HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion 2019

HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion 2019
Preliminary decision data
country	Israel
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
date	February 12, 2019
Preliminary rounds	34
Preliminary round dates	Auditions: November 24, 2018 November 27, 2018 0December 1, 2018 December 04, 2018 December 05, 2018 0December 8, 2018 December 11, 2018 December 13, 2018 December 15, 2018 December 19, 2018 December 22, 2018 December 25, 2018 December 29, 2018 December 30, 2018 December 31, 2018 0January 1, 2019 Intermediate round 0 January 7, 2019 0January 8, 2019 January 09, 2019 January 10, 2019 Top 20 round: January 13, 2019 January 14, 2019 January 15, 2019 Heat 1: January 19, 2019 Heat 2: January 20, 2019 January 21, 2019 Heat 3: January 26, 2019 Heat 4: January 27, 2019 January 28, 2019 First semi-final: February 2, 2019 Second semi-final: February 3, 2019 Third semi-final: February 4, 2019 Wildcard round: February 7 2019 Fourth semi-final: February 9, 2019
poll	Auditions, top 20 round, heats, semi-finals, finals: 50% jury voting, 50% televoting Intermediate round : 100% jury voting
Moderation
Assi Azar & Red Sela

The 6th edition of the casting show HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion 2019 (German: The next star for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019) took place from November 24, 2018 to February 12, 2019. The show was used to determine the participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv ( Israel ). The show was moderated by Assi Azar and Rotem Sela.

The winner of the show was the singer Kobi Marimi , who was eliminated in Heat 4 , but later returned to the show with a wildcard. He will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

format

concept

The competition consisted of several programs that were broadcast from November 24, 2018.

In the first round of the broadcast (the auditions ), all participants stood in front of an interactive wall and sang a cover of a song. To get to the next round, they had to get at least 70% of the votes. The jury was able to contribute 10% each, if they liked the participant. The hosts of the show could also send a participant to the next round if he did not reach 70%.

The intermediate round followed after the first round . All participants who had already survived the auditions performed again there. Each juror then had 20% voting rights, while the audience couldn't vote here. In the end, five performers per broadcast were allowed to advance to the next round. So 20 participants reached the next round, all others were eliminated.

In the third round, the top 20 round, all 20 participants sing against each other in ten duels. The interpreter with the most votes per duel reached the next round. Here again the voting system from the first round counted, where each jury member could contribute 10% if they liked the participant. Otherwise the audience voted again here. In the end, the jury selected two more participants from the ten losers who nevertheless made it to the next round. So 12 participants reach the next round.

In the fourth round, the heats , the 12 participants were reduced to eight. There were duels between two participants, each of which had to fulfill mottos. Only in heat 2 there were no mottos, only the voting system from round 1.

The fifth round then comprised four semifinals and one wildcard round. The four finalists were determined in each of the semifinals. In the wildcard round, only one participant who reached the fourth semi-final was determined after a participant had previously withdrawn from the first semi-final.

In the final, 50% of the winner was determined by televoting and 50% by jury voting.

jury

The jury consisted of the following people:

• Harel Skaat (represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 )
• Shiri Maimon (represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 )
• Keren Peles
• Assaf Amdursky
• Static & Ben El Tavori

• 

  Harel Skaat

• 

  Shiri Maimon

• 

  Keren Peles

• 

  Assaf Amdursky

• 

  Static & Ben El Tavori

Auditions

First audition

The first audition took place on November 24, 2018. Six participants qualified for the next round.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
1	Daniel Mazuz	Happy (original interpreter: Pharrell Williams )						-	-	90%	Qualified
2	Ofri Halfon	Leesof						-	-	93%	Qualified
3	Yevgeny Morozov	Shnei Meshugaim (original interpreter: Omer Adam )						-	-	53%	Eliminated
4th	Shahar Adawi	Wikipedia						-	-	89%	Qualified
5	Hila leather	Ex's & Oh’s (Original artist: Elle King )						-	-	30%	Eliminated
6th	Nadav Phillips	I Have Nothing (Original Artist: Whitney Houston )						-	-	82%	Qualified
7th	Daniel Barzilai	Osher Ledaka (original artist : Ori Ben Ari)						-	-	88%	Qualified
8th	Shalva band	Here Come's the Sun (Original artist: The Beatles )						-	-	91%	Qualified

