It has been announced by Israeli broadcaster KAN that Israel will return to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Switzerland.
KAN, who organises the entry, confirmed the news of the country’s participation to ESC Today.
It’s not been confirmed how Israel will look to select their entry for the upcoming contest. Last year, the country used “HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star)” as a national final to pick their artist Eden Golan, who won the competition. However, KAN has also selected their Eurovision artists internally in the past.
Eurovoix is currently restricting its coverage of the Israeli selection and participation at the Eurovision Song Contest. For more information on how our coverage is being affected, please read the following statement.
Image Source: EBU / Sarah Louise Bennett | Source: ESC Today
Israel debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, and was represented by Ilanit who finished in 4th place with the song “Ey Sham”. Their first victory came in 1978 with Izhar 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 2015 Israel has seen its fortunes turned around, qualifying every year except 2022. In 2018 Netta won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Toy”. The song has gone on to be one of the most viewed Eurovision entries of all time on YouTube.
Why bother stating you’re ‘restricting coverage’ while you write about them anyway?
I don’t understand if you’re boycotting Israel, why would you write an entire article regarding their 2025 participation?