| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | The X Factor Israel | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 February 2022 | |||
| Selected entrant | Michael Ben David | |||
| Selected song | "I.M" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th) | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the entry "I.M" performed by Michael Ben David. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Reshet in order to select the Israeli entry for the 2022 contest. The fourth season of the reality singing competition The X Factor Israel, which was organised by Reshet, was used to select the Israeli entry. The competition concluded with a final on 5 February 2022 that featured four finalists with potential Eurovision songs that were selected for them through a song selection round in January and February 2022. The winner was selected following the combination of the votes from a public vote and two jury groups.
Israel was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 2, "I.M" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Israel placed 13th out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 61 points.[1]
- ^ "Second Semi-Final of Turin 2022". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2022.