Government social media accounts and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined a campaign to encourage people to vote for Israel’s entrant. By Alex Marshall Alex Marshall attended the Eurovision ...

Yuval Raphael won the popular vote in 12 countries, finishing higher than Eden Golan last year; gap between juries, public is not uncommon at song contest ...

The Eurovision Song Contest is officially a European music competition, yet it includes participation from countries outside ...

It’s likely many in both Israel and the European Broadcasting Union are thanking JJ for saving them from what may have been a poison pill of a victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel ...

Yuval Raphael finished in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel on Saturday night and was elated on the morning after her stunning victory. “I can’t explain to you the level of my ...

In case of abuse, The nail-biting end to 2025’s Eurovision Song Contest has sparked furious debate about the extent of Israel’s public televote performance, which saw Yuval Raphael ...

Israel’s Yuval Raphael defied expectations to come in second in the annual Eurovision song contest on May 17, narrowly losing out to Austria after being buoyed by the popular vote but also ...

Languages: English and Swahili. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael is scheduled to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday, representing Israel with her song "New Day Will Rise." ...

Dozens of former Eurovision competitors, including last year’s winner Nemo of Switzerland, have called for Israel to be excluded, and several of the broadcasters that fund Eurovision sought a ...

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael came second at an exuberant celebration of music and unity that was shadowed by the Gaza war and rattled by discord over Israel’s participation. JJ, whose full name is ...

The Austrian winner of the 2025 song competition says he would hope to see Israel excluded from next year's contest in Vienna.