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
UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Moscow, Russia. In the final the three remaining contestants performed the song "It's My Time", composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Diane Warren. The winner of the contest was Jade Ewen who went on to score a credible fifth place at the Eurovision final in Moscow. For 2010, the BBC announced on 29 January 2010, that songwriter and music producer Pete Waterman would be writing the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, on 29 May. Waterman's writing partner was Mike Stock and the singer was chosen on 12 March, in