Israel: The X-Factor Israel final show set for February 5

Israel: The X-Factor Israel final show set for February 5
Friday, 21 January 2022

  • The final of X-factor Israel, the show that will determine the Israeli Eurovision 2022 act, has been set for Saturday, February 5, 2022. 

    Reshet 13 has confirmed that the final of X Factor Israel will take place on February 5th, 2022. On Saturday, January 30 at 11:00 CET eight songs will be broadcast during a special show on Reshet 13. The four X-factor finalists will perform two songs each. 

    Following the first presentation of the songs, on February 3, 2022 the special program “Our song for Eurovision” will be aired on Reshet 13 during which one song will be selected for each of the four X-factor finalists. The outcome will be influenced by the votes coming from the show's jury, a committee of experts and televoting. 

     

    The Final show

    The final show of X-factor Israel will hit the screen on February 5, 2022 on Reshet 13. The show will consist of two rounds. During the first round the four contestants will all perform covers with one of them having to leave the competition. In the second round the three remaning acts will perform their potential Eurovision entries. The final winner and the next Israeli ESC representative will be determined 50% by audience voting, 25% by the judges' voting and 25% by the panel of professionals. 

     

    The show at the moment has completed the quaterfinals stage with six acts remaining in the run. Namely the acts are: 

    1. Inbal Bibi 
    2. Eli Huli
    3. Shachar Adawi
    4. Micahael Ben David
    5. Anna Stephanie
    6. Sapir Saban

    The next episode will air on Tuesday, January 18, at 8.15pm  CET on Channel 13 where we will see the six remaining act battle their way to the finals.

     

    Israel in Eurovision 

    Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 42 times since making its debut in 1973. Israel’s first appearance at the contest in 1973 was successful, with Ilanit finishing fourth. Israel has achieved 4  victories, in 1978 and 1979, with first two wins for Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, with the song “A-Ba-Ni-Bi” and Gali Atari and Milk and Honey, with “Hallelujah” .

    Its third victory came in 1998, with Dana International and “Diva”  and its fourth in ESC 2018 with Netta’s song Toy. The country’s best results apart from  its victories  were the second-place finishes for Avi Toledano in 1982 and Ofra Haza in 1983. Former winner Izhar Cohen returned to place fifth in 1985. Duo Datz finished third in 1991, before Israel achieved . Eden then finished fifth in 1999. Israel has hosted the contest three times, in 1979 and 1999, both in Jerusalem and in 2019 in Tel Aviv. 

    After the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In 2014, the country failed to qualify for the fourth consecutive year, when Mei Feingold finished 14th (out of 15) in the second semi final, despite being one of the favorites to qualify. In 2015, Israel reached the final for the first time in five years, with Nadav Guedj finishing ninth. The only Israeli entrant to achieve a better result in the 21st century before their 2018 win was Shiri Maimon in 2005, who gave the country its tenth top five result in the contest, finishing fourth. In 2019 Kobi Marimi winner of the Rising Star, rerpesented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest on home soil  with his entry Home.

    Last year Eden Alene  won the talent show “The next Star” and the ticket to Rotterdam where she was going to perform the nationally selected song Feker Libi. Due to the covid-19 pandemic the contest was cancelled interrupting Eden's Eurovision journey. 

    Nevertheless, Eden Alene had the chance to complete this year her Eurovision journey  performing "Set Me Free" in the 12 position of the first semi final and after qualifying to the Grand final she finished 17th with a total of 93 points. 

     

    News Source: Eurovoix/ Reshet 13

    Image: X-factor Israel