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Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan; 2018) Former members Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA; 2012, 2016) ;
Participation summary
Appearances	3
First appearance	2012
Last appearance	2018
Highest placement	8th: 2012
	Participation history 2012; 2013 – 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019 – 2024; ;
External links
	Israel's page at JuniorEurovision.tv
	For the most recent participation see; Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

The participation of Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) were responsible for the selection process of their participation in 2012 and 2016, with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) taking over participation from 2018. The first representative to participate for the nation was Kids.il with the song "Let the Music Win", which finished in eighth place out of twelve participating entries, achieving a score of 68 points. Israel did not return to the contest in 2013, and also sat out of the 2014 and 2015 contests. However, following their success at the 2015 and 2016 Eurovision Song Contests, the IBA expressed an interest in making a return to competing at Junior Eurovision. Israel returned to the contest in 2016, with their entrant being selected internally. Israel then withdrew from the contest in 2017, before returning again in 2018, and withdrawing again in 2019.

History

On 10 July 2012, the Israeli national broadcaster, Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), announced that they would be making their Junior Eurovision debut at the 2012 contest in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 December 2012.^[1] IBA internally selected a sextet group consisting of members Adel Korshov, Adi Bity, Adi Mesilati, Daniel Pruzansky, Libi Panker, and Tali Sorokin. The group who were known by their band name Kids.il, performed the song "Let the Music Win",^[2] which finished in eighth place achieving a score of sixty-eight points.^[3] Israel has previously shown interest to take part in the 2004 and 2008 contests, although no reasons were ever published to detail the change of interest.^[4]

On 21 October 2013, IBA announced their withdrawal from the 2013 contest. However, no details were published as to provide reasons for their withdrawal.^[5] Israel continue to be absent from the 2014,^[6] and 2015 contests.^[7] Following Israel's success at the 2015 and 2016 Eurovision Song Contests, the Israeli broadcaster IBA expressed their interest in a potential return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016.^[4] On 28 September 2016, Israel's participation was officially confirmed by the EBU.^[8] On 25 July 2018 it was announced that Israel would return in the 2018 contest, following a change in the contest rules to allow more than 18 countries to participate. The country was given special dispensation by the host broadcaster BTRC and the EBU as they had won the adult contest earlier that year.^[9]

Participation overview

Year	Artist	Song	Language	Place	Points
2012	Kids.il	"Let the Music Win"	Hebrew^[a]	8	68
2016	Shir and Tim	"Follow My Heart"	Hebrew, English	15	27
2018	Noam Dadon	"Children Like These"	Hebrew	14	81

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.^[10] The Israeli broadcaster, IBA, never sent their own commentator to the 2012 contest. However, a spokesperson was chosen in order to announce the awarding points from Israel. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2012.

Year	Commentator	Spokesperson	Ref.
2005^[b]	No commentary	Did not participate	^[11]
2006^[c]			^[11]
2007			^[11]
2008–2011	No broadcast
2012	No commentary	Maayan Aloni	^[12]^{[better source needed]}
2013–2015	No broadcast	Did not participate
2016	No commentary	Itay Limor
2017	No commentary	Did not participate	^[13]
2018	Dudu Erez and Alma Zohar	Adi
2019	Unknown	Did not participate	^[14]
2020–2024	No broadcast	Did not participate

Notes and references

Notes

^ Contains several lines in English, French and Russian
^ Broadcast on 7 December 2007.
^ Broadcast on 8 December 2007.

References

^ Granger, Anthony (10 July 2012). "Israel Junior Eurovision debut". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ Escudero, Victor M. (13 October 2012). "Israel debuts in Junior Eurovision with Kids.il". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Scoreboard". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Granger, Anthony (21 August 2016). "Israel may participate in Junior Eurovision 2016". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ Granger, Anthony (21 October 2013). "Israel withdraws from Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Participants". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Participants". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "17 Countries Confirmed For Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
^ Granger, Anthony (25 July 2018). "Israel: Was the 19th Country Allowed to Participate in Junior Eurovision 2018". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Israel getting into the JESC spirit". esctoday.com. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ Mikheev, Andy (23 November 2012). "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012". esckaz.com. ESC Kaz. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ Farren, Neil (22 November 2017). "Israel: KAN to Broadcast Junior Eurovision 2017". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Farren, Neil (13 June 2019). "Israel: Withdraws From Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 May 2023.