Netta Barzilai

A ‘next’ star no more: Yuval Raphael burns bright in headlining concert debut - review

Yuval Raphael dazzles her Israeli fans in Tel Aviv, performing hits from her Eurovision journey, new EP, and more, with powerful tributes and surprise guests.

YUVAL RAPHAEL performs on Saturday night to ecstatic fans in Tel Aviv.
 JAPANESE AMBASSADOR Arai Yusuke addresses his guests, while former president Reuven Rivlin, former prime minister Ehud Olmert and his wife, Aliza, and Chief of State Protocol Gil Haskel sit alongside.

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 Israel's Netta Barzilai, winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, poses for a picture at her home studio in Tel Aviv, Israel July 8, 2020.

Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai reveals her lifelong battle with health

Netta Barzilai in a fiery red flamenco dress


David, if arts for tomorrow is full could go to news or hold for next day

As controversy and squabbling swirls around next year's Eurovision contest in Israel, Ferrell is setting about writing and starring in a film about the competition.

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‘I Am Not Your Toy’ and the end of patriarchy

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Netta Barzilai performs after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 12

June 11: Two RFK articles miss the point

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Regev: If the Eurovision isn't in Jerusalem, it shouldn't be in Israel

Regev was reacting in part to unconfirmed reports Wednesday that the European Broadcasting Union requested that the Eurovision be held in a "not divisive location."

Netta Barzilai performs after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 12

"I Am Not Your Toy" and the End of Patriarchy An article in three parts

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A woman of valor

Netta Barzilai’s journey to stardom defied musical convention, social norms, and Israel’s discontents.

Netta Barzilai performs after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 12

May 30, 2018: Destruction of the wicked

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Netta Barzilai signs global distribution deal for ‘Toy’

Israel’s winning song broke the record as the most-viewed video on the Eurovision YouTube channel.

Israel's Netta performs "Toy" during the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, May 12, 2018

Israel lodges complaint over Dutch parody of Netta Barzilai

'We can live with criticism, but we do not cross the lines. You did.'

Israel's Netta reacts as she wins the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, May 12, 2018

German daily drops cartoonist after 'antisemitic' Netanyahu drawing

Holding a rocket with the Star of David on it in one hand and a microphone in the other, Netanyahu is shown in the cartoon saying: "Next year in Jerusalem."

Cartoon shows Netanyahu celebrating the Eurovision song stage in Netta Barzilai's attire while holding a missile with has a Star of David imposed on it