Israel wins Semi-final 1 Michelle
- Israel won Eurovision 2026 Semi-final 1 in Vienna on May 12, with Noam Bettan’s “Michelle” topping the qualifying field, EurovisionWorld’s results page showed. - EurovisionWorld listed Israel first with 269 points, including 163 from the public vote and 106 from juries, ahead of Poland on 247. - The next step was the Eurovision 2026 grand final in Vienna on May 16, where 25 countries competed.
Israel topped the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, according to results published by EurovisionWorld. The outlet’s results page showed Noam Bettan’s song “Michelle” finishing first in Semi-final 1 with 269 points. The result sent Israel through to the grand final in Vienna. EurovisionWorld listed the contest city as Vienna, the venue as Wiener Stadthalle and the broadcaster as ORF. ### Which result put Israel through? EurovisionWorld’s Semi-final 1 page listed Israel in first place with “Michelle,” performed by Noam Bettan. The page showed Israel on 269 points, ahead of Poland’s “Pray” by Alicja on 247 and Finland’s “Liekinheitin” by Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen on 227. The same results page broke Israel’s total into 163 points from the public vote and 106 from juries. (eurovisionworld.com) It also showed the full Semi-final 1 field, with Moldova, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Lithuania, Sweden and Belgium joining Israel, Poland and Finland among the top 10 finishers. ### Who is Noam Bettan, and what is “Michelle”? EurovisionWorld’s Israel entry page identified Noam Bettan as Israel’s 2026 Eurovision act and “Michelle” as the country’s competing song. (eurovisionworld.com) That page said Israel finished second in the grand final with 343 points. A EurovisionWorld news item published on March 5 said Bettan had been selected at HaKokhav HaBa in January to represent Israel. (eurovisionworld.com) The same report said “Michelle” was released on March 5 and had been chosen internally by a committee. ### Where did the semi-final sit in the wider 2026 contest? EurovisionWorld’s 2026 results page listed Vienna, Austria, as the host city for Eurovision 2026 and Wiener Stadthalle as the arena. (eurovisionworld.com) The page said 35 countries took part in the 2026 contest and 25 competed in the grand final. The Semi-final 1 page listed the contest dates as May 12, 14 and 16, 2026, indicating the first semi-final took place on May 12, not May 18. (eurovisionworld.com) The same page named Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski as hosts. ### How far did Israel go after winning the semi-final? EurovisionWorld’s Israel entry page said Bettan went on to place second in the grand final with 343 points. (eurovisionworld.com) EurovisionWorld’s overall 2026 results page listed Bulgaria as the winner of Eurovision 2026 with “Bangaranga” by DARA on 516 points. That sequence means Israel’s semi-final win translated into a place in the final and then a runner-up finish overall, based on EurovisionWorld’s published tables. (eurovisionworld.com) That is an inference drawn from the semifinal and final results pages. ### What should readers check if they want the official contest framework? The official Eurovision site maintains contest pages and results archives for past editions, while EurovisionWorld published the 2026 result tables used here. (eurovisionworld.com) Search results surfaced Eurovision’s official site, but the detailed 2026 semifinal result page available in this search was EurovisionWorld’s published scoreboard. (eurovisionworld.com) EurovisionWorld’s 2026 pages also list the songs, participants and final standings for the Vienna contest. The grand final took place on May 16, 2026, with Israel, Bulgaria and the other qualifiers appearing in the final lineup. (eurovisionworld.com) (eurovision.tv)
