song "Carnival". The following year, Toledano represented Israel in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest with "Hora", written by Yoram Taharlev. The song led Toledano to second place, earning 100 points, 61 points behind runaway winner, German representative Nicole. Toledano subsequently composed the Israeli entry for the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, "Chai", which was performed by Ofra Haza and also won second place. In 1986, Toledano wrote "L'chaim" for Haim Moshe, which came third place in Kdam Eurovision. In 1989, Toledano again competed in Kdam Eurovision, finishing in second place, and in 1991 he composed "Hava Nagila Discovered" for Uri Feynman's entry to the contest. Toledano has continued to release albums and appear on television into the 2010s. In 2011 he was a contestant on Channel 24 reality show "Hall of Fame" ("היכל התהילה"), finishing in fourth place. Beginning in 2017, he appeared on the Channel 2 television show "Eighties" ("שנות ה-80"). Personal life Avi Toledano has three children with his first wife, Liora, who was also the subject of his eponymous song. One of his children, Tal Toledano, is a singer and host of Israel's Channel 1. His youngest son, from his marriage to Liora, is musician and international producer Ori Toledano. He remarried in 1998 to Hagit Levi, the sister of Mizrahi singer Ofer Levi. The couple has three children together, including Lehi Toledano, who participated in the 2020 edition of the Rising Star song contest. Toledano and Levi divorced in 2014. Toledano currently resides in Gan Yavne. See also Music of Israel Culture of Israel Hora (song) References External links 1945 births Living people 20th-century Moroccan Jews Moroccan emigrants to Israel Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli composers 20th-century Israeli male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1982 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Israel People from Meknes