Sixteen year old Israeli snatches coveted slot in Eurovision semi-final

The junior performer unleashed his super-poppy Golden Boy track on the Vienna audience, clinching his place among the ten performers to take the stage in the finals this Saturday night.

Israel's 2015 Eurovision Star Nadav Guegdj (photo credit: AFP PHOTO)
Israel's 2015 Eurovision Star Nadav Guegdj
(photo credit: AFP PHOTO)
For the first time since 2010, Israel's entry into the annual Eurovision song competition has advanced past the semi-final stage.
According to Israel Radio, on Thursday sixteen year-old Nadav Guedj, the youngest contestant in the competition, successfully captured the last final slot after wowing the judges and the Vienna audience with his super-poppy track, Golden Boy.
Guedj will appear among the final ten performers when he takes the stage in the finals this Saturday night.