Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Updated: 5/24/2026, 7:18:47 PM Wikipedia source
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "New Day Will Rise", written by Keren Peles and performed by Yuval Raphael. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), selected Raphael as its representative through the show HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion, in collaboration with commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions, while the song "New Day Will Rise" was chosen internally. As with the previous year, Israel's participation was the subject of controversy due to the Gaza war. Israel was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2025. Performing during the show in position 14, Israel was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 17 May. It was later revealed that Israel placed first out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 203 points. In the final, Israel performed in position 4 and placed second out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 357 points.
Infobox
Participating broadcaster
Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan)
Country
Israel
Selection process
Artist: HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion Song: Internal selection
Selection date
Artist: 22 January 2025 Song: 9 March 2025
Song
"New Day Will Rise"
Artist
Yuval Raphael
Songwriter
Keren Peles
Semi-final result
Qualified (1st, 203 points)
Final result
2nd, 357 points
Tables
Audition 1 – 10 November 2024 · Before Eurovision › <i>HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion</i> › Auditions
A. A.
A. A.
R/O
A. A.
Artist
E. H.
Song
K. P.
Jury votes
I. L.
Jury votes
R. D.
Jury votes
S. M.
1
1
R/O
1
Artist
Nati Livian
Song
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
93%
Result
Advanced
2
2
R/O
2
Artist
Kler
Song
"Love on the Brain"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
96%
Result
Advanced
3
3
R/O
3
Artist
Renana Boaziza
Song
"Nigmar"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
82%
Result
Advanced
4
4
R/O
4
Artist
Tali Kuper
Song
"Lose Control"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
66%
Result
Eliminated
5
5
R/O
5
Artist
Ido Malka
Song
"Psikhopat"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
94%
Result
Advanced
6
6
R/O
6
Artist
Daniel Wais
Song
"Ani Gitara"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
97%
Result
Advanced
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Score | Result | |||||
| A. A. | E. H. | K. P. | I. L. | R. D. | S. M. | |||||
| 1 | Nati Livian | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | | | | | | | 93% | Advanced |
| 2 | Kler | "Love on the Brain" | | | | | | | 96% | Advanced |
| 3 | Renana Boaziza | "Nigmar" | | | | | | | 82% | Advanced |
| 4 | Tali Kuper | "Lose Control" | | | | | | | 66% | Eliminated |
| 5 | Ido Malka | "Psikhopat" | | | | | | | 94% | Advanced |
| 6 | Daniel Wais | "Ani Gitara" | | | | | | | 97% | Advanced |
Audition 2 – 16 November 2024 · Before Eurovision › <i>HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion</i> › Auditions
A. A.
A. A.
R/O
A. A.
Artist
E. H.
Song
K. P.
Jury votes
I. L.
Jury votes
R. D.
Jury votes
S. M.
1
1
R/O
1
Artist
Perfylove Mongoza
Song
"Drivers License"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
92%
Result
Advanced
2
2
R/O
2
Artist
Ilay Katz
Song
"Aba"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
86%
Result
Advanced
3
3
R/O
3
Artist
Nelly Mira Rubin
Song
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
62%
Result
Eliminated
4
4
R/O
4
Artist
Hili Goren
Song
"Im Mechar Ani Met"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
89%
Result
Advanced
5
5
R/O
5
Artist
Ronen Binder
Song
"Careless Whisper"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
78%
Result
Advanced
6
6
R/O
6
Artist
Alma Maimon de Razon
Song
"October Sky"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
94%
Result
Advanced
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Score | Result | |||||
| A. A. | E. H. | K. P. | I. L. | R. D. | S. M. | |||||
| 1 | Perfylove Mongoza | "Drivers License" | | | | | | | 92% | Advanced |
| 2 | Ilay Katz | "Aba" | | | | | | | 86% | Advanced |
| 3 | Nelly Mira Rubin | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | | | | | | | 62% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Hili Goren | "Im Mechar Ani Met" | | | | | | | 89% | Advanced |
| 5 | Ronen Binder | "Careless Whisper" | | | | | | | 78% | Advanced |
| 6 | Alma Maimon de Razon | "October Sky" | | | | | | | 94% | Advanced |
Audition 3 – 17 November 2024 · Before Eurovision › <i>HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion</i> › Auditions
A. A.
A. A.
R/O
A. A.
Artist
E. H.
Song
K. P.
Jury votes
I. L.
Jury votes
R. D.
Jury votes
S. M.
1
1
R/O
1
Artist
Aviad Klein
Song
"When We Were Young"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
96%
Result
Advanced
2
2
R/O
2
Artist
Amit Sade
Song
"Scars to Your Beautiful"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
96%
Result
Advanced
3
3
R/O
3
Artist
Mika Veltman
Song
"Lose Control"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
52%
Result
Eliminated
4
4
R/O
4
Artist
Tamir Vaknin
Song
"Ir Namel"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
81%
Result
Advanced
5
5
R/O
5
Artist
Red Band and Moran Aharoni
Song
"Human"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
82%
Result
Advanced
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Score | Result | |||||
| A. A. | E. H. | K. P. | I. L. | R. D. | S. M. | |||||
| 1 | Aviad Klein | "When We Were Young" | | | | | | | 96% | Advanced |
| 2 | Amit Sade | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | | | | | | | 96% | Advanced |
| 3 | Mika Veltman | "Lose Control" | | | | | | | 52% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tamir Vaknin | "Ir Namel" | | | | | | | 81% | Advanced |
| 5 | Red Band and Moran Aharoni | "Human" | | | | | | | 82% | Advanced |
Audition 4 – 19 November 2024 · Before Eurovision › <i>HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion</i> › Auditions
