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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:312px"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background:#BFDFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1998"><span style="color:#000000;"> Eurovision Song Contest 1998</span></a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Participating broadcaster</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">Israel Broadcasting Authority</a> (IBA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest">Israel</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#BFDFFF;">National selection</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selection process</th><td class="infobox-data">Internal selection</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selection date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">23 November 1997</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selected artist(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selected song</th><td class="infobox-data">"<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selected songwriter(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Svika_Pick" title="Svika Pick">Svika Pick</a></li><li>Yoav Ginai</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#BFDFFF;">Finals performance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Final result</th><td class="infobox-data">1st, 172 points</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#BFDFFF;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest"><span style="color:#000000;">Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest</span></a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"> <table align="center" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:right; width:44%"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996">◄1996</a> •</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1998</b> </td> <td style="text-align:left; width:44%"><span class="nowrap">• <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999">1999►</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Israel was represented at the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Eurovision Song Contest 1998</a> with the song "<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">דיווה</span></span>)</span>, composed by <a href="/wiki/Svika_Pick" title="Svika Pick">Svika Pick</a>, with lyrics by Yoav Ginai, and performed by <a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a>. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">Israel Broadcasting Authority</a> (IBA), internally selected its entry for the contest.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Before_Eurovision">Before Eurovision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Before Eurovision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Internal_selection">Internal selection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Internal selection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fifteen songs were submitted by the public to the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">Israel Broadcasting Authority</a> (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 <a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a> was selected as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among entries considered by the selection committee, "Shir Tikva" performed by <a href="/wiki/Arkadi_Duchin" title="Arkadi Duchin">Arkadi Duchin</a> and Halimonim was highly considered before Dana International was ultimately selected.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <caption>Internal selection - First Round<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Artist(s) </th> <th scope="col">Song </th></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkadi_Duchin" title="Arkadi Duchin">Arkadi Duchin</a> and Halimonim </td> <td>"Shir Tikva" </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hi-Five_(Israeli_band)" title="Hi-Five (Israeli band)">Hi-Five</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td>Josefa Barocha Frindlach </td> <td>"Malach" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ufira Yosefi </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Unknown </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <caption>Internal selection - Second Round<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Artist(s) </th> <th scope="col">Song </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkadi_Duchin" title="Arkadi Duchin">Arkadi Duchin</a> and Halimonim </td> <td>"Shir Tikva" </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Unknown </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>" </td> <td>78 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="At_Eurovision">At Eurovision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: At Eurovision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry joint 6th out of the 25 entries.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting">Voting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Voting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded to Israel<sup id="cite_ref-1998detailed_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998detailed-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 points </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" class="mw-redirect" title="France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">France</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Malta</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Portugal</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 points </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Belgium</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Cyprus</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Finland</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Greece</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Poland</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Spain</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span>  </span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Switzerland</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Macedonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Macedonia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Estonia</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Germany</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" class="mw-redirect" title="Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Romania</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Slovenia</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Ireland</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Netherlands</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Sweden</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkey_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Turkey</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">United Kingdom</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Norway</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 point </th> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded by Israel<sup id="cite_ref-1998detailed_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998detailed-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:gold">12 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">United Kingdom</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:silver">10 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Croatia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Croatia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:#CC9966">8 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Netherlands</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Malta</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" class="mw-redirect" title="Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Romania</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Belgium</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Norway</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Spain</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Portugal</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 point </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Cyprus</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Congratulations:_50_Years_of_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest"><i>Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Congratulations:_50_Years_of_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest">Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest</a></div> <p>"Diva" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs selected by fans to participate in the <i>Congratulations</i> 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 "<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Another_Year%3F" class="mw-redirect" title="What's Another Year?">What's Another Year?