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Israel: Michael Ben David is representing Israel to Eurovision 2022!

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It’s time for Israel to choose their representative for Eurovision 2022 tonight, as the grand final of the X Factor Israel is taking place.

Inbal Bibi, Michael Ben David, Eli Huli and Sapir Saban fought to represent Israel at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest this May in Turin. The big winner was Michael Ben David!

In the show the day before yesterday, the four finalists performed two songs each, with the voting determining the song with which each of them will claim the ticket for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

The songs

We listened to four songs in tonight’s grand final. These songs were the following:

  • Inbal Bibi – Marionette
  • Michael Ben David – I.M 
  • Eli Huli – Blinded Dreamers
  • Sapir Saban – Breaking My Own Walls

Method of selection

Tonight’s grand final of X Factor Israel will be held in two rounds. In the first round, the four finalists will perform a cover. The artist who receives the lowest score was excluded from the continuation of the final. In the second round, the three remaining artists perofrmed their entries.

The final result was determined 25% by the jury of the show (Netta Barzilai, Aviv Geffen, Margalit Tzan’ani, Ran Danker, Miri Mesika), 25% by an international jury and 50% by the Israeli viewers.

The results

In the first round, the artist who receives the lowest score was Sapir Saban.

The winner of X factor and the next artist to represent Israel in Eurovision Song Contest in Italy is Michael Ben David, with the song “I.M”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqu3-CHeOWM

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Israel at Eurovision 2022.

Israel: These are the 4 selected songs for the Final!

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And now we have the 4 songs that are going to compete in the Final, on Saturday 05/2!

This special show opened with a collaboration of 4 contestants singing together, while at the end of it Eden Alene appeared, singing Set Me Free, together with the contestants.

The songs selected through the public and juries vote are the following:

  • Michael Ben David –I.M
  • Inbal Bibi – Marionette
  • Eli Huli – Blinded Dreamers
  • Sapir Saban – Breaking My Own Walls

Format

130 songs were initially submitted to the committee, now ending up in the above four songs, which will be performed by the final four that will compete for the ticket to Italy.

The song that will be chosen will be the one with which each participant will claim the representation of Israel for Eurovision 2022. Then, the audience and the jury will jointly choose the artist who will represent the country in Turin.

The XFactor Final will take place on February 5.

Israel was represented at Eurovision 2021 by Eden Alene with the song Set Me Free, occupying 17th place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y-blG5ptwo&feature=emb_imp_woyt

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the Israeli news on the way to Turin!