{{Short description|none}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox song contest national year | Year = 1993 | Broadcaster = Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | Country = Israel | Selection process = {{lang|he-latn|Kdam Eurovision|i=unset}} 1993 | Selection date = 1 April 1993 | Song = {{lang|he-latn|Shiru|i=no}} | Artist = Lehakat Shiru | Writer = {{unbulleted list|Shaike Paikov|Yoram Taharlev}} | Final result = 24th, 4 points | Next = 1995 }}
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "{{lang|he-latn|Shiru|i=no}}", composed by Shaike Paikov, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev, and performed by Lehakat Shiru. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through {{lang|he-latn|Kdam Eurovision|i=unset}} 1993.
==Before Eurovision== {{unreferenced|section|date=April 2025}} === {{lang|he-latn|Kdam Eurovision|i=unset}} 1993 === This Israeli broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. IBA held the national final at its television studios in Jerusalem, hosted by {{Escyr|1987}} co-Israeli representative Nathan Dattner. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries.
The winner was Lehakat Shiru with the song "{{lang|he-latn|Shiru|i=no}}", composed by Shaike Paikov and Yoram Taharlev.
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center" |+ Final – 1 April 1993 |- ! {{Abbr|R/O|Running order}} ! Artist ! Song ! class="unsortable" | Points ! Place |- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1 | align="left" | Lehakat Shiru | align="left" | "Shiru" |67 |1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2 | align="left" | Dorit Reuveni | align="left" | "Bayit biktze hakeshet" |36 |6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 3 | align="left" | Linet | align="left" | "Aniana" | 7 |10 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 4 | align="left" | Svika Pick | align="left" | "Artik kartiv" |34 |7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 5 | align="left" | Doron Mazar | align="left" | "Re'ach vatzeva" |62 |2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 6 | align="left" | Shimi Tavori | align="left" | "Chai et ma sheyesh" |26 |8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 7 | align="left" | Etti Kari | align="left" | "Yashar letoch enay" |22 |9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 8 | align="left" | Adam | align="left" | "Ad" |56 |3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 9 | align="left" | Effi Ben-Israel and Nathan Nattanzon | align="left" | "Marconi" |3 |11 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 10 | align="left" | David D'Or | align="left" | "Parpar" |53 |4 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 11 | align="left" | Moshik Dar | align="left" | "Moral" |37 |5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 12 | align="left" | Reuven Lavi | align="left" | "Ha'olam kol kach madlik" |1 | 12 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;" |- |+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes |- ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|R/O|Running order}} ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Jerusalem}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Karmiel}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Or Akiva}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Haifa}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Nazareth Illit}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Beit Shemesh}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Tel Aviv}} ! scope="col" | Total |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1 | align="left" | "Shiru" | 8 || '''12''' || 10 || '''12''' || 6 || 7 || '''12''' | '''67''' |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2 | align="left" | "Bayit biktze hakeshet" | 3 || 5 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 4 || 10 | 36 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 3 | align="left" | "Aniana" | || || 1 || 1 || || 5 || | 7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 4 | align="left" | "Artik kartiv" | 7 || 3 || 3 || 10 || 7 || 1 || 3 | 34 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 5 | align="left" | "Re'ach vatzeva" | 6 || 8 || '''12''' || 5 || '''12''' || '''12''' || 7 | 62 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 6 | align="left" | "Chai et ma sheyesh" | 2 || 2 || 7 || 2 || 8 || 3 || 2 | 26 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 7 | align="left" | "Yashar letoch enay" | 4 || 6 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 4 | 22 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 8 | align="left" | "Ad" | 10 || 7 || 6 || 7 || 10 || 8 || 8 | 56 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 9 | align="left" | "Marconi" | 1 || 1 || || || 1 || || | 3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 10 | align="left" | "Parpar" |'''12'''|| 10 || 5 || 8 || 3 || 10 || 5 | 53 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 11 | align="left" | "Moral" | 5 || 4 || 8 || 3 || 5 || 6 || 6 | 37 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 12 | align="left" | "Ha'olam kol kach madlik" | || || || || || || 1 | 1 |}
==At Eurovision== Lehakat Shiru performed 24th on the night of the final, preceding {{esccnty|Norway|y=1993}}. On stage, the members dressed in traditional Israeli dress, wearing red ribbons in solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/06/20/%F0%9F%87%AE%F0%9F%87%B1-israel-rachel-haim-passes-away-aged-66/ | title=Israel: Rachel Haim Passes Away Aged 66 | author=Sem Anne Van Dijk | website=Eurovoix | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621062900/https://eurovoix.com/2023/06/20/%F0%9F%87%AE%F0%9F%87%B1-israel-rachel-haim-passes-away-aged-66/ | quote=A notable special touch from the performance was that all members of the band wore a red ribbon on their shirts. This was meant to be a symbol of the war against AIDS. | archive-date=21 June 2023 | url-status=live}}</ref> Bracha, Haim, Nadler and Proiter were in the center of the stage, while Sharon was on piano and Zamir was backing singer. At the end of the song, they all joined in a row at the front of the stage.
They received 4 points, placing 24th in a field of 25, Israel's worst ever finish in the grand final, and therefore were relegated from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Millstreet 1993 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417180232/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Voting === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Points awarded to Israel<ref name="1993detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/israel |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417205052/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/israel |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" width="20%" | Score ! scope="col" | Country |- ! scope="row" | 12 points | |- ! scope="row" | 10 points | |- ! scope="row" | 8 points | |- ! scope="row" | 7 points | |- ! scope="row" | 6 points | |- ! scope="row" | 5 points | |- ! scope="row" | 4 points | |- ! scope="row" | 3 points | {{Esc|Portugal|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 2 points | |- ! scope="row" | 1 point | {{Esc|France|y=1993}} |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Points awarded by Israel<ref name="1993detailed" /> |- ! scope="col" width="20%" | Score ! scope="col" | Country |- ! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points | {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points | {{Esc|Sweden|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points | {{Esc|France|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 7 points | {{Esc|Greece|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 6 points | {{Esc|Croatia|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 5 points | {{Esc|Ireland|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 4 points | {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 3 points | {{Esc|Malta|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 2 points | {{Esc|Iceland|y=1993}} |- ! scope="row" | 1 point | {{Esc|Spain|y=1993}} |} {{col-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest}} {{Eurovision Song Contest 1993}}
1993 Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Eurovision