eurovision 1988
Yardena Arazi
Yardena Arazi represented Israel at Eurovision 1988 in Dublin with “Ben Adam”, finishing 7th of 21.
- who
- Israeli singer
- born
- 25 September 1951, Kabri, Israel
- contest
- 1988
- best result
- 7th, 1988
- music
- pop, Israeli folk music
- active
- since 1965
- also in
- Shokolad, Menta, Mastik
- sang for
- Israel
Biography
Yardena Arazi is an Israeli singer and entertainer who was named the most popular Israeli singer of all time at the country’s sixtieth Independence Day celebrations in 2008. Arazi sang for Israel in the trio Shokolad, Menta, Mastik, sixth in The Hague in 1976, and alone in Dublin in 1988, when “Ben Adam” finished seventh.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Yardena Arazi”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1988 Dublin
“Ben Adam (בן אדם)”
7th of 21 Finished 7th of 21, with 85 points.
- Sung in
- Hebrew
- Written by
- Boris Dimitshtein, Ehud Manor
- Conductor
- Eldad Shrem
- Running order
- 8th of 21
- Age on the night
- 36
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Céline Dion, “Ne partez pas sans moi”
The story of Eurovision 1988: Céline Dion, by one point, on the last vote
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Kinor David
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Yardena Arazi is part of.
- 1979 The corrections When it went wrong
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Yardena Arazi, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1979
For the first time the contest left Europe. Israel had won, and the 1979 show was held in Jerusalem, in a 3,104-seat auditorium at the International Convention Centre. Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi presented.
- 1979 The corrections
The worst mix-up involved the presenter. Yardena Arazi misunderstood the Spanish spokesperson, and the board showed Spain giving ten points to both Portugal and Israel. When the scores were checked afterwards, Portugal should have had six. Its total was cut by four, to 64.
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