Listen: Following her impressive achievement at Eurovision 2024, Eden Golan releases a new song: “Older”.

Eden Golan, Israel’s representative for Eurovision 2024, has released her latest single – “Older”. The English-language track, was co-written and composed by Golan herself alongside Victoria ‘Ryann’ Zaro, Sarah Solovay, Ido Zmishlany & Stav Beger.

Song Details and Production

The music video for “Older” was directed by Ofir Peretz, who previously worked on Golan’s Eurovision hit “Hurricane”. Choreography for the new release was crafted by Avihai Haham, who collaborated with Eden during her Eurovision journey.

Lyrical Themes and Inspiration

Golan reveals that “Older” delves into the challenges and obstacles individuals face during their youth, particularly as children when they have little control over their circumstances. Despite their tender age, these difficulties play a crucial role in shaping each person’s future.The song explores how such hardships can force children to mature prematurely, addressing the concept of growing up too fast. This theme resonates with many listeners who have experienced similar situations in their own lives.

Artist’s Message to Fans

In anticipation of the song’s release, Eden Golan took to Instagram to connect with her fanbase, building excitement for her latest single:

“I wrote this song for you, for me, for us, for the children of now and the future. It’s about the hardships and obstacles we face as young children that are completely out of our control but still so deeply impact the rest of our lives. It’s about these experiences where we have to quite literally grow ‘older’ — older than we should be — but these moments make us stronger and better for others and for ourselves.”

The singer expressed hope that “Older” would provide strength to her listeners, just as it did for her during its creation.

A Significant Performance at the UN

In the coming days, the Israeli singer is expected to perform at the UN headquarters as part of a memorial ceremony marking one year since the massacre of October 7. Eden Golan will perform “October Rain” at the UN, the song that was disqualified by the European Broadcasting Union from participating in Eurovision. The event will be attended by families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and diplomats from various countries.

Israel in Eurovision 2024

“Hurricane” is the name of the song performed by singer Eden Golan, who was chosen to represent Israel after winning the tenth season of “HaKochav Haba”. Israel advanced to the final after winning the second semi-final with 194 points, and in the grand final reached fifth place with 375 points. In the public vote, Israel came in second place, just 14 points behind the first place.

This is the second consecutive time that Israel has reached the top five, an achievement it had not attained since its streak of successes in 1998-1999.