After weeks of excitement, we finally have a new Eurovision song! Israel provides the second Eurovision song from this year, after Albania already chose for “Karma” by Anxhela Peristeri in December. After an exciting national final, “Set Me Free” emerged as the winner!
The lineup of the national final consisted of three songs, all of which were sung by Eden Alene. Eden was set to represent Israel last year in Tel Aviv with “Feker Libi”, and has now returned for a second chance. It was firstly announced that a live show would take place, but due to the coronavirus measures, broadcast KAN opted for a national final where they showed the music videos of all the songs. The 3 competing songs were:
- La La Love
- Set Me Free
- Ue La La
What did the ESCXTRA team think of “Set Me Free”? Check it out in our reaction video:
And to all of those who voted for “La La Love” in the ESCXTRA Predicitions, hopefully you will have better luck next time!
Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest
Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 41 times since making its debut in 1973. The country has won the contest four times. (1978, 1979, 1998, 2018), and has hosted the contest three times (1979, 1999 and 2019).
In 2020, Eden Alene was selected to represent Israel at Rotterdam. Another national final took place, which saw ‘Feker Libi’ chosen as their entry. Despite the cancellation of the 2020 contest, it’s been confirmed that Eden will represent Israel at the 2021 contest.
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