Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |
 Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 October 2016 | |||
| Selected entrant | Shir & Tim | |||
| Selected song | "Follow My Heart" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
Dor Daniel Noam Horev | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 27 points | |||
| Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which takes place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. The Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) will be responsible for organising their entry for the contest. This will be Israel's second appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Background
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Israel had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest once since its debut in 2012,[1] represented by the group Kids.il, who performed the song "Let the Music Win",[2] which finished in eighth place achieving a score of sixty-eight points.[3] Israel has previously shown interest to take part in the 2004 and 2008 contests, although no reasons were ever published to detail the change of interest.[4]
Before Junior Eurovision
The EBU published the final list of participating countries on 28 September 2016, in which Israel appeared within the participating list for the contest which takes place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. The mechanism for selecting their entrant and song has yet to be announced.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 July 2012). "Israel Junior Eurovision debut". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (13 October 2012). "Israel debuts in Junior Eurovision with Kids.il". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Scoreboard". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (21 August 2016). "Israel may participate in Junior Eurovision 2016". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ Jordan, Paul (28 September 2016). "17 Countries Confirmed For Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 September 2016.