Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Israel in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Country Israel
Selection processThe X Factor Israel
Selection date5 February 2022
Competing entry
Song"I.M"
ArtistMichael Ben David
Songwriters
Placement
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (13th)
Participation chronology
◄2021 2022 2023►

Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "I.M", written by Chen Aharoni, Lidor Saadia, and Asi Tal, and performed by Michael Ben David. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Reshet to use the fourth season of the reality singing competition The X Factor Israel to select its entry. The competition concluded with a final on 5 February 2022, which 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.