Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 vote for their own entry. In the second round, Israel gave its twelve points (as it did in 1976) to Brotherhood of Man with "Save Your Kisses for Me." Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 For the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, Israel entered "Diva", performed by Dana International. In the contest, it received 172 points and finished in first place. "Diva" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs selected by fans to participate in the "Congratulations" 50th anniversary show in 2005. It was both the only entry from the '90s and the only Israeli entry to appear in the main
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 percentage of the maximum possible total (72.06%) it remains the most successful runner-up ever under the 12 points system and outranks most subsequent winners. France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 France was represented by Catherine Ferry, with the song '"Un, deux, trois", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague. Broadcaster TF1 opted to choose their 1976 entry via public selection. Two semi-finals were held, followed by the final on 29 February. Each semi-final contained seven songs, with the top three in each going forward to the final. The qualifiers were chosen