Netta predicts the host city of Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

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With only a few hours left until the announcement of the host city for Eurovision 2025, there is a tradition that has been built up over the last few years, and we couldn’t miss out.

We’re talking about Eurovision 2018 winner, Netta. Fans of the contest are now relying on her, to know which city won’t host the Contest, having predicted it wrong every time.

It is now a tradition to wait for Netta’s decision on the respective host city. Netta’s previous (wrong) predictions were:

  • For 2019 she predicted Jerusalem, in the end the host city was Tel Aviv
  • For 2021 she predicted Amsterdam, in the end the host city was Rotterdam
  • For 2022 she predicted Rome, in the end the host city was Turin
  • For 2023 she predicted Manchester, in the end the host city was Liverpool
  • For 2024 she predicted Stockholm, in the end the host city was Malmö

This year, a day before the official announcement, Netta posted a video announcing her prediction:

@netta This time I’m getting it right #eurovision ♬ original sound – Netta Barzilai

The two candidate cities are Geneva and Basel. With Netta choosing Geneva, it’s only natural that the Contest will take place in Basel. There are only a few hours left until the announcement, and let’s see if Netta guesses wrong for the sixth time!

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Sertab Erener’s reaction to Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024

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Videos with reactions, as well as statements by Sertab Erener in this year’s participation of Israel – Hurricane with Eden Golan, have been circulating in the last few hours on the internet. The only winner of the competition for Turkey, condemned the participation of Israel, and with her grimaces, when Eden Golan performed her song on the stage of the contest, she showed her emotions.

The first excerpt is from the second semi-final, in which Israel also participated and in which Sertab Erener appeared as a guest, along with Elena Paparizou and Charlotte Perelli. Sertab Erener while preparing for her own performance in the dressing room, listens to Eden Golan perform Hurricane and her expressions are indicative of her feelings.

The second video is from the final. Sertab is watching the contest and at the time of the Israeli participation, she says to the camera that she is completely opposed to the presence of Israel in Eurovision 2025.

The above does not make any impression, since the Turkish government, but also to an overwhelming extent the Turkish society, is in favor even of the terrorist organization Hamas, many of its members, have found safe haven in Turkey. Israel in the previous decades was one of the closest allies with Turkey. However, in recent years and especially since Tayyip Erdoğan has taken over the government of the country, the two countries have drifted far apart, with Israel now having allied relations with Greece and Turkey considering itself the protector of Gaza, but and the terrorists operating there.

Watch Sertab Erener’s performance in the video below:

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

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Eurovision 2024: Watch the video that “blew up” the flag parade in the last rehearsal

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One of the events that marked Eurovision 2024 was the non-participation of the artists from Greece, Ireland and Switzerland in the flag parade of the last general rehearsal for the final. In fact, Bambie Thug from Ireland did not appear even afterwards, when they had to perform their entry. A video has been released on X, showing what really happened seconds before the tension started behind the scenes.

As it was later said by the artists who decided to protest in this way, it was because members of the Israeli delegation were filming them against their will. In the video uploaded to various X accounts, Eden Golan can be seen standing alone in line for the flag parade to begin, and a few meters away, Marina Satti, Bambie Thug, Nemo, iolanda and Gåte they talk to each other.

Shortly thereafter Bambie Thug started yelling and crying. As for what the video actually shows, we were informed by a member of the Greek mission who was present at the event and had told us that it was essentially something of no importance, since in this area it was not possible to have any requirement for no video recording, since the artists they were waiting next to each other to go on stage for the flag parade and many were filming or making live on their social media.

This was apparently also the reason why the EBU, in its report on what went wrong at Eurovision 2025, did not mention anything about the specific incident, considering Bambie Thug’s complaints to be at least exaggerated.

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Israel: The artist for Eurovision 2025 will be selected through Hakokhav Haba!

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Israel’s public television (KAN) continues the successful recipe of Hakokhav Haba (The Rising Star), the talent show through which it basically chooses the artist to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Read more

Israel: Eden Golan disguised in Malmo!

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Two months after Eurovision, Eden Golan reveals with a social media post, one more unknown aspect of the very different song contest we all experienced in Malmö. The Israeli representative had to disguise herself to get out of the hotel where she was staying in Sweden, revealing the complicated reality of being Israel’s representative in the contest this year.