Second audition

The second audition took place on November 27, 2018. Five participants qualified for the next round, one of whom was sent to the next round by the moderator.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
1	Lior Chen	Sheeriot meatsmi						-	-	89%	Qualified
2	Abraham de Carvalho	Issues (original interpreter: Julia Michaels )						-	-	89%	Qualified
3	Shir Azulai	Aba						-	-	67%	Eliminated
4th	Tai	River						-	-	92%	Qualified
5	Alex Key	Rolling in the Deep (Original artist: Adele )						-	-	43%	Eliminated
6th	Shefita	You Oughta Know (Original artist : Alanis Morissette )								58%	Saved by the moderation
7th	Maya Buskila	Lists (original interpreter: Beyoncé )						-	-	83%	Qualified

Third audition

The third audition took place on December 1, 2018. Five participants qualified for the next round.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
1	Osher Biton	Tel Aviv B'Laila		-				-	-	85%	Qualified
2	Liat Eliyahu	Shetisaref HaAhava (original interpreter: Itay Levi)						-	-	88%	Qualified
3	Ruby Badalov	Don't Stop Me Now (Original artist: Queen )						-	-	54%	Eliminated
4th	Sahaf	Born This Way (Original artist: Lady Gaga )						-	-	76%	Qualified
5	Clara Sabag	Mangina						-	-	81%	Qualified
6th	Judith Hassin	River						-	-	80%	Qualified
7th	Elad Tavori	V'At		-		-		-	-	44%	Eliminated

Fourth audition

The fourth audition took place on December 4th and 5th, 2018. Seven participants qualified for the next round. Two of them qualified for the next round only because they were saved by the moderation.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
1	Gal Binyamin	Hakol Over (Original artist : The Idan Raichel Project)						-	-	88%	Qualified
2	Barry Brown	You Raise Me Up (Original Artist: Secret Garden )						-	-	78%	Qualified
3	Noar Cohen	Shemishehu Yaatzor Oti (original interpreter: Eden Hason)						-	-	85%	Qualified
4th	Naama Gali Cohen	New Rules (Original artist : Dua Lipa )						-	-	75%	Qualified
5	Shay Ben Aroya	Ima im hayti (original interpreter: Avi Levy)	-	-				-	-	46%	Eliminated
6th	Romi Azar	Creep (Original artist : Radiohead )								55%	Saved by the moderation
7th	Limor Oved	Veim preda (original interpreter: Dikla)	-					-	-	91%	Qualified
8th	Enosh Tzuberi	Silsulim (original interpreter: Static & Ben El Tavori)						-	-	30%	Eliminated
9	Julia Garnits	Creep (Original artist : Radiohead )								59%	Saved by the moderation

Fifth audition

The fifth audition took place on December 8, 2018. Five participants qualified for the next round.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
1	Assaf Maslati	Ata spit mimeni						-	-	71%	Qualified
2	Eti Bitton	Rak leima						-	-	83%	Qualified
3	Asia & Alexandra	Lost on You						-	-	55%	Eliminated
4th	Roy Sandler	Yelaad'im kaeele						-	-	82%	Qualified
5	Aviv Metka	You And I						-	-	35%	Eliminated
6th	Sarah Moshioff	A li af echad						-	-	90%	Qualified
7th	Ohad Levi	Tachzeri						-	-	49%	Eliminated
8th	Kobi Marimi	Sweet Dreams (Original artist : Beyoncé )						-	-	92%	Qualified

