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Eden Alene will represent Israel at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest

Photo: RAN YEHEZKEL

Eden Alene has won the HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star) L’Eurovizion competition and will therefore represent Israel at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in The Netherlands in May.

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Maria Debono to participate in Red Sea Joys festival in Israel

Maria Debono
Maria Debono

Maria Debono is a talented young singer from Malta. She has been selected to participate in the Red Sea Joys festival to be held in Eilat, Israel in April 2020.

The song that Maria will sing in Israel will be decided over the coming months. It is not known yet if it will be a new original song or a cover. We will keep readers informed about this in due course.

Maria was a previous finalist in the Malta Song For Europe national selection and was a contender in the Indifest KKI Talent competition.

Source: ESC Covers

Netta releases new song ‘Nana Banana’

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Netta {copyright: metro.co.uk}

Netta is back with a brand new single entitled Nana Banana. It is a fun single and is set to be a summer hit,

Nana Banana is composed by Netta herself with Nathan Goshen and Stav Beger.

The song will be performed by Netta, as a special guest artists, at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

Netta won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with Toy.

You can see the official lyric video for Nana Banana below.

Source: ESC Covers

ISRAEL will perform at position 14 in the final of the Eurovision song contest

The following has been announced.

As the producers of the show determine the running order of the Grand Final, their running order position is traditionally drawn during the Heads of Delegation meeting. Evi Papamichael, Head of Delegation from Cyprus, who finished second last year behind Israel’s Netta, had the honour of executing the draw under supervision of Jon Ola Sand. The outcome: Israel will perform 14th in the Grand Final.

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Kobi Marimi will represent Israel at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

Kobi Marimi {copyright: Mako}
Kobi Marimi {copyright: Mako}

Kobi Marimi has been selected to represent Israel at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest after winning the final of HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion 2019.

Kobi appears to be popular choice. He has a deep strong voice and looks a little like Freddie Mercury.

The song for Kobi will be announced on 10 March.

You can hear Kobi singing Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen and also made popular by Alexandra Burke below.

Source: ESC Covers; Mako

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQvbqVavycU

 

Eurovision: Saturday 26 January 2019 – Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Georgia, Israel

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It was a busy night of Eurovision selections on Saturday 26 January. ESC Covers told you already about France and Malta Here is an update on what happened elsewhere.

LITHUANIA – Here are the qualifiers from Heat 3 of Eurovizijos nacionalinė atranka 2019 –

  • Jurijus – Run With The Lions
  • Monika Marija – Criminal
  • Jurgis DID & Erica Jennings – Sing!
  • Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys – Mažulė
  • Cheri – Again
  • Jurgis Brūzga – CTRL ALT DELETE

LATVIA – Here are the qualifiers from Heat 1 of the 2019 Supernova –

  • Samanta Tina – Cutting the Wire 
  • Edgars Kreilis – Cherry Absinthe
  • Aivo Oskis – Somebody’s Got My Lover
  • Laime Pilnīga – Awe

HUNGARY – Here are the acts that made it from Heat 2 of the 2019 A Dal –

  •  Fatal Error
  • Acoustic Planet
  • The Middletonz
  • Bence Vavra
  • The Sign
  • yesyes

GEORGIA – Georgian Idol began and the 8 acts continuing are –

  • Ikako Aleksidze
  • Dima Kobeshavidze
  • Liza Kalandadze
  • Nini Tsnobiladze
  • Giorgi Pruidze
  • Giorgi Nakashidze
  • Oto Nemsadze
  • Tamar Lachkhepiani

Unfortunately, two acts left the competition – Beso Nemsadze and Mariam Kakhelishvili.

ISRAEL – One act leaves HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion 2019 –

Danielle Mazuz is the latest singer to be eliminated from the competition.

Source: ESC Covers; Eurovision.tv; eurovoix

 

 

 

PROTEST AT FRENCH SECOND SEMI FINAL 2019

Herluis Rafael of Venezuela sent us the link to a protest during the second semi final in France last night. A female came onto the stage during Netta, last year’s Eufrovision winner on stage, with a banner protesting against the Eurovision song contest being held in Israel this year. Luckily it was fairly peaceful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbnv5lAjtHI&fbclid=IwAR2YhvjshUzAOARtTARQhoDucyPxa-BqqOq1wIEeC8wuDhnrQuhOBvle2sc