KAN confirms: Noam Bettan’s song for Eurovision 2026, set to take place in Vienna, Austria, will be chosen tomorrow morning.
Amit Harari from the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN reveals that the committee responsible for selecting Israel’s song for Eurovision 2026 is expected to convene tomorrow morning. During the meeting, the song that Noam Bettan will perform in Vienna, Austria, will be chosen.
The names of the songwriters and the musical style are expected to be announced to the public as early as tomorrow, immediately after the selection. The song will be officially unveiled during a live primetime broadcast on Thursday, March 5th, immediately following the evening news on KAN 11. Among the songwriters who submitted a song to the commitee is Israel’s representative last year in Basel – Yuval Raphael.
The Israeli Song Selection Process
Tomorrow morning will mark the culmination of the Israeli Eurovision song selection process. After dozens of songs were reviewed and filtered, the selection committee will gather to listen to the final shortlisted entries that advanced furthest in the process.
Following the listening session, a secret ballot will be held, at the end of which the song that will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen.
Immediately after the decision is made, the names of the songwriters and the song’s musical style will be published. The title of the song, however, is not expected to be revealed and is likely to remain confidential until the official song presentation.
The selected song will then be submitted for approval to the legal advisor of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. Afterward, it will be sent to the EBU for official approval, a mandatory step before the song can be publicly released.
Following the selection, Noam Bettan is expected to record the official version of the chosen entry. At the same time, production of the official music video is set to begin in the coming weeks.
How Will Israel Choose Its Song for Eurovision 2026?
Two weeks ago, the final of “HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026” took place, where Noam Bettan won first place and was selected to represent Israel at Eurovision 2026, which will be held this May in Vienna, Austria.
Alongside the show’s broadcasts, KAN opened the song submission window – from December 21st to January 26th. The broadcaster emphasized that songs could be submitted in any language but must include at least a few lines in Hebrew – a requirement consistent with previous years.
Approximately 200 songs were submitted for the selection process. The song selection committee has already convened, listened to the entries, and carried out an initial filtering phase. The songs were submitted anonymously, ensuring that the creators’ identities remained undisclosed.
It is worth noting that among the songs submitted to the committee were a song written by Noam Betan himself and a song by Israel’s Eurovision 2025 representative, Yuval Raphael.
Israel in Eurovision 2026
Noam Bettan was chosen to represent Israel after winning the 12th season of “HaKokhav HaBa”. The song he will perform at Eurovision 2026 will be decided by a joint internal committee of the national broadcaster and Keshet 12. It will be unveiled in early March. Currently, Israel ranks first in the Eurovision betting charts.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Israel’s 48th participation in Eurovision. Israel joined the contest in 1973 and has won four times. Its most recent victory was at Eurovision 2018 with the song “Toy”, performed by singer Netta Barzilai.
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