Eden Golan will perform “Hurricane” at the competition in Malmo, Sweden, in May. The approved song has the same melody as “October Rain,” which was rejected.
Israel has already agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the song contest after EBU took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas' October 7 attack.
KAN will change the lyrics to Israel's 2024 Eurovision song submission, "October Rain," and its runner-up "Dance Forever" in order to allow the country to participate in the song contest.
Alon Amir was slated to be a judge before the Estonian pre-Eurovision contest, a position he has held multiple times, but was rescinded the offer due to being Israeli
The Eurovision is scheduled to take place in May in the Swedish city of Malmo, which has a large Muslim immigrant community and a dwindling Jewish one, chased out by antisemitism.
Actress Helen Mirren, who portrayed former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the 2023 film “Golda,” was among the 400+ signatories.
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Eden Golan, whose family moved from Israel to Russia when she was six and moved back here two years ago, already has a professional career abroad.
Eurovision Luxembourg congratulated Golergant, stating, “We extend our heartfelt congratulations to [Golergant] and wish them continued success on their journey ahead.”
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