Israel

Hakokhav Haba 2019, Israel’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, is getting closer and closer to its conclusion. The Shalva Band and Maya Buskila have been selected as the first finalists in Israel.

The finalists in Israel’s talent show national final, HaKokhav Haba l’Eurovision have been confirmed. The field of acts have been whittled down to the final 12, and it will be one of these 12 that represent Israel the home nation in 2019. IPBC have taken [read more…]

In the last aftermath article of the series, we look back at how the eventual winner from Israel, Netta won the contest, and in doing so, giving Israel their first victory in the contest in 20 years, taking their total win tally to 4.

No matter how good Rybak’s rehearsal is, or no matter how much praise Estonia and France get. Israel is still top favorite in all the betting markets. Brandon McCann asks the question on everyone’s mind right now: What can still stop Netta from winning Eurovision [read more…]

Netta Barzilai does not use a looper in her Eurovision performance. The Israeli delegation confirmed this at the press conference in response to questions from Polish journalist Maciej Mazanski. 

“It is my job to bring Eurovision back to Israel.” Netta Barzilai gets really intense when asked about her position in the Eurovision betting odds. “I’m honoured that someone like me is in such a position.”

Now that we have all 43 songs for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, we have almost seven weeks left to speculate on who will qualify from the semi finals, which countries will get a top-10 result and of course: Who will win Eurovision 2018? 

Israel has revealed their entry for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. Netta Barzilai, the winner of the 2018 edition of Hakokhav Haba L’Eurovizion, will sing ‘Toy’.