The song, an anthem to Russian women’s resilience in English and Russian, won the national contest, fittingly, on International Women’s Day.
For this year's X Factor, Barzilai will be joined by British television personality Simon Cowell, who will also judge the fourth season of the X Factor in Israel.
Release of this clip marks the launch of IAC360, a new and innovative digital platform that can be found online at iac360.org.
Alene is the first Israeli of Ethiopian descent chosen to represent Israel at Eurovision.
Voting will begin on January 19th and the winning song will be announced on January 25.
Whether the red-white-and-blue version will be as outrageous as the European original remains to be seen.
The audience can also participate in this year's program, which will be aired by the Eurovision Broadcasting Union in place of this year's contest.
The decision was met with praise by the CEO of Fidel, which works to help integrate Ethiopian immigrants into Israeli society on an educational and social level.
"The escalating spread of the coronavirus throughout Europe and the restrictions put in place by numerous countries and the Dutch authorities makes it impossible for us to host the live event."
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