Entries by Giannis Argyriou

Israel: Yuval Raphael heads to Eurovision 2025 with record-breaking budget

A few days ago, Yuval Raphael was selected to represent Israel in Eurovision 2025. Television network Keshet 12 will finance the delegation’s costs with a record-breaking budget of 3.5 million shekels (approximately 1 million euros), as part of its partnership with the public broadcaster Kan. This marks the highest budget in Israel’s Eurovision history, with […]

Cyprus: Dimitris Kontopoulos and the composers of “The Code” behind Theo Evan’s Eurovision 2025 song

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CYBC) has officially announced the creative team behind this year’s Cypriot Eurovision entry. As previously reported by Eurovisionfun, the entry is the product of a team of highly accomplished creators with significant success both within and beyond the Eurovision Song Contest. The renowned Greek composer Dimitris Kontopoulos and the creators of […]

Greece: When will we have the announcement of the finalists and songs?

The death of former Prime Minister Kostas Simitis and the national mourning declared by the government until his funeral on Thursday have caused delays in the announcements regarding the finalists of Greece’s national final. According to our information, ERT is now expected to announce the 12 finalists on Friday. What makes this announcement particularly interesting […]

Valerie Hamaty will represent Israel with a ballad, but Not in Arabic, if she Wins HaKokhav Haba

Valerie Hamaty, a contestant on HaKokhav Haba, the talent show that selects Israel’s Eurovision representative, shares her thoughts in an interview about her potential participation in the contest, her motivations for representing Israel, and her decision not to sing in Arabic if chosen to perform on the Eurovision stage. The 25-year-old singer, who hails from […]