Tag: Eurovision Song Contest
First Ethiopian Israeli chosen to represent Israel in 2020 Eurovision song contest
Teenager Eden Alene is first Ethiopian-Israeli chosen to compete on behalf of Israel in the Eurovision international song contest, set for May 16 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
On Tuesday night, the 19-year-old won Israel’s reality...
A new kind of ambassador: The rise of Israel’s Shalva Band and Netta Barzilai
As the Shalva Band and 2018 Eurovision Song Contest winner Netta Barzilai redefine what it means to be beautiful and successful, perhaps they are, at the same time, redefining what it means to be...
Thousands bridge countries and cultures, kicking off new year of Masa programs
As many as 2,500 Masa fellows, alumni and professionals from 40 countries gathered at Ra’anana Park Amphitheater in Israel to celebrate the launch of the 2019-20 programming year and the organization’s 50th anniversary.
In addition...
Masa’s opening event in Israel to feature Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai
Thousands of Masa Israel Journey fellows, alumni and professionals from around the world will gather at Ra’anana Park Amphitheater in Israel on Oct. 28 from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. to celebrate the launch...
At this year’s Eurovision, it was really Israel up on stage
The Eurovision Song Contest may be over for this year, but as the stage in Tel Aviv’s International Convention Center is dismantled the event’s true significance is only becoming clearer.
The entire world knows how...
Hackers interrupt Eurovision broadcast with fake missile warning from Israeli military
Hackers interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest broadcast on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) website Tuesday, streaming a fake Israel Defense Forces’ video message warning all viewers near the contest venue to immediately seek...
Madonna pushes back against BDS pressure to boycott Eurovision
In a statement to Reuters today, popular music icon Madonna pushed back against Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) pressure to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel, where she is scheduled to make a...
Israel’s Eurovision entry gets overhaul as global song contest’s host nation looks to repeat...
Responding to criticism over his uninspiring performance, Israeli singer Kobi Marimi recorded a new version of Israel’s entry for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Tel Aviv this month.
Israeli singer...
Report: Bot accounts promoting Twitter campaign to boycott Eurovision
Hundreds of fake and bot accounts have been promoting a Twitter campaign calling on artists and others to boycott this month’s Eurovision song contest in Israel, according to a report by the country’s Ministry...
Gene Simmons among 100 artists supporting Eurovision contest against Israeli boycott
More than 100 artists, including KISS frontman Gene Simmons and television-reality star Sharon Osbourne, have signed a statement against calls for boycotting the Eurovision song competition next month in Tel Aviv.
“We believe that unifying events, such...