We previously reported about the uncertain future of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest. What brought it about was the fact that the Israel Broadcasting Authority has been facing severe financial and image problems. The Knesset, the parliament of Israel, has been discussing the potential shutdown of the public broadcaster for quite a while now. Yesterday a final decision regarding …

ישראל, דוז פואה? When it comes to Eurovision, Israel certainly hasn’t been on a roll recently. But for now, let’s go back to 1973 – the year the Middle Eastern country made its debut in the contest. Having been picked by the Israeli broadcaster, the singer Ilanit (with her song Ey Sham) had the honour of being the first Israeli representative …

The Eurovision fans have been waiting for a while to hear Miss Finegold sing live. Last Sunday they got what they wished for. Mei stopped by the well-established gay club in Tel Aviv, Evita to perform “Same Heart” (written and composed by Rami Talmid) for the enthusiastic fans from all over ther world. Yes, it was an odd selection of …

The staff at ESC United is going to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen and hope that we can represent our readers in a worthy manner. As a result, we are asking you to help us find the best questions to ask the singers and their delegations. We have created a new section in the 2014 ESC section of …

In a live broadcast held tonight, Israel has selected the song “Same Heart” (music and lyrics by Rami Talmid) to represent the country in Copenhagen. The selection process consisted of 100% televoting this year.  The Israeli public had 6 days to televote for their favorite entry out of the 3 that were presented; 10 votes per a phone device. These …

Mei Finegold was internally selected by the Israeli broadcaster and today the three songs in the running were made public. One of them is going to be performed in May at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.   Same Heart [vsw id=”ESpRyn-B4bQ” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]   Nish’eret Iti (Staying with me) [vsw id=”qXWgMSDPTYs” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] …

The Israeli Broadcasting Association (IBA) has announced in a press release that a special broadcast called “The Way to Copenhagen” will air this Thursday (February 27, 20:00 CET), revealing the 3 songs which will compete to represent Israel in Denmark. The special broadcast will be presented by Ofer Nachshon who is best known for awarding points from Israel in previous …

The Israeli Broadcaster has confirmed that the national final will take place in Jerusalem on March 5th 20:00 CET. During the live broadcast, Mei Finegold, the Israeli representative to Copenhagen will perform the 3 songs that were internally selected  by a special committee.  Mei has been busy producing videos for the 3 songs which will be released at the end of …

In a meeting held today, the special committee by the Israeli Broadcasting Association (IBA) selected 3 songs which will compete in the Israeli pre-selection.  87 songs were submitted and reviewed by a panel of experts that included several music industry professionals.  Among the 3 songs is one submitted by the Israeli representative for Copenhagen, Mei Finegold. Mei Fingold performs in the …

In a meeting held yesterday, the special committee by the Israeli Broadcasting Association selected singer Mei Finegold to represent Israel in Copenhagen 2014. Mei has confirmed the news and said she was certain that she would qualify and proceed to the Eurovision final. “I am not considering the possibility I will not make it to the final, I’m not even …