In an emotional post on social media, Eden Golan revealed the dark side of her Eurovision experience in Malmö, Sweden. The singer, who took fifth place in this year’s competition, uploaded a photo where no one can recognize her at first glance and explains the reasons why she had to disguise herself every time she left the hotel:

I thought a lot about which photo to share and chose a moment that seemed strange and funny at first but no less scary and dangerous. Many people know that we were surrounded by the best security guards to protect our delegation, but they don’t know about those times when I had to disguise myself to avoid being harmed when we went out.

 

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη EDEN GOLAN (@golaneden)

Eden Golan expressed her concern about the strong anti-Semitism that is growing worldwide, but also her hope for a better future.

It is sad that we are back to the time when a Jewish woman had to hide to avoid being hurt…I know better days will come. I pray every day that they will come!

Eden Golan after her victory in Hakokhav Haba, represented Israel at Eurovision 2025 with the song Hurricane, taking fifth place in the final with 375 points, almost all from televoting, where she finished second.

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Eden Golan plays secret gig in London

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Her controversial performance at Eurovision in Malmo earlier this year prompted enormous protests and mean-spirited boos and jeers.

But last week spectators in London had nothing but applause for Israeli Eurovision star Eden Golan, 20, as she was joined on stage in a private performance in London by scores of celebrities including Countdown’s Rachel Riley MBE, Fauda’s Rona-Lee Shimon and Emmerdale’s Louisa Clein.

The secret event – which took place at a theatre in the West End and included performances from an ensemble of A-List stars – raised more than £1 million that will be used to rebuild nurseries that had been destroyed on October 7 in Kibbutz Be’eri.

It was one of the worst affected villages of Hamas’s bloodthirsty attack on Israel – with 120 of its residents being murdered and a further 26 taken hostage during the terrorist group’s murderous rampage.

Titled Letters, Light and Love, the one-time show included performances from world-class British, American and Israeli entertainers including Olivier award-winning actress Dame Maureen Lipman, Will & Grace star Debra Messing, supermodel Bar Refaeli, Israeli artist Michael Aloni, and Booker-winning novelist Howard Jacobson.

The event’s existence, as well as the time and location of the show were kept completely secret due to significant security fears – with just under 1,000 people being personally invited to the performance.

You can watch Eden’s performance HERE

EBU: The new updated rules do not change anything with the participation of Israel

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Jean Philip De Tender, Deputy Director General of the EBU, spoke on Swedish Public Radio about all the changes to the Eurovision Song Contest and the conclusion of the independent investigation carried out by the EBU after the end of this year’s Eurovision and everything that happened in Malmö. De Tender made it clear that nothing changes with Israel’s participation in 2025 as well.

Simplification of regulations

Speaking to Carolina Norén on Swedish radio station P4, Jean Philip De Tender explained several details following the independent expert investigation carried out after the 2024 competition.

He explained that Martin Österdahl will remain as executive supervisor, but some of his responsibilities will be transferred to the new Eurovision director.

De Tender also clarified that the EBU wants to simplify the rules on contracts so that everyone involved understands what they are signing up for. He cited the example that 70 years ago the regulations were all one page and now we are talking about hundreds of pages.

Israel will take part in Eurovision 2025

Regarding the controversy surrounding Israel’s participation in this year’s contest, De Tender said that as a member of the EBU, KAN, Israel’s public broadcaster, is eligible to participate. He stated that the Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political event and that the decision to allow Israel to participate is in line with other non-political organizations such as sports federations. However, he added that he believes the EBU needs to clarify its decision-making better:

“I think we need to maybe clarify the decision-making with all the stakeholders better so that people fully understand what the event stands for and what the goal is.”

The Netherlands and Joost Klein in Switzerland?

Regarding the fear of countries withdrawing from the next Eurovision, De Tender clarifies that no country has so far declared its withdrawal and that he believes that the Netherlands will also participate normally in Switzerland.

In the possibility of Joost Klein’s return to the competition, he simply states that this is a matter of the Dutch public broadcaster and since his participation is not contrary to any regulation, he does not see the reason why the artist could be excluded from Eurovision 2025.

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Source: sverigesradio

Eden Golan: “Votes in televoting gave hope to our people”

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In her first big interview after Eurovision, Eden Golan talks to The Free Press about her participation in the Eurovision contest, the reactions, the disapproval, the result, but also everything that happened in Malmö.