Sixth audition

The sixth audition took place on December 11, 2018. Five participants qualified for the next round.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
1	Ido Dankner	One Dance (Original artist: Drake )						-	-	70%	Qualified
2	Amit Sade	Addicted to You (Original artist : Avicii )						-	-	81%	Qualified
3	Tomer Raz	Gvulot hahigayon (original interpreter: Natan Goshen)						-	-	71%	Qualified
4th	Maor Kdoshim	Im haita roeh						-	-	54%	Eliminated
5	Gilad Tenzer	Ein yoter tov mizeh (original artist : Peled)						-	-	75%	Qualified
6th	Meshi & Mor Portal	Oh sheli	-					-	-	39%	Eliminated
7th	Elkanah Marziano	Holech li meyuash (original interpreter: Moshe Peretz)						-	-	77%	Withdrawn
8th	Avivit Doron	Mi yeda shekach yihya	-					-	-	43%	Eliminated

Seventh audition

The seventh audition took place on December 13th and 15th, 2018. Eight participants qualified for the next round, one of which was saved by the moderator.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
01	Niv Yanco	Haahava hazot shelanu						-	-	91%	Qualified
02	Gabriel Cohen	Veim preda	-					-	-	29%	Eliminated
03	Eden Vered Mari	Seven Nation Army (Original artist: The White Stripes )						-	-	78%	Qualified
04th	Eliya Gabai	Ahava kazo						-	-	93%	Qualified
05	Nave Madmon	Stiches (Original artist : Shawn Mendes )						-	-	88%	Qualified
06th	Yarden Yishay	Albi maak						-	-	56%	Eliminated
07th	Ayala ELigoogla	All I Ask (Original artist: Adele )						-	-	83%	Qualified
08th	Emanuel Shmuel	Shelach beahava						-	-	22%	Eliminated
09	Wanna wanna	Haverot shelach						-	-	70%	Qualified
10	Versano valley	At hamaleach sheli								54%	Saved by the moderation
11	Meni Gross	Bamechonite						-	-	66%	Eliminated
12	Ketreyah	Mirrors (Original Artist: Justin Timberlake )						-	-	95%	Qualified

Eighth audition

The eighth audition took place on December 19 and 22, 2018. Seven participants qualified for the next round, two of which were saved by the moderator.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
01	Alik Manshirov	Ain ph mqwm						-	-	76%	Qualified
02	Frida Uziel	Vidui								60%	Saved by the moderation
03	Zohar Shechtman	Shir shel yom chulin								55%	Saved by the moderation
04th	Ilai Chapman	Oak sheat					-	-	-	80%	Qualified
05	Osher Sava	Ima im hayiti		-				-	-	34%	Eliminated
06th	Noy Sassover	Dangerous Women (Original Artist : Ariana Grande )	-					-	-	80%	Qualified
07th	Shon Bello	Zman tov lismoah			-			-	-	40%	Eliminated
08th	Yagel Yadai	A li'af echat babayit						-	-	77%	Qualified
09	Elsie Doll	Friends						-	-	36%	Eliminated
10	Nitay Twito	Rise Up						-	-	92%	Qualified

Ninth audition

The ninth audition took place on December 25, 2018. Five participants qualified for the next round.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
01	Netanel & Yarden Barzilai	Tsevaim	-					-	-	76%	Qualified
02	Maayan Brinza	Leilotay		-				-	-	46%	Eliminated
03	Shira Givony	If I Were a Boy (Original artist : Beyoncé )						-	-	72%	Qualified
04th	Or Ben Atar	Achrey Hakol Hakfar						-	-	94%	Qualified
05	Meital Locke	Haderch el hakfar			-			-	-	66%	Eliminated
06th	Avi Ashur	Eten laughs			-			-	-	79%	Qualified
07th	Sofia Makovkina	Highway to Hell (Original artist: AC / DC )						-	-	39%	Eliminated
08th	Ehab Atilla	Eten lach'shanim	-					-	-	85%	Qualified

