Israel: The first episode of The Rising Star to be aired on 31st of October!

The first episode of The Rising Star will be aired on 31st of October!

Until today there was pervasive uncertainty not only regarding the continuation of The Rising Star but also regarding the participation of Israel at the upcoming 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden given the ongoing war situation between Israel and Palestine, following the terrorist attack of the Hamas fighters on Israeli soil on 7th of October.

In an announcement by the channel Keshet 12 of the national public broadcaster KAN it became known that the first episode of the show through which the next Israeli representative will emerge will be aired on the upcoming Tuesday, 31st of October.

The hosts of the show are going to be Assi Azar and Rotem Sela, who have done so since 2014. The member of the jury panel are Shiri Maimon, Itay Levy, Assaf Amdorsky, Ran Dankar and Keren Pels, while Eden Hasson is the new addition.

Moreover the presenters of The Rising Star Assi Azar and Rotem Sela commented on what has been developing in the country in recent weeks:

“Even though we are going through a tough period of time, it has been decided that it is about time. Music will help us unite and heal the wounds in these tough times.
The format will be fitted to the current situation in Israel”

This year Israel was represented in 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool by Noa Kirel and the song “Unicorn” who after an explosive performance, she managed to bring the Middle Eastern nation in the 3rd place of the Grand Final with a total of 362 points.

Source: ESC BEAT

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