Israel: Eden Golan selected for Eurovision 2024
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Eden Golan is the winner of of HaKokhav HaBa, the talent show that is used in Israel as the selection formula for Malmö and will represent the country at Eurovision 2024.
As was the case between 2015 and 2020, the singer who will perform the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is being selected through the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa, produced by Tedy Productions and Keshet Media Group, and broadcast on Keshet 12 as well as online via mako.co.il.
The shows are hosted again by Assi Azar and Rotem Sela and feature a judging panel composed of Assaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Shiri Maimon (2005 Israeli Eurovision entrant), Ran Danker, Itay Leviand Eden Hason.
After round of auditions and qualifying shows the case came down to four finalists that competed in this evening Grand final show of HaKokhav HaBa. The four acts the took the stage this evening were:
- Dor Shimon - "Hayiti BeGan Eden"
- Eden Golan - "I Have Nothing"
- Mika Moshe - "Naari Shoveh Elay"
- Or Cohen -"Pri Gankha "
The result
The outcome of the final was determined by a combination of public and jury voting. The final was divided in a duel round, eliminating one finalist, and a superfinal among the remaining three artists, determing the winner. On 5 February, a special broadcast was aired featuring performances by guest artists and the finalists, each of whom announced which song they would perform in the first round of the final; a public vote, held via the Mako app and determining 10% of the results of the first round.
Final – First Votng Round Duel Draw Artist Song Jury votes Score Result A.A. E.H. K.P. I.L. R.D. S.M. I 1 Mika Moshe "Naari Shoveh Elay" 
64% Saved 2 Or Cohen "Pri Gankha" 83% Superfinal II 3 Dor Shimon "Hayiti BeGan Eden" 64% Eliminated 4 Eden Golan "I Have Nothing" 79% Superfinal In the Supefinal round the three remaining artist reveived votes from the jury and public with the result declaring Eden Golan the winner and next Israeli Eurovision representative in Sweden.
Superfinal – 6 February 2024[50] Draw Artist Song Jury Viewers Total Place A.A. E.H. K.P. I.L. R.D. S.M. Total 3 Eden Golan "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" 12 12 12 10 10 12 68 85 153 1 2 Or Cohen "Crazy" 10 10 10 12 12 10 64 71 135 2 1 Mika Moshe "Bo" 8 8 8 8 8 8 48 24 72 3 Have a taste of Eden Golan's vocals skills from her final performance during the show:
Song Selection
The song that Eden Golan will perform in the contest will be internally selected by a professional committee. On 16 January 2024, Kan and Keshet opened a window for specially selected songwriters to submit their entries until 11 February; submissions are required to include lyrics in Hebrew. Golan will also have the option to submit her ownentry.The selected song is set to be revealed in March during a special broadcast on Kan 11.
News Source/Image: mako.co.il./wikipedia
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Angelos D.
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