 3Svika Pick"Romantica" (רומנטיקה)366 4The Brothers & the Sisters"Romeo veYulia" (רומיאו ויוליה)385 5Sassi Keshet & Psagot"Himalaya" (הימלאיה)464 6Kesem"Boomerang" (בומרנג)1111 7Avi Toledano"Hora" (הורה)721 8Sexta"Ken velav" (כן ולאו)412 9Yoav Shemer"Mangina la'olam" (מנגינה לעולם)148 10Yigal Bashan"Ze harega" (זה הרגע)139 11Haim Zadok"Kor'im la ahava" (קוראים לה אהבה)139 12Isolir Band"Melody" (מלודי)613
+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "Musica nisheret" 10 12 10 7 10 6 12 67 2"El ha'or" 2 4 4 5 5 4 7 31 3 "Romantica" 6 6 5 6 7 6 36 4 "Romeo veYulia" 4 5 6 8 7 3 5 38 5 "Himalaya" 12 7 7 1 6 10 3 46 6 "Boomerang" 5 2 1 4 1 11 7 "Hora" 8 10 8 12 12 12 10 72 8"Ken velav" 3 1 4 9 "Mangina la'olam" 3 2 3 4 2 14 10 "Ze harega" 3 1 4 3 2 13 11 "Kor'im la ahava" 1 2 1 5 4 13 12 "Melody" 7 812 10 8 8 8 61 Spokespersons Rishon LeZionDani Lewinstein Tel-Aviv Kiryat Shmona HaifaMeir Einstein Ashkelon JerusalemYarin Kimor Ashdot Ya'akovBenny Uri
At Eurovision On the night of the final at the Harrogate International Centre, Avi Toledano performed 15th in the running order, following and preceding the . At the close of voting, "" had received 100 points, placing Israel in second out of a field of 18 competing countries, 61 points behind 's winner Nicole. The Israeli jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. IBA appointed Yitzhak Shim'oni as its spokesperson to announce the result of the Israeli vote in the final.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Israel Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Israel Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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