Euromix reports that around 70 songs have been submitted so far into the Israeli selection process for Eurovision 2021.
Around 70 songs have so far been submitted into the Israeli selection process to determine Eden Alene’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The submissions window for the Israeli selection process was due to have closed on October 5 but was extended to October 15 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the country.
The number of submissions is reportedly lower than expected with over 230 songs submitted into the Israeli song selection for the 2020 contest.
Sixteen songs will be presented to the public all of which are being performed by their songwriters. The public will be invited to vote for their favourites with eight going through to the televised stages of the selection.
The eight songs in the selection will be split into two semi-finals featuring four songs each. The songs in the semi-finals will be performed by other artists, with the four songs making the final performed by Eden Alene.
Image Source: Times of Israel / Source: Euromix
Israel debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, and were represented by Ilanit who finished in 4th place with the song “Ey Sham”. Their first victory came in 1978 with Izar Cohen and the Alphabeta. Israel won again the following year with Gali Atari & Milk and Honey. Israel’s third victory came in 1998 when Dana International performed “Diva” in Birmingham, beating Malta to victory in a tense voting sequence. Israel struggled in the contest during the early-2010s, failing to qualify for the final from 2011-2014. However since the HaKokhav HaBa selection process was introduced in 2015 Israel has seen its fortunes turned around. In 2018 Netta won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Toy”, the song has gone on to be the most viewed Eurovision entry of all time on YouTube.
