Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn. Sarit Hadad represented Israel with the song "Light a Candle".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: November 2001 Song: 24 December 2001 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sarit Hadad | |||
| Selected song | "Light a Candle" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 37 points | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Internal selection
On November 2001, IBA announced Sarit Hadad as the Israeli entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. On December 2001, Hadad submitted four songs to IBA and a committee voted on the songs on 24 December 2001. The song "Light a Candle" received the most points and was selected as the song Sarit will perform at the 2002 contest.[1][2]
| Internal Selection – 24 December 2001 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | "Light a Candle" | Svika Pick, Yoav Ginai | 150 | 1 |
| 2 | "Mr. DJ Superman" | Svika Pick, Yoav Ginai | 140 | 2 |
| 3 | "Malcat HaDisco" | Svika Pick, Ehud Manor | 90 | 3 |
| 4 | "Yasu Yasu" | Sarit Hadad, David Zigman | 90 | 3 |
At Eurovision
Israel scored 37 points (highest 10 from France), finishing 12th.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Israel
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References
- "National Final: Israel 2002".
- Bakker, Sietse (January 7, 2002). "Lets Light a Candle Together". Esctoday.
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