</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Logan_(singer)" title="Johnny Logan (singer)">Johnny Logan</a> and preceding "<a href="/wiki/Eres_t%C3%BA" title="Eres tú">Eres tú</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Mocedades" title="Mocedades">Mocedades</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Baccara" title="Baccara">Baccara</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Parlez-vous_fran%C3%A7ais%3F" class="mw-redirect" title="Parlez-vous français?">Parlez-vous français?</a>" during a medley of Eurovision favorites. </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-congratulations_1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-congratulations_1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting_2">Voting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Voting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded to "Diva" (Round 1)<sup id="cite_ref-congratulations_1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-congratulations_1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest">Israel</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Russia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest">Ukraine</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 points </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest">Belgium</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest">Finland</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest">Spain</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 points </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Latvia</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest">Lithuania</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest">Serbia and Montenegro</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 point </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest">Cyprus</a></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/19px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/29px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/38px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Monaco_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest">Monaco</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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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.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060405131425/http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Arena/2013/">"Israel 1998"</a>. 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1979" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1981" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1982" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1983" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1985" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1986" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1987" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1989" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1991" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1992" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1993" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1995" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996">1996</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2000" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2001" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2002" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2003" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2004" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2007" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2008" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2009" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2010" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2011" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2013" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2014" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2016" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2018" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2019" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2020" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020">2020</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2021" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2022" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2023" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2025" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025">2025</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eden_Alene" title="Eden Alene">Eden Alene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alphabeta" title="Alphabeta">Alphabeta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yardena_Arazi" title="Yardena Arazi">Yardena Arazi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shlomo_Artzi" title="Shlomo Artzi">Shlomo Artzi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mira_Awad" title="Mira Awad">Mira Awad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s>Galit Bell</s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ben_David" title="Michael Ben David">Michael Ben David</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boaz_Ma%27uda" title="Boaz Ma'uda">Boaz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shokolad,_Menta,_Mastik" title="Shokolad, Menta, Mastik">Chocolate, Menta, Mastik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Izhar_Cohen" title="Izhar Cohen">Izhar Cohen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dafna_Dekel" title="Dafna Dekel">Dafna</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Datner</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Duo_Datz" title="Duo Datz">Duo Datz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_D%27Or" title="David D'Or">David D'Or</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eden_(Israeli_band)" title="Eden (Israeli band)">Eden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mei_Finegold" title="Mei Finegold">Mei Finegold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moti_Giladi" title="Moti Giladi">Moti Giladi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Gili and Galit</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eden_Golan" title="Eden Golan">Eden Golan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nadav_Guedj" title="Nadav Guedj">Nadav Guedj</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hakol_Over_Habibi" title="Hakol Over Habibi">Habibi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sarit_Hadad" title="Sarit Hadad">Sarit Hadad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ofra_Haza" title="Ofra Haza">Ofra Haza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ilanit" title="Ilanit">Ilanit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imri_Ziv" title="Imri Ziv">Imri</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cherie_and_Renno" title="Cherie and Renno">Izabo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Noa_Kirel" title="Noa Kirel">Noa Kirel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Avi_Kushnir" title="Avi Kushnir">Kushnir</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shiri_Maimon" title="Shiri Maimon">Shiri Maimon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kobi_Marimi" title="Kobi Marimi">Kobi Marimi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moran_Mazor" title="Moran Mazor">Moran Mazor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Milk_and_Honey_(Israeli_group)" title="Milk and Honey (Israeli group)">Milk and Honey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lior_Narkis" title="Lior Narkis">Lior Narkis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Liora</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Netta_Barzilai" title="Netta Barzilai">Netta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Noa_(singer)" title="Noa (singer)">Noa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PingPong_(band)" title="PingPong (band)">PingPong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kaveret" title="Kaveret">Poogy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rita_(Israeli_singer)" title="Rita (Israeli singer)">Rita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Lehakat_Shiru" title="Lehakat Shiru">Lehakat Shiru</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harel_Skaat" title="Harel Skaat">Harel Skaat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tal_Sondak" title="Tal Sondak">Tal Sondak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hovi_Star" title="Hovi Star">Hovi Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Teapacks" title="Teapacks">Teapacks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Avi_Toledano" title="Avi Toledano">Avi Toledano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sarai Tzuriel</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/A-Ba-Ni-Bi" title="A-Ba-Ni-Bi">A-Ba-Ni-Bi</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Amen</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">At Va'Ani</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ben Adam</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Derekh Hamelekh</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Ding