Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004


Israel was represented in the Eurovision by David D'Or who sang the bilingual English / Hebrew song "Leha'amin". The song was co-written by D'Or and Ehud Manor.

Before Eurovision

Artist selection

On 13 November 2003, IBA announced that David D'Or was selected as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

Kdam Eurovision 2004

The song that David D'Or represented Israel with in Istanbul was selected through a national final called Kdam Eurovision 2004. The four song titles were announced on 19 January 2004. David D'Or filmed videoclips for the four songs which were presented during a presentation show on 5 February 2004, held during a break in a televised Maccabi Tel Aviv Euroleague basketball game, hosted by Meirav Miller. The winning song, "Leha'amin", was determined by a combination of the votes from public televoting and SMS voting and an IBA jury which included prior Israeli entrants Lior Narkis and Gali Atari. "Leha'amin" came first in both the televoting and jury vote.

At Eurovision

For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Because Israel placed 19th at the 2003 contest, country was forced to compete in the first Eurovision semi-final, held on 12 May 2004. David D'Or performed 5th, following Latvia and preceding the Andorra his song in the semi-final receiving 57 points which was not enough to qualify for the final. Therefore, Israel will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005.

Points awarded by Israel[Eurovision [Song Contest 2004]]

Semi final

Final

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point