Tenth audition

The tenth audition took place on December 29th and 30th, 2018. Eight participants qualified for the next round, where two were saved by the moderator.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
01	Chem Rotem	Osher ledaka						-	-	80%	Qualified
02	Tchelet mother-of-pearl	Soon we'll be found (Original artist : Sia )						-	-	78%	Qualified
03	Dana Hertz	Rise Up						-	-	57%	Eliminated
04th	Noa Klein	Somewhere over the Rainbow (Original artist : Israel Kamakawiwoʻole )			-			-	-	88%	Qualified
05	Los Caparos	Nachon lehayom						-	-	70%	Qualified
06th	Daniela Lamesh	Make You Feel My Love (Original Artist: Bob Dylan )						-	-	44%	Eliminated
07th	Ofek Adanek	Sheat zaza		-		-				50%	Saved by the moderation
08th	Tali Rabinovich	Dangerous Women (Original Artist : Ariana Grande )	-					-	-	81%	Qualified
09	Itai Goren	Hey at						-	-	24%	Eliminated
10	Yuval Shauli	Warrior								59%	Saved by the moderation
11	Emanuel Specter	Part of your world						-	-	59%	Eliminated
12	Dili	Hasholef me Baghdad						-	-	25%	Eliminated
13	Bar Cohen	Kshehalachta						-	-	81%	Qualified

Eleventh audition

The eleventh audition took place on December 31, 2018 and January 1, 2019. Seven participants qualified for the next round, where one was saved by the moderator.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Moderation		Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori	Azar	Sela
01	Cohen Reef	Migdalor						-	-	73%	Qualified
02	Ben Ganon	Zer kisufim						-	-	50%	Eliminated
03	Ariela Siman Tov	Lo ohev oti yoter	-					-	-	82%	Qualified
04th	Roy Pinhasov	Al tashlicheni						-	-	68%	Eliminated
05	Yakir Reda	Alfey sipurim	-	-		-	-	-	-	29%	Eliminated
06th	Osher Davidian	Nizacht iti hakol						-	-	88%	Qualified
07th	Marie Benhaim	Yesh bi od koach								67%	Saved by the moderation
08th	Mazal Kav	Latch						-	-	88%	Qualified
09	Michal Shabbo	Hasholef me Baghdad						-	-	25%	Eliminated
10	Elisete knight	Mas Que Nada						-	-	22%	Eliminated
11	Gadi Solimanov	Yesh bi od koach	-	-				-	-	63%	Eliminated
12	Natalie Wamba Berry	Crazy			-			-	-	83%	Qualified
13	Amir & Shahar Exol	Katonti			-			-	-	66%	Eliminated
14th	Anaelia Ben David	Nigun hanesh'amot	-					-	-	45%	Eliminated
15th	Zohar Garala	Lomedet lalechet						-	-	78%	Qualified

Intermediate round

The intermediate round, where the jurors once again heard all participants who had survived the auditions, took place from January 7, 2019 to January 10, 2019. There only the jury decided which 20 participants will reach the next round. The remaining participants were eliminated, as were the candidates who were no longer shown on television.

There were two voting rounds. In the first round, each interpreter had to achieve at least 60% of the jury's votes in order to get to the second round. Only five candidates from the second round were allowed to advance to the next round per broadcast. The jury made the decision on the five performers per broadcast internally.

