Eurovision Song Contest

EBU approves Israel's 2026 Eurovision song after undergoing minor adjustments

Each song undergoes a review process, and EBU officials requested a few minor adjustments for Israel's entry, which the Israeli songwriters agreed to.

Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.
 Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performs "New Day Will Rise", during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025.

Former Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael co-writes song selected for this year's submission

Eurovision 2026 logo

Italian broadcast reps. urge inclusion of Palestine in Eurovision 

ISRAEL HAS been singled out as no country ever has been before at Eurovision. Here, viewers cheer as they watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, in May.

Israel will take part in the first Eurovision semifinal, EBU announces


Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug ‘cried’ over Israel’s Eden Golan making it to grand final

“It is a complete overshadow of everything, goes against everything that Eurovision is meant to be,” the controversial singer Bambie Thug stated.

Bambie Thug representing Ireland poses on the turquoise carpet before the opening ceremony for the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at Malmo Live, in Malmo, Sweden, May 5, 2024

Swedish host city braces for Eurovision final and fresh protest

Sweden's Malmo will also host an alternative music festival in the city that has billed itself as the "genocide-free song contest."

 Police guard outside Malmo Arena ahead of Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden. April 26, 2024.

We will sing again: Eden Golan triumphs in Eurovision semi-final

Israel's Eurovision contestant Eden Golan soared to second place following her performance despite protests, reflecting a triumph amid controversy.

 Eden Golan performing

Eden Golan's Eurovision unpleasantries - not just from protesters

Social media users noticed the absence of Eurovision elevator interviews host, Rylan Clark, in the video in which Golan appears.

 Eden Golan representing Israel performs on stage during the rehearsal of the second semi-final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 8, 2024.

New York City bar cancels Eurovision watch party in boycott of Eden Golan

The "Queer-owned and operated Nightclub" apologized for hosting the event and that hosting the party did not align with their values.

 Israeli Eurovision contestant Eden Golan is seen rehearsing her song "Hurricane" ahead of her semi-finals performance in Malmo, Sweden, on May 3, 2024.

Greta Thunberg joins pro-Palestinian protests ahead of second Eurovision semi-final

"Young people are leading the way and showing the world how we should react to this," Thunberg, 21, said, wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf.

 Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in the Stop Israel demonstration against Israel's participation in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024.

Past Israeli Eurovision winner sends encouraging message to Eden Golan ahead of performance

Eurovision winner Gali Atari, from 1979's Milk and Honey, reminds Golan to remember

 Israeli singer and Eurovision Song Contest 1979 winner, Gali Atari

Israel's Eurovision contestant Eden Golan hopes to 'unite by music'

Golan, 20, is competing with the song "Hurricane" which initially went under the name "October Rain."

 Eden Golan, Israel's representative at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Malmo, Sweden, May 6, 2024.

Record alert for terrorism in Sweden ahead of Eurovision

During the coming week, approximately one hundred thousand additional visitors are expected to arrive in preparation for the first semi-final on Tuesday.

 Police guard outside Malmo Arena ahead of Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden. April 26, 2024.

Not 'just another Eurovision': A positive, energetic, emotional Eden Golan speaks from Malmo

She and her entourage arrived in Malmo last week. Advised by Israeli security not to leave their hotel rooms except when absolutely necessary.

 Eden Golan in rehearsals for Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden.