The Eurovision Song Contest, often shortened to just Eurovision, is a major annual music competition.
The contest, organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), sees countries from across Europe and beyond - including Israel, Azerbaijan and Australia - submit an original song and select an artist to perform the song in a live television and radio broadcast.
The competition has been held almost every year (barring 2020) since 1956 and is extremely popular around the world, and has helped launch the careers of some of the world's most iconic musical artists.
Overall, the songs tend to be cheerful and the event prides itself on being apolitical, though it has come under criticism for some controversies in the past.
Eurovision singer Nadav Guedj opens up about his five-year mental health battle and forced hospitalization.
"I decided I wasn’t going to live my life with PTSD. I wanted to turn my pain into something meaningful," she said.
Israel's Eurovision 2025 star Yuval Raphael will re-record her entry after fans spotted a small biblical Hebrew pronunciation mistake.
The video shows Raphael singing with a group of young people who clown around outdoors, juggle, dance, play guitar, kiss, and have a picnic.
By embracing participatory policymaking and empowering marginalized communities, Israel can create a future where poverty is not just a statistic but a challenge that we face – and solve – together.
Asaf Mishiev, 32, is reported to be well known in Azerbaijan's Jewish community, which numbers around 30,000 people.
Even before the announcement about Peles, early Eurovision betting tables show that Israel is currently in the lead.
Eurovision is an arena in which Israel often shines, winning in 1978, 1979, 1998, 2018, and possibly in 2025.
From hostages' heroic survival to Yuval Raphael's musical triumph, young Israelis are reshaping their nation's narrative despite unprecedented trauma.
Golan’s version of the song is a tough act to follow, but Hamati and Weiss, on a night in which the competitors were paired off to perform duets, proved that they were up to the task.
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