Start number	Interpreter	jury					Jury votes (in%)	Result (round 1)	Result (round 2)
		Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
Intermediate round 1 (January 7, 2019)
01	Lior Chen	-					80%	Qualified	Qualified
02	Maya Buskila						100%	Qualified	Qualified
03	Shefita						80%	Qualified	Qualified
04th	Versano valley						20%	Eliminated	-
05	Tai						80%	Qualified	Qualified
06th	Nadav Phillips						60%	Qualified	Eliminated
07th	Ariela Siman Tov						20%	Eliminated	-
08th	Ayala Eligula						80%	Qualified	Eliminated
09	Osher Biton						80%	Qualified	Qualified
Intermediate round 2 (January 8, 2019)
01	Clara Sabag						80%	Qualified	Qualified
02	Daniel Barzilai						100%	Qualified	Qualified
03	Frida Uziel		-				20%	Eliminated	-
04th	Naor Cohen						80%	Qualified	Qualified
05	Na'ama Gali Cohen						60%	Qualified	Qualified
06th	Na'ama Gali Cohen		-				0%	Eliminated	-
07th	Or Ben Atar		-	-	-		0%	Eliminated	-
08th	Tali Rabinovich					-	0%	Eliminated	-
09	Noa Klein						0%	Eliminated	-
10	Osher Davidian	-	-				0%	Eliminated	-
11	Ido Dankner						60%	Qualified	Eliminated
12	Romi Azar						20%	Eliminated	-
13	Shalva band						100%	Qualified	Qualified
Intermediate round 3 (January 9, 2019)
01	Gal Binyamin						60%	Qualified	Eliminated
02	Shahaf						80%	Qualified	Qualified
03	Netanel & Yarden Bazilai		-				20%	Eliminated	-
04th	Liat Eliyahu						80%	Qualified	Qualified
05	Kobi Merimi						80%	Qualified	Qualified
06th	Julia Garnits						80%	Qualified	Eliminated
07th	Ofri Halfon						100%	Qualified	Qualified
08th	Assaf Messilati						40%	Eliminated	-
09	Wanna wanna						100%	Qualified	Qualified
Intermediate round 4 (January 10, 2019)
01	Daniel Mazuz						80%	Qualified	Qualified
02	Avraham de Carvalho						80%	Qualified	Qualified
03	Amit Sadeh				-		20%	Eliminated	-
04th	Tchelet mother-of-pearl						60%	Qualified	Eliminated
05	Ketreyah						60%	Qualified	Qualified
06th	Judith Hasin						20%	Eliminated	-
07th	Nitay Twito						100%	Qualified	Qualified
08th	Ofek Adanek						40%	Eliminated	-
09	Avi Ashur	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
10	Barry Brown	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
11	Gilad Tenzer	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
12	Sarah Moshioff	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
13	Shahar Adawi	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
14th	Niv Yanco	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
15th	Limor Oved	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
16	Ehab Atilla	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
17th	Roy Sandler	-	-	-	-	-	0%	Eliminated	-
18th	Naveh Madmon						100%	Qualified	Qualified

Top 20 round

The Top 20 round took place from January 13, 2019 to January 15, 2019. The field of candidates was reduced from 20 to 12 participants. Two performers competed against each other in a duel. The artist with the most votes per duel qualified for the next round. In the end, the jury then selected two participants from all ten losers who nevertheless made it to the next round.

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
Duel broadcast 1 (January 13, 2019)
I.	1	Wanna wanna	I trusted you						68%	Eliminated
	2	Maya Buskila	If I Were a Boy (Original artist : Beyoncé )						81%	Qualified
II	3	Shahaf	Déjà Vu (original interpreter: Beyoncé )						60%	Eliminated
	4th	Clara Sabag	Rolling in the Deep (Original artist: Adele )						76%	Qualified
III	5	Lior Shen	Russian Roulette (Original artist: Rihanna )						64%	Eliminated
	6th	Osher Biton	Star Ivd						76%	Qualified
Duel broadcast 2 (January 14, 2019)
I.	1	Na'ama Gali Cohen	Rockabye (Original Performers : Clean Bandit , Sean Paul & Anne-Marie )						64%	Eliminated
	2	Daniel Barzilai	Sh Sh Ilh						80%	Qualified
II	3	Shefita	Can't Stop The Feeling (Original Artist: Justin Timberlake )						41%	Saved by the jury
	4th	Tai	Radioactive (Original artist : Imagine Dragons )						89%	Qualified
III	5	Kobi Merimi	Mad World (Original Artist: Tears for Fears )						57%	Qualified
	6th	Liat Eliyahu	Stone Cold (Original artist : Demi Lovato )						51%	Eliminated
Duel broadcast 3 (January 15, 2019)
I.	1	Avraham de Carvalho	Viva la Vida (Original artist : Coldplay )						67%	Saved by the jury
	2	Ketreyah	Just the Way You Are (Original artist: Bruno Mars )						83%	Qualified
II	3	Nitai Twito	Sorry						68%	Eliminated
	4th	Tocho Ratsuf Ahava	Tvchv rtzvf hvh						90%	Qualified
III	5	Nave Madmon	Never Forget You						53%	Eliminated
	6th	Daniel Mazuz	Earth Song (Original artist: Michael Jackson )						54%	Qualified
IV	7th	Shalva band	The Sound of Silence						95%	Qualified
	8th	Naor Cohen	Shtm vllh						66%	Eliminated

