Israel's Noam Bettan finishes second at Eurovision with 343 points

Israel’s Noam Bettan finished second at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with 343 points after performing “Michelle” in the grand final in Vienna, according to Eurovision World’s results page. The scoreboard listed 220 points from the public televote and 123 from national juries for Bettan’s entry. (eurovisionworld.com) Bulgaria won the contest with “Bangaranga,” performed by Dara, on 516 points. The grand final took place on May 16 at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, Eurovision World said. ### How close was Bettan to the top of the final scoreboard? The final results page placed Israel second out of 25 finalists, behind Bulgaria and ahead of Romania, which finished third on 296 points. (eurovisionworld.com) Australia placed fourth on 287 points and Italy fifth on 281, according to the published scoreboard. Bettan’s 343-point total left him 173 points behind Dara’s winning tally of 516. Eurovision World’s results page breaks that total into 220 points from viewers and 123 from juries. That televote figure was higher than the jury score, but both combined were enough to keep Israel in the runner-up position in the final standings. (eurovisionworld.com) ### What does the points split show about Israel’s result? The official scoreboard showed Bettan drew more support from the public than from juries in the final. Eurovision World listed 220 televote points for Israel, compared with 123 from national juries. The same final table showed Bulgaria also led both components of the vote, with 312 public points and 204 jury points. (eurovisionworld.com) Romania, the third-place finisher, received 232 public points and 64 jury points, according to the scoreboard. ### Where had Israel stood before the grand final? (eurovisionworld.com) On May 12, Israel won Semi-final 1 with “Michelle,” Eurovision World’s semi-final results page showed. Bettan received 269 points in that round, made up of 163 public points and 106 jury points. The Semi-final 1 table placed Poland second on 247 points and Finland third on 227. (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovision World listed the semi-final as taking place in Vienna, with Israel advancing to the final after topping that field. ### What is known about the song “Michelle”? Eurovision’s official YouTube listing for the performance identifies “Michelle” as Israel’s 2026 entry and shows Bettan performing it in the first semi-final in Vienna. (eurovisionworld.com) The posted lyrics mix Hebrew, French and English. The Jewish Journal, citing the contest result on May 20, also described “Michelle” as a Hebrew, French and English pop song and reported Bettan finished with 343 total points. (eurovisionworld.com) ### Who won Eurovision 2026, and what comes next on the record? (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovision World’s main 2026 results page lists Bulgaria as the winner with Dara’s “Bangaranga” on 516 points, with Israel second and Romania third. The same page identifies May 16, 2026, as the date of the grand final in Vienna. Eurovision World’s contest archive now carries both the final scoreboard and the Semi-final 1 results page, which together record Bettan’s run from a semi-final win to a runner-up finish in the grand final. (youtube.com) (eurovisionworld.com 1) (eurovisionworld.com 2) (jewishjournal.com)