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Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participating broadcaster	Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Country	Israel
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	23 November 1997
Selected artist(s)	Dana International
Selected song	"Diva"
Selected songwriter(s)	Svika Pick; Yoav Ginai;
Finals performance
Final result	1st, 172 points
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Diva" (דיווה), composed by Svika Pick, with lyrics by Yoav Ginai, and performed by Dana International. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), internally selected its entry for the contest.^[1]^[2] The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

Fifteen songs were submitted by the public to the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), where they were subsequently evaluated by a special committee that selected the Israeli entry for 1998 contest. On 23 November 1997, IBA announced that Dana International was selected as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Diva".^[3] Among entries considered by the selection committee, "Shir Tikva" performed by Arkadi Duchin and Halimonim was highly considered before Dana International was ultimately selected.^[4]

Internal selection - First Round^[5]
Artist(s)	Song
Arkadi Duchin and Halimonim	"Shir Tikva"
Dana International	"Diva"
Hi-Five	Unknown
Josefa Barocha Frindlach	"Malach"
Ufira Yosefi	Unknown

Internal selection - Second Round^[6]
Artist(s)	Song	Points
Arkadi Duchin and Halimonim	"Shir Tikva"	Unknown
Dana International	"Diva"	78

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry joint 6th out of the 25 entries.^[7] Israel was drawn to compete eighth in the contest, held on 9 May, 1998. At the end of the night, the nation placed 1st in the field of 25 entries, receiving 172 points.^[8]^[a]

Voting

Points awarded to Israel^[9]
Score	Country
12 points	France Malta Portugal
10 points	Belgium Cyprus Finland Greece Poland Spain Switzerland
8 points	Macedonia
7 points	Estonia Germany Romania Slovenia
6 points	Ireland Netherlands
5 points	Sweden Turkey United Kingdom
4 points
3 points	Norway
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Israel^[9]
Score	Country
12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Croatia
8 points	Netherlands
7 points	Malta
6 points	Romania
5 points	Belgium
4 points	Norway
3 points	Spain
2 points	Portugal
1 point	Cyprus

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

"Diva" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs selected by fans to participate in the Congratulations 50th anniversary show in 2005. It was both the only entry from the '90s and the only Israeli entry to appear in the main competition. The song was drawn to perform third, following "What's Another Year?" by Johnny Logan and preceding "Eres tú" by Mocedades. Like the other acts that night, "Diva" was represented by dancers performing alongside footage of Dana International's original performance from 1998, with Dana herself appearing to lip-sync to the ending of the song and introduce the next act. She would appear later in the show to perform an English version of Baccara's "Parlez-vous français?" during a medley of Eurovision favorites.

At the end of the first round, "Diva" was not among the five songs proceeding to the final round. It was later revealed that "Diva" finished thirteenth with 39 points. It received a sole 12 points from Israel themselves, who (unlike in standard Eurovision editions) were allowed to vote for their own entry.^[10]

Voting

Points awarded to "Diva" (Round 1)^[10]
Score	Country
12 points	Israel
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points	Russia
5 points
4 points	Ukraine
3 points	Belgium Finland Spain
2 points	Latvia Lithuania Serbia and Montenegro
1 point	Cyprus Monaco

Notes

^ During the broadcast, it was announced that Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. However, after the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.

References

^ "Israel 1998". Archived from the original on 5 April 2006.
^ "Dana International, transsexuelle et chanteuse israélienne, lauréate 1998 de l'Eurovision, met en rage les intégristes de son pays. La queen de Sabbat".
^ "Israel 1998". Archived from the original on 5 April 2006.
^ "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.
^ "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.
^ "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.
^ "The bookies' favourites". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Congratulations: Results from the voting (Round 1)" (PDF). Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[9] During the broadcast, it was announced that Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. However, after the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.

[1] "Israel 1998". Archived from the original on 5 April 2006.

[2] "Dana International, transsexuelle et chanteuse israélienne, lauréate 1998 de l'Eurovision, met en rage les intégristes de son pays. La queen de Sabbat".

[3] "Israel 1998". Archived from the original on 5 April 2006.

[4] "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.

[5] "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.

[6] "National Final: Israel 1998". eschistory.

[7] "The bookies' favourites". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[8] "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[1998detailed-10] "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[congratulations_1-11] "Congratulations: Results from the voting (Round 1)" (PDF). Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

At Eurovision

Voting

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

Voting

Notes

References

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