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 took place on January 19, 2019. Ten participants competed against each other in five duels, where a different motto had to be fulfilled in each duel. In the first duel the participants had to present their style, in the second duel the candidates were supposed to sing songs of divas and in the third duel the candidates had to perform in pairs. Osher Biton reached the next round with starting number 5, as he was saved by the jury while Klara Sabag was eliminated. Ofri Calfon and the Shalva Band with starting number six, on the other hand, reached the next round straight away. In the fourth duel, the candidates then had to present their personal story, while in the fifth and final duel Eurovision songs were performed.

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
I.	1	Ketreyah	Wings (Original artist: Little Mix )						85%	Qualified
	2	Danielle Mazuz	No Diggity (Original artist : BLACKstreet )						69%	Saved by the jury
II	3	Shefita	Bootylicious (Original Artist : Destiny's Child )						83%	Saved by the jury
	4th	Avraham de Carvalho	When We Were Young (Original artist: Adele )						88%	Qualified
III	5	Klara Sabag & Osher Biton	Tafasta li makom						85%	Eliminated Saved by the jury
	6th	Ofri Calfon & Shalva Band	Chalomot shel acherim						94%	Qualified
IV	7th	Tai	Breathe Me (Original Artist : Sia )						72%	Saved by the jury
	8th	Daniel Barzilai	Hello (Original artist: Adele )						79%	Qualified
V	9	Kobi Marimi	Fuego (original interpreter: Eleni Foureira )						80%	Saved by the jury
	10	Maya Bouskilla	Rise Like a Phoenix (Original artist : Conchita Wurst )						85%	Qualified

Heat 2

Heat 2 took place on January 20 and 21, 2019. A total of eleven participants took part, where out of ten reached the next round. In the end, the participant who got the lowest number of votes was eliminated.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
1	Daniel Barzilai	Grenade (original interpreter: Bruno Mars )						73%	Qualified
2	Maya Bouskilla	Warrior (Original artist : Demi Lovato )						63%	Qualified
3	Shefita	Broken						69%	Qualified
4th	Danielle Mazuz	Toxic (Original artist: Britney Spears )						59%	Qualified
5	Avraham de Carvalho	Back to Black (Original artist: Amy Winehouse )						88%	Qualified
6th	Osher Biton	Harbe mimech nishar						47%	Eliminated
7th	Shalva band	Hallelujah (original interpreter: Leonard Cohen )	-					76%	Qualified
8th	Ofri Calfon	Ahava ka'zo						55%	Qualified
9	Kobi Marimi	Circle of Life (Original artist: Carmen Twillie)	-					70%	Qualified
10	Tai	Love on the Brain (Original artist: Rihanna )						64%	Qualified
11	Ketreyah	Kshalev boche						86%	Qualified

Heat 3

Heat 3 took place on January 26, 2019. Ten participants took part, where of nine made it to the next round. As in Heat 1, there were different mottos for each duel that had to be fulfilled. In the first duel, four participants each had to recite a song in pairs, while in the second duel, the candidates had to sing about their personal stories. In the third duel, only the televoting was allowed to determine which participant would reach the next round. In the fourth and final duel, the candidates then had to perform a duet together with Harel Skaat. The participant with the fewest votes was eliminated in the end.

