Nearly two weeks ago, it was revealed that the Israeli entry for Eurovision 2024 “October Rain” could be rejected by the EBU for containing political messaging in it’s lyrics. Despite no confirmation from the EBU, it appears that this has happened, and their second entry “Dance Forever” has also been denied by the EBU. When news broke that the first …
If it ain’t broke, then no need to fix it. Israel has decided to return to their former format when it comes to selecting their Eurovision entrant, which will be through the talent show “HaKokhav HaBa” which translates to “The Next Star“. Return of HaKokhav HaBa The talent show, is an Israeli produced show which made it’s debut back in …
Earlier this week, KAN made a surprise announcement that Israeli popstar Noa Kirel would represent the country at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. The announcement created intense excitement from the Eurovision community and Israeli citizens, and it appears that the star has been riding the wave of publicity all week. But it also appears that the announcement came as a …
The summer is upon us, which usually means the news section for the contest are far in between, with broadcasters planning things out and waiting for song submissions, but not in Israel! Instead, the country decided to do some VERY early homework and preparation for next year’s contest, despite we don’t even know where it will be held yet. That’s …
After failing to qualify for the grand final in Turin for the first time since 2014, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/KAN) has decided to move back to an internal artist selection for the 2023 contest. The artist will be selected by a 9 member committee appointed by IPBC, with the committee bring comprised of the director of IPBC’s radio stations, …
After winning X-factor and being selected to go to Eurovision for Israel, Michael Ben David presents us with a revamped version of his winning song ‘I.M’. You can listen to it right now! The song was already chosen back on the 5th of February. It won a proces which saw four artists first release two songs each. Then the Israeli …
Each day leading up to the rehearsals in Rotterdam, we will be showcasing each of the 39 acts taking part in this year’s contest and profiling their journey to this point! The first of two profiles today is for Eden Alene, the rising talent in Israel proudly representing her heritage and wowing us all with her talents in the lead …
The versions of the final three songs in Israel’s HaShir HaBa L’Eurovizion, as recorded by Eden Alene, have now been released via Israel Hayom, one of Israel’s leading news outlets. The details of each song’s amendments are also clear, in particular with “Ue La La” which has been extended to the full three minute allocation in the latest version, with …
The Israeli public broadcaster KAN has revealed yesterday the final three songs in the running for Eurovision 2021. La La Love, Set Me Free and Ue La La are the songs that Eden Alene is going to sing in her national final. 2 of the songs were decided by the public vote while the other one got the wild card from the …
The below editorial features the opinions of the quoted editor, and do not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole. We are also aware that the opinions are based on demo versions of the potential entries and opinions may change following further releases. With the final decision looming for Eden Alene’s three hopefuls for Eurovision 2021, it …