A. A.
A. A.
R/O
A. A.
Artist
E. H.
Song
K. P.
Jury votes
I. L.
Jury votes
R. D.
Jury votes
S. M.
1
1
R/O
1
Artist
Dolev Mendelbaum
Song
"Jealous"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
85%
Result
Advanced
2
2
R/O
2
Artist
Ester Guedj
Song
"Voilà"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
86%
Result
Advanced
3
3
R/O
3
Artist
Nir Abdu
Song
"Nishba"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
80%
Result
Advanced
4
4
R/O
4
Artist
Liel Yeshaya
Song
"Tel Aviv BaLaila"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
42%
Result
Eliminated
5
5
R/O
5
Artist
Yuval Raphael
Song
"Anyone"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
98%
Result
Advanced
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Score | Result | |||||
| A. A. | E. H. | K. P. | I. L. | R. D. | S. M. | |||||
| 1 | Dolev Mendelbaum | "Jealous" | | | | | | | 85% | Advanced |
| 2 | Ester Guedj | "Voilà" | | | | | | | 86% | Advanced |
| 3 | Nir Abdu | "Nishba" | | | | | | | 80% | Advanced |
| 4 | Liel Yeshaya | "Tel Aviv BaLaila" | | | | | | | 42% | Eliminated |
| 5 | Yuval Raphael | "Anyone" | | | | | | | 98% | Advanced |
Audition 5 – 23 November 2024 · Before Eurovision › <i>HaKokhav HaBa L'Eirovizion</i> › Auditions
A. A.
A. A.
R/O
A. A.
Artist
E. H.
Song
K. P.
Jury votes
I. L.
Jury votes
R. D.
Jury votes
S. M.
1
1
R/O
1
Artist
Elyakir Keren
Song
"HaGorel HaZe"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
95%
Result
Advanced
2
2
R/O
2
Artist
Linoy Bismuth
Song
"Mech Lech Yalda"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
57%
Result
Eliminated
3
3
R/O
3
Artist
Harel Cohen
Song
"Lose Control"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
87%
Result
Advanced
4
4
R/O
4
Artist
Ori Saban
Song
"Shiri Dikaon"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
86%
Result
Advanced
5
5
R/O
5
Artist
Ofir Harush
Song
"Out Here on My Own"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
74%
Result
Advanced
6
6
R/O
6
Artist
Valerie Hamaty
Song
"Roch Yam"
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Jury votes
Score
93%
Result
Advanced
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Score | Result | |||||
| A. A. | E. H. | K. P. | I. L. | R. D. | S. M. | |||||
| 1 | Elyakir Keren | "HaGorel HaZe" | | | | | | | 95% | Advanced |
| 2 | Linoy Bismuth | "Mech Lech Yalda" | | | | | | | 57% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Harel Cohen | "Lose Control" | | | | | | | 87% | Advanced |
| 4 | Ori Saban | "Shiri Dikaon" | | | | | | | 86% | Advanced |
| 5 | Ofir Harush | "Out Here on My Own" | | | | | | | 74% | Advanced |
| 6 | Valerie Hamaty | "Roch Yam" | | | | | | | 93% | Advanced |
References
- Maimon was absent during this performance, so Ness and Stilla voted in her place.https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A1_%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94
- Original song
- Elbaz announced his withdrawal from the competition on 13 December.
- English-language version of "HaIm LiHayot Bech Me'ohav"https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%9A_%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%95%D7%94%D7%91
- Static awarded a bonus 10%
- English-language version of "Nifradnu Kach"https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%A0%D7%95_%D7%9B%D7%9A_(%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%A8_%D7%92%D7%93%D7%A1%D7%99)
- English-language version of "Livkot"
- Rita awarded an extra 5%
- English-language version of "Etslekh BaOlam"
- The total scores for the first three positions were announced as 97, 88 and 80, but it was not disclosed to which artist
- English-language version of "Hi Shketa"https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%99_%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%94
- "Israel – Participation history"https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/countries/israel
- EuroMixhttps://www.euromix.co.il/2024/05/31/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%AA%D7%AA%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-2025/
- Makohttps://www.mako.co.il/tvbee-tv-news/Article-e591a590600e091026.htm
- EuroMixhttps://www.euromix.co.il/2024/10/10/%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-2025-%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94/
- Walla!https://celebs.walla.co.il/item/3715573
- Icehttps://www.ice.co.il/tv/news/article/1044061
- EuroMixhttps://www.euromix.co.il/2024/10/30/%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%A8-%D7%9E%D7%9E%D7%A9/
- EuroMixhttps://www.euromix.co.il/2024/11/10/%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9F-%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%A8/
- EuroMixhttps://www.euromix.co.il/2024/11/17/%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%91-%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%99/