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
I.	1	Maya Bouskilla & Ketreyah	Bang Bang (Original Performers: Jessie J , Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj )						94%	Qualified
	2	Ofri Calfon & Daniel Barzilai	Lifnei she'yigamer						92%	Saved by the jury
II	3	Danielle Mazuz	Make You Feel My Love (Original Artist: Bob Dylan )		-				58%	Eliminated
	4th	Kobi Marimi	This is me						94%	Qualified
III	5	Shefita	Material Girl (Original artist: Madonna )	-	-	-	-	-	37%	Saved by the jury
	6th	Tai	Womanizer (Original artist : Britney Spears )	-	-	-	-	-	76%	Qualified
IV	7th	Shalva Band & Harel Skaat	Bechayai						83%	Qualified
	8th	Avraham de Carvalho & Harel Skaat	Shallow (Original artist : Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper )						75%	Saved by the jury

Heat 4

Heat 4 took place on January 27th and 28th, 2019. A total of nine participants took part, eight of which reached the next round. In the end, the participant who got the lowest number of votes was eliminated.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
1	Kobi Marimi	Diamonds (Original artist: Rihanna )						48%	Eliminated
2	Ketreyah	Stay (Original artist: Rihanna )						95%	Qualified
3	Ofri Calfon	Runnin '(Lose It All) (Original Artist: Naughty Boy feat. Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin)						71%	Qualified
4th	Shefita	Black Hole Sun (Original artist : Soundgarden )						54%	Qualified
5	Tai	Never Tear Us Apart (Original Artist : INXS )						69%	Qualified
6th	Daniel Barzilai	Eifo hayit						59%	Qualified
7th	Maya Bouskilla	I Will Always Love You (Original Artist: Whitney Houston )						77%	Qualified
8th	Shalva band	Ani ro'a bach mashehu tov						91%	Qualified
9	Avraham de Carvalho	Let It Go (Original Artist: James Bay )		-				56%	Qualified

Semifinals

First semi-final

The first semi-final took place on February 2, 2019. Four of the eight remaining participants competed against each other here. In the first round two participants had to sing against each other in a duel. The participant with the highest percentage reached the second round. The other participant dropped out or was saved by the jury for the third semi-final.

In the second round, the jury and the audience could each award 12 or 10 points. The participant with the higher number of points qualified directly for the final. The loser reached the third semifinals.

On February 5, 2019, the Shalva Band announced that they were withdrawing from the competition.

First round

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
I.	1	Ketreyah	There's Nothing Holdin 'Me Back (Original Artist : Shawn Mendes )						88%	Qualified
	2	Tai	Genius (original interpreter: LSD )						42%	Saved by the jury
II	3	Daniel Barzilai	Kshe'acher						30%	Saved by the jury
	4th	Shalva band	True Colors (original artist : Cyndi Lauper )						84%	Qualified

Second round

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury						Overall jury	Televoting	total	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static	Tavori
5	Shalva band	Pizmon LaYakinton	10	12	10	10	12	12	66	21st	87	Withdrawn
6th	Ketreyah	HaSheket SheNish'ar (Original artist : Shiri Maimon )	12	10	12	12	10	10	66	19th	85	Third semi-final

Second semi-final

The second semi-final took place on February 3, 2019. Four of the eight remaining participants competed against each other here. In the first round two participants had to sing against each other in a duel. The participant with the highest percentage reached the second round. The other participant dropped out or was saved by the jury for the third semi-final.

In the second round, the jury and the audience could each award 12 or 10 points. The participant with the higher number of points qualified directly for the final. The loser reached the third semifinals.

First round

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
I.	1	Maya Bouskilla	Love on Top / We Will Rock You (Original artist : Beyoncé / Queen )						85%	Qualified
	2	Shefita	Imagine (Original artist: John Lennon )						72%	Saved by the jury
II	3	Avraham de Carvalho	Writing's on the Wall (Original artist: Sam Smith )						82%	Qualified
	4th	Ofri Calfon	Ya mama						55%	Eliminated

Second round

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury						Overall jury	Televoting	total	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static	Tavori
5	Avraham de Carvalho	Halo (Original artist : Beyoncé )	10	10	10	12	10	10	62	19th	81	Third semi-final
6th	Maya Bouskilla	A Million Voices (Original artist : Polina Gagarina )	12	12	12	10	12	12	70	21st	91	final

Third semi-final

The third semi-final took place on February 4, 2019. Four participants who could not qualify directly for the final from the first and second semifinals competed against each other again. The participant with the highest percentage went straight to the final, while the three remaining participants reached the fourth semi-final.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
1	Daniel Barzilai	Use Somebody (Original artist: Kings of Leon )						50%	Fourth semi-final
2	Ketreyah	Rise Up						91%	final
3	Shefita	Lioness						65%	Fourth semi-final
4th	Avraham de Carvalho	Perfect (Original artist: Ed Sheeran )						89%	Fourth semi-final

Wildcard round

The wildcard round took place on February 7, 2019. As the Shalva Band withdrew from their final place, a wildcard round was held with two previous participants.

