Two contests after Netta‘s wild, outsider energy won Israel its fourth Eurovision victory, the country is sending another flamboyant superstar: Michael Ben David. But who is this 25-year-old entertainer bringing “I.M” to life on stage in Turin? You know the drill: He’s a True ‘Cinderella Story’ Michael Ben David‘s life has not always been easy. Born the second of six …
After a long, long process that began in July of last year, we have a winner! The victor of X Factor Israel and the artist who will represent Israel at Eurovision in May is … MICHAEL BEN DAVID, with the song “I.M.”! The winner was decided through a series of duels, with each of the four finalists (Michael Ben David, Eli …
Jerusalem, 3 February 2022 It is time for another round of reviews, as today marks the day we’ll be hearing Israel’s songs performed live for the first time. Israeli broadcaster KAN will debut the eight songs during their live show HaShir Shelenu L’Eurovizion, starting at 20:15 CET. As reported earlier, Israel will select their entrant via XFactor Israel, with the …
Israel is down to its final four Eurovision hopefuls! On Sunday night’s show, singers Eli Hulil and Inbal Bibi advanced to the finals of this season of X Factor Israel. (For more information on THEM, click here.) Tonight, the four remaining singers battled it out for the two empty slots in the next round. After a series of duels and …
Which Eurovision hopeful has the ‘X Factor‘ to make it all the way to Turin? Israel is one step closer to finding out. On tonight’s semi-final of X Factor Israel, the show being used to select the country’s Eurovision act this year, the six remaining contestants competed in knock-out duels, with the victors moving on to the second round. The …
After nearly two months of auditions and preliminary elimination rounds, X Factor Israel‘s mainstage shows began on Sunday, December 26. This season of X Factor Israel has featured a Covid scare, a partner split, and even a newborn baby, but the most important question still remains: Who will win the right to represent the country at Eurovision in May? Beginning …
Follownig the year of internal selections, it looks like numerous broadcasters are ready to host another year of fun and entertaining national finals for Eurovision fans. However, some national finals have decided to rehaul their selection process to introduce some new elements – or in the case of Malta, bring back an old fan favorite of MESC. Let’s dive into …
This weekend, we received a fair bit of news related to Eurovision 2022: backing track announcement, participation announcements, and participants for upcoming national selections. Let’s dive into the juicy information, shall we? Pre-Recorded backing tracks allowed for 2022 Due to the on-going pandemic, the EBU amended the official rules to formally allow pre-recorded backing vocals at the contest. This amendment …
