In order : Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 as the Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation ( IPBC ) for the first time collaborated with the commercial broadcaster Keshet and Tedy Productions which organized the reality singing competition '' HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion '' ( " The Next Star for Eurovision " ) to select the singer to represent Israel , while the song was chosen by a committee of the Israeli broadcaster . Four contestants reached the final , Chen Aharoni , Jonathan Mergui , Riki Ben Ari and Netta Barzilai . The season was won by Netta Barzilai , the first woman to win the series . As a result , she represented Israel at Eurovision Song Contest 2018 . She went on to win the contest in Lisbon with the song " Toy " earning 529 points
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Rising Star (Israeli TV series)