The jury and the audience could then give 12 or 10 points each. The competitor with the higher number of points qualified for the fourth semi-final. The other participant is eliminated.

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury						Overall jury	Televoting	total	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static	Tavori
1	Osher Biton	Pri ganech	12	10	10	10	12	12	66	19th	85	Eliminated
2	Kobi Marimi	Knockin 'on Heaven's Door (Original artist: Bob Dylan )	10	12	12	12	10	10	66	21st	87	Fourth semi-final

Fourth semi-final

The fourth semi-final took place on February 9, 2019. Four participants competed against each other here. In the first round two participants had to sing against each other in a duel. The participant with the highest percentage reached the second round. The other participant dropped out or was saved by the jury for the second round.

In the second round, the jury and the audience could each award 12, 10 or 8 points. The two participants with the highest scores reached the final, the remaining participant was eliminated.

First round

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
I.	1	Shefita	Crazy (Original artist : Gnarls Barkley )						74%	Saved by the jury
	2	Avraham de Carvalho	Believe (Original artist: Cher )						89%	Qualified
II	3	Daniel Barzilai	Im ha'ita ro'eh						58%	Eliminated
	4th	Kobi Marimi	Russian Roulette (Original artist: Rihanna )						78%	Qualified

Second round

Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury						Overall jury	Televoting	total	Result
			Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static	Tavori
5	Avraham de Carvalho	Stay with Me (Original Artist: Sam Smith )	8th	8th	8th	10	8th	10	52	18th	70	Eliminated
6th	Shefita	Feeling Good (Original artist: Nina Simone )	12	10	10	12	10	8th	62	20th	82	final
7th	Kobi Marimi	Hallelujah (original interpreter: Leonard Cohen )	10	12	12	8th	12	12	66	22nd	88	final

final

The final took place on February 12, 2019. A total of four participants competed against each other here. In the first round two participants had to sing against each other in a duel. The participant with the highest percentage reached the second round. The other participant dropped out or was saved by the jury for the second round.

In the second round, the jury and the audience were able to assign 12, 10 or 8 points each, which determined the first three places. In the end, Kobi Marimi was able to win the final and will present Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

First round

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury					Televoting	Result
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static & Tavori
I.	1	Ketreyah	Locked Out of Heaven (Original artist: Bruno Mars )						68%	Qualified
	2	Shefita	My Way (Original artist: Frank Sinatra )						65%	Saved by the jury
II	3	Maya Bouskilla	Euphoria (original performer: Loreen )						54%	4th place
	4th	Kobi Marimi	Always (Original artist: Bon Jovi )						79%	Qualified

Second round

space	Start number	Interpreter	Cover	jury									Points
				Skaat	Maimon	Peles	Amdursky	Static	Tavori	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	jury	Televoting	total
1.	6th	Kobi Marimi	Let It Be (Original Artist: The Beatles )	12	12	12	8th	12	10	12	12	12	102	113	215
2.	7th	Ketreyah	Impossible (original artist: James Arthur )	8th	8th	8th	10	8th	8th	10	10	8th	078	087	165
3.	5	Shefita	Broken	10	10	10	12	10	12	08th	08th	10	090	070	160
Jury group members
Group 1: Jury of the show Kochav Nolad ( Gal Uchovsky , Margalit Tzan'ani, Tzedi Tzarfati) Group 2: Members of IPBC (Avia Malka, Dafna Lustig, Lucy Ayoub ) Group 3: Composers of former Israeli Eurovision songs (Kobi Oshrat, Stav Beger, Yoav Ginai)

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2019
• Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest

Web links

• Official website of the casting show (Hebrew)

Individual evidence

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