I was strengthened by the boos

Eden explains that the boos were something she expected and prepared for. But when the first rehearsal with the audience arrived, she realized that she couldn’t hear anything because of the strong reactions.

There were days with more boos. There were people who disapproved but those who applauded passionately.

Ultimately these reactions armed her with energy and passion to carry out her mission in the best possible way.

She was not afraid at any time of the journey

Despite the insults and threats, Eden Golan was not afraid at any point. As she explains, it was her choice to represent Israel in such an intense year.

What annoyed them the most was that I didn’t care at all about their reactions. Whatever they did.

For security issues

To the Polish journalist’s question and to the fact that because of her presence, the rest of the artists were in danger, Eden Golan clarifies that while she thought about not answering, she finally said the obvious. That is to say that the EBU had taken care of everyone’s safety and that she was essentially the one in danger and that is why they had forbidden her from leaving the hotel or the arena.

I didn’t know if we would participate in Eurovision after all

Eden Golan’s only concern throughout the previous period was whether Israel would finally be able to compete in the contest.

I believed that we had to do everything to participate this year and for that I immediately entered the studio to change the lyrics.

I heard the sirens on October 7th but didn’t think it was anything major

On October 7, Eden was at her home in Tel Aviv when the sirens sounded. She didn’t think it was anything important, because it is common for sirens to sound in the country.

I heard the sirens, but I wasn’t worried, because that’s what we’re used to in Israel. I thought Iron Dom would do the job.

I had no expectations for our place in Eurovision

Just taking part was a victory for Eden and her partners, so she had no expectations for the result, although fifth place was ultimately better than she could have imagined.

The support we got from the public vote was so important, so many 12s points. It gave hope to our people.

The performance of October Rain was more difficult

Finally, she said that she will always remember the welcome she received from her compatriots when she returned to Israel. For the performance of October Rain in Tel Aviv, she claimed that emotionally it was much more difficult than the performance of Hurricane in Malmö.

I was shaking when I sang October Rain. It was very difficult emotionally for me.

Eden Golan’s dreams and aspirations for the future include a lot of music. In the coming months, her first full-length album will be released and she is looking forward to being close to her audience with concerts and live performances.

Watch the full interview in the video below:

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Israel: Everything ΚΑΝ said in the EBU’s independent investigation for Eurovision 2024

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Israel Public Television confirms that an independent investigation has been carried out, on behalf of the EBU, in relation to everything that happened during Eurovision 2024.

The EBU’s external partner conducting the said investigation has already contacted a senior executive of the Israeli public television. According to what KAN reported to Euromix, it is pointed out:

A conversation took place between the management of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation and an external examiner appointed by the EBU. The discussion was conducted in a very positive spirit, with the corporation’s team expressing and presenting their experiences and feelings about the Eurovision 2024 contest in Malmö in a full and transparent manner. During the conversation, the Israeli team also addressed the behavior of certain delegation members towards the Israeli delegation.

The EBU will use the results of this investigation to identify what mistakes happened that brought so much negative publicity, but also to learn lessons for the future.

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Source: Euromix

Bambie Thug: “The Israeli delegation’s violations are being investigated by the EBU”

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An EBU investigation is underway into alleged violations of the competition rules by the Israeli delegation, according to recent statements by Bambie Thug, who represented Ireland and finished in 6th place.

What charges does the Israeli broadcaster face?

Bambie Thug exposes several unlawful actions by KAN in a formal complaint that they filed to the EBU.

The first concern has to do with the Israeli commentators’ remarks about the Irish entry. During the show, the latter brought up Bambie Thug’s political views, claiming that their feelings about Israel are anything but favourable. The Irish delegation claims that as this influences viewers’ vote, it clearly violates EBU’s regulations.

The investigation also focuses on additional incidents such as the Eden Golan team’s persistent harassment of other delegations. The illegal filming of multiple participants is sone of those incidents. In fact, Bambie Thug, Nemo, and Marina Satti did not appear at the flag parade of the grand final dress rehearsal as a result of one of those events.

Bambie Thug stated in an interview with Ireland AM that more details will be made public after the investigation is over.

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Source: Esc Portugal