Category: Israel

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Gili Tsanaani is the seventh contestant to bid farewell to HaKokhav HaBa. 14 contestants remain in the race, including Dorin Or, Daniel Azar, Shira Zloof, and Gal De Paz. Full recap of Episode 22. 14 contestants remain at this stage in "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026". with the grand winner set to represent Israel at Eurovision 2026, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th. The next stage is the “Duels”. Eight contestants were divided into pairs and faced off against one another. The contestant who received the higher score advanced to the next stage, while the loser of each duel was nominated for elimination. At the end of the evening, the judges had to say goodbye to one contestant out of the four who lost their duels. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Portrait Band Portrait Band chose to perform the song “Ata Chayav Lamut Alay” (originally by the band Hamsa, which competed on the show last year). They...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Stav Vaknin is the sixth contestant to bid farewell to HaKokhav HaBa. 15 contestants remain in the race, including Agam Hazan, Tamir Levy, Alona Erez, and Noam Bettan. Full recap of Episode 21. 15 contestants remain at this stage in "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026". with the grand winner set to represent Israel at Eurovision 2026, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th. The next stage is the “Duels”. Eight contestants were divided into pairs and faced off against one another. The contestant who received the higher score advanced to the next stage, while the loser of each duel was nominated for elimination. At the end of the evening, the judges had to say goodbye to one contestant out of the four who lost their duels. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Michael HarPaz Michael HarPaz chose to perform the song “Ordinary” (originally by Alex Warren). It is clear that Michael knows exactly what he is doing, his extensive experience truly...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Shaia Avitan is the fifth contestant to bid farewell to HaKokhav HaBa. 16 contestants remain in the race, including Alona Erez, Shira Zloof, Dorin Or, and Eitan Aharon. Full recap of Episode 20. 16 contestants remain at this stage in "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026". with the grand winner set to represent Israel at Eurovision 2026, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th. The next stage is the "Duets" challenge. Four duets were performed tonight, with the judges forced to part ways with one contestant from the pair that received the lowest score at the end of the evening. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Shaked Solomon and Nave Levi Shaked and Nave chose to perform the song “Ad Matai Elohai” (originally by Zohar Argov). The blend of their voices was intriguing — it's hard to ignore the resemblance between Nave’s tone and that of the legendary singer Zohar Argov. Shaked sang in a lower key, making his parts softer and more delicate. At no point did they sing...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mentamer Taganya is the fourth contestant to bid farewell to HaKokhav HaBa. 17 contestants remain in the race, including Noam Bettan, Gal De Paz, Tamir Levy and Michael HarPaz. Full recap of Episode 19. 17 contestants remain at this stage in "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026," with the grand winner set to represent Israel at Eurovision 2026, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, on May 12, 14, and 16. The next stage is the "Duets" challenge. Five duets were performed tonight, with the judges forced to part ways with one contestant from the pair that received the lowest score at the end of the evening. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Elior Shemesh and Agam Hazan Elior and Agam chose to perform the song "Yechefim" (originally by Yasmin Moallem). In this performance, the two wanted to apply the feedback they received from their previous appearance - to feel more relaxed and natural on stage. The connection between them, even off-stage, is...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); KAN announces a major change: a new set of regulations officially opens the song selection process for Eurovision 2026, following last year’s controversy and defining updated rules for Israel’s entry In recent hours, Israel’s national broadcaster KAN has released official and updated details regarding the song selection process for Eurovision 2026. The broadcaster published an open call and revised regulations outlining who is eligible to participate, under what conditions, and how the song representing Israel will be selected for the Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Vienna, Austria. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The announcement comes as the selection process for Israel’s representative approaches a decisive stage. In approximately four months, the winner of “HaKokhav HaBa LaEurovision 2026” is expected to step onto Europe’s largest musical stage. The song selection process for Eurovision 2026 underwent changes following the controversy surrounding last year’s selection, as well as public pressure directed at KAN to revise...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ori Berko is the third contestant to bid farewell to HaKokhav HaBa. 18 contestants remain in the race, including Stav Vaknin, Tamir Levy, Michael HarPaz, Shaia Avitan, Nave Levi and Dorin Or. Full recap of Episode 18. Last week, a special episode revealed the 21 contestants who made it into the finalists’ team of "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026. The decision was made after a tense evening of repeated performances before the season’s five judges — with one clear goal: only one contestant will represent Israel at Eurovision. The selection process dramatically narrowed the competition, officially positioning the remaining contestants in the opening lineup for the battle to represent Israel at Eurovision. Tonight, seven contestants took the show’s main stage, facing off head-to-head. According to the format, the contestant receiving the lowest score would be eliminated at the end of the episode — marking the immediate end of their Eurovision journey. This first elimination round heightened the tension and made one thing clear: the road to Eurovision is short, competitive, and unforgiving....

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Daniel Shevtsov is the second contestant to bid farewell to HaKokhav HaBa. 19 contestants remain in the race, including Shira Zloof, Shaked Solomon, Gal De Paz, Eitan Aharon, Mentamer Taganya and Noam Bettan. Full recap of Episode 17. Last Friday’s special episode revealed the 21 contestants who made it into the finalists’ team of "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026. The decision was made after a tense evening of repeated performances before the season’s five judges — with one clear goal: only one contestant will represent Israel at Eurovision. The selection process dramatically narrowed the competition, officially positioning the remaining contestants in the opening lineup for the battle to represent Israel at Eurovision. Tonight, seven contestants took the show’s main stage, facing off head-to-head. According to the format, the contestant receiving the lowest score would be eliminated at the end of the episode — marking the immediate end of their Eurovision journey. This first elimination round heightened the tension and made one...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Saar Hadar is the first contestant to bid farewell to HaKokhav HaBa. 20 contestants remain in the race, including Agam Hazan, Elior Shemesh, Daniel Azar, Portrait Band, Gili Tsanaani, and Alona Erez. Full recap of Episode 16. Last night’s special episode revealed the 21 contestants who made it into the finalists’ team of "HaKokhav HaBa for Eurovision 2026. The decision was made after a tense evening of repeated performances before the season’s five judges — with one clear goal: only one contestant will represent Israel at Eurovision. The selection process dramatically narrowed the competition, officially positioning the remaining contestants in the opening lineup for the battle to represent Israel at Eurovision. Tonight, seven contestants took the show’s main stage, facing off head-to-head. According to the format, the contestant receiving the lowest score would be eliminated at the end of the episode — marking the immediate end of their Eurovision journey. This first elimination round heightened the tension and made one thing clear: the road to Eurovision...