Dong"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ein Davar</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Emor Shalom</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ey_Sham" title="Ey Sham">Ey Sham</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s>"<span title="Amharic-language text"><span lang="am-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Feker_Libi" title="Feker Libi">Feker Libi</a></span></span>"</s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"The Fire in Your Eyes"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Golden_Boy_(Nadav_Guedj_song)" title="Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj song)">Golden Boy</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Halayla</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hallelujah_(Milk_and_Honey_song)" title="Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)">Hallelujah</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Yom_Huledet" title="Yom Huledet">Happy Birthday</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Hasheket Shenish'ar</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Hi</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Home_(Kobi_Marimi_song)" title="Home (Kobi Marimi song)">Home</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Hora</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hurricane_(Eden_Golan_song)" title="Hurricane (Eden Golan song)">Hurricane</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_Alive" title="I Feel Alive">I Feel Alive</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I.M_(song)" title="I.M (song)">I.M</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Kan</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Leha'amin</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Light a Candle"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Made_of_Stars" title="Made of Stars">Made of Stars</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Milim" title="Milim">Milim</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Natati_La_Khayay" title="Natati La Khayay">Natati La Khayay</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">Olé, Olé</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Push_the_Button_(Teapacks_song)" title="Push the Button (Teapacks song)">Push the Button</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Rak Bishvilo</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Same Heart"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Sameach" title="Sameach">Sameach</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Set_Me_Free_(Eden_Alene_song)" title="Set Me Free (Eden Alene song)">Set Me Free</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s>"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Shalom Olam</span></span>"</s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Shara Barkhovot</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Shir_Habatlanim" title="Shir Habatlanim">Shir Habatlanim</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Shiru</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"There Must Be Another Way"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Time"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Together We Are One"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Toy_(song)" title="Toy (song)">Toy</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Unicorn_(song)" title="Unicorn (song)">Unicorn</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Words for Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Yavo Yom</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ze Rak Sport</span></span>"</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-size:88%;"><div><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Note: Entries scored out signify where Israel did not compete</li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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href="/wiki/Estonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Estonia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Finland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">France</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Germany</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greece_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Greece</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Hungary</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Ireland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Israel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Macedonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Macedonia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Malta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Netherlands</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Norway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Poland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Portugal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Romania</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Slovakia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Slovenia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Spain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Sweden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Switzerland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Turkey_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Turkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">United Kingdom</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alma_Lusa" class="mw-redirect" title="Alma Lusa">Alma Lusa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_(Hungarian_singer)" title="Charlie (Hungarian singer)">Charlie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chiara_Siracusa" title="Chiara Siracusa">Chiara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mélanie Cohl</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Danijela_Martinovi%C4%87" title="Danijela Martinović">Danijela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edea_(musical_group)" title="Edea (musical group)">Edea</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edsilia_Rombley" title="Edsilia Rombley">Edsilia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Lars A. Fredriksen</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gunvor_Guggisberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunvor Guggisberg">Gunvor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michalis_Hatzigiannis" title="Michalis Hatzigiannis">Michael Hajiyanni</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Katar%C3%ADna_Hasprov%C3%A1" title="Katarína Hasprová">Katarína Hasprová</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mikel_Herzog" title="Mikel Herzog">Mikel Herzog</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Guildo_Horn" title="Guildo Horn">Guildo Horn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imaani" title="Imaani">Imaani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vlado_Janevski" title="Vlado Janevski">Vlado Janevski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jill_Johnson" title="Jill Johnson">Jill Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marie_Line" title="Marie Line">Marie Line</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Martin" title="Dawn Martin">Dawn Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/M%C4%83lina_Olinescu" title="Mălina Olinescu">Mălina Olinescu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vili_Resnik" title="Vili Resnik">Vili Resnik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sixteen_(Polish_band)" title="Sixteen (Polish band)">Sixteen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Thalassa</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Koit_Toome" title="Koit Toome">Koit Toome</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tarkan_T%C3%BCzmen" title="Tarkan Tüzmen">Tüzmen</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hungarian-language text"><span lang="hu">A holnap már nem lesz szomorú</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Finnish-language text"><span lang="fi">Aava</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Norwegian-language text"><span lang="no">Alltid sommer</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr">Dis oui</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Romanian-language text"><span lang="ro"><a href="/wiki/Eu_cred" title="Eu cred">Eu cred</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el-Latn">Genesis</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="German-language text"><span lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Guildo_hat_euch_lieb!" title="Guildo hat euch lieb!">Guildo hat euch lieb!</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Dutch-language text"><span lang="nl">Hemel en aarde</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Is Always Over Now?"