Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008


Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "The Fire in Your Eyes performed by Boaz Mauda. The song, originally titled as "Ke'ilu Kan", was composed by Dana International and Shai Kerem.

Before Eurovision

Artist selection

On 14 February 2008, IBA announced that Boaz Mauda, winner of the fifth season of Kokhav Nolad, was selected as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Kdam Eurovision 2008

The song that Boaz Mauda represented Israel with in Belgrade was selected through a national final called Kdam Eurovision 2008. IBA opened the song submission period with the deadline on 6 January 2008. 450 songs were submitted, and five of the songs were selected by a jury panel for the competition.
The final took place over two days on 25 and 26 February 2008 at the Ulpaneii TV Studios in Herzeliya, hosted by Tzvika Hadar. All songs were performed by Boaz Mauda and the winning song was determined by a combination of the votes from public SMS voting and five jury groups made up of two regional juries, members from OGAE Israel, judges from Kochav Nolad, and an expert jury of members from IBA and Keshet.

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Israel[Eurovision [Song Contest 2008]]

Semi-Final 1

Final

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point
  • 12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point