On Sunday, KAN revealed the eight songs in contention to be performed at the final of X Factor Israel this weekend. Tonight, each of the finalists learned which of their two songs would be their candidate to represent Israel in Turin.
Four artists and eight songs competed this evening as the public and jury selected four songs to go through to this weekend’s final of The X Factor Israel.
Tonight’s special broadcast, HaShir Shelanu L’Eurovizion, saw the four finalists perform two songs each. Each artist will proceed to Saturday’s final with one entry. The public had a 50% say, the X Factor Judges a 25% say and professional jury a 25%.
The following songs were eliminated:
This leaves the following songs in contention this weekend:
- Inbal Bibi – Marionette
- Michael Ben David – I.M.
- Eli Huli – Blinded Dreamers
- Sapir Shaban – Breaking My Own Walls
Format for X Factor Israel final
The X Factor final will be broadcasted on Reshet 13 this Saturday (February 5). The final will include two parts. In the first round, all four finalists will sing a cover, after which one of the finalists will be eliminated.
In the second round, the remaining three artists will perform their potential Eurovision entries. The results will be determined by the audience (50% of the vote), the judges (25% of the vote) and the professional committee (25% of the vote).
Israel will compete in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 and will perform on the first half of the show.
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