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Swedish-language text"><span lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%A4rleken_%C3%A4r" title="Kärleken är">Kärleken är</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="German-language text"><span lang="de">Lass ihn</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Estonian-language text"><span lang="et">Mere lapsed</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el-Latn">Mia krifi evaisthisia</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk">Modlitba</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Slovene-language text"><span lang="sl">Naj bogovi slišijo</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Macedonian-language text"><span lang="mk-Latn">Ne zori, zoro</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Croatian-language text"><span lang="hr"><a href="/wiki/Neka_mi_ne_svane" title="Neka mi ne svane">Neka mi ne svane</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"The One That I Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr">Où aller</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Portuguese-language text"><span lang="pt">Se eu te pudesse abraçar</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Polish-language text"><span lang="pl">To takie proste</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Turkish-language text"><span lang="tr">Unutamazsın</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Where_Are_You%3F_(Imaani_song)" title="Where Are You? (Imaani song)">Where Are You?</a>"</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Congratulations:_50_Years_of_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Congratulations_(Eurovision)" title="Template:Congratulations (Eurovision)"><abbr title="View this 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href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1958" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1958">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1965" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1965">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1968" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1968">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1973" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1973">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1974" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1974">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1976" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1976">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1980" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1980">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1982" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1982">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1987" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1987">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1988">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1998">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2000" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2000">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2003" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2003">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2005">2005</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Represented countries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest">Denmark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest">Germany</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greece_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest">Greece</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest">Ireland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest">Israel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Italy_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest">Italy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest">Luxembourg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest">Spain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest">Sweden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest">Switzerland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Turkey_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest">Turkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest">United Kingdom</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Represented entries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advanced to the second round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Italy_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1958" title="Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958">Italy 1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1974" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974">Sweden 1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1976" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976">United Kingdom 1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1987" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987">Ireland 1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greece_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005">Greece 2005</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Eliminated in the first round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1965" title="Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965">Luxembourg 1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1968" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968">United Kingdom 1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1973" title="Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973">Spain 1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1980" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980">Ireland 1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1982" title="Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982">Germany 1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" title="Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988">Switzerland 1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Israel 1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2000" title="Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000">Denmark 2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Turkey_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2003" title="Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003">Turkey 2003</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Represented artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advanced to the second round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ABBA" title="ABBA">ABBA</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Man" title="Brotherhood of Man">Brotherhood of Man</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Logan_(singer)" title="Johnny Logan (singer)">Johnny Logan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Domenico_Modugno" title="Domenico Modugno">Domenico Modugno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Helena_Paparizou" title="Helena Paparizou">Helena Paparizou</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Eliminated in the first round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Céline Dion</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sertab_Erener" title="Sertab Erener">Sertab Erener</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/France_Gall" title="France Gall">France Gall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mocedades" title="Mocedades">Mocedades</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Logan_(singer)" title="Johnny Logan (singer)">Johnny Logan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Olsen_Brothers" title="Olsen Brothers">Olsen Brothers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nicole_(German_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicole (German singer)">Nicole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Represented song</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advanced to the second round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hold_Me_Now_(Johnny_Logan_song)" title="Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan song)">Hold Me Now</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/My_Number_One" title="My Number One">My Number One</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Italian-language text"><span lang="it"><a href="/wiki/Nel_blu,_dipinto_di_blu_(song)" title="Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)">Nel blu, dipinto di blu</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Save_Your_Kisses_for_Me" title="Save Your Kisses for Me">Save Your Kisses for Me</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Waterloo_(song)" title="Waterloo (song)">Waterloo</a>"</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Eliminated in the first round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="German-language text"><span lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Ein_bi%C3%9Fchen_Frieden" title="Ein bißchen Frieden">Ein bißchen Frieden</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span 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