Israel will be represented at Eurovision by a survivor of the Hamas attack

Singer Yuval Rafael will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The song will be announced in March. It was announced on the evening of Thursday, January 23, on the competition’s official website.

It was noted that on the evening of January 22, the final of the talent show “Next Star” took place at the Israeli Neve Ilan, where the singers performed covers of various songs. The winner of the show will represent the country at Eurovision. This competition in Israel is a selection for Eurovision.

Yuval Rafael won. However, the song is still unknown. It will be selected by an internal committee and published by Israeli broadcaster Kan in March. The song includes lyrics in Hebrew and English.

The Times of Israel wrote that the girl, in an interview before the final, said that she survived a Hamas attack while visiting the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. She survived by hiding under of corpses in a roadside bomb shelter, the publication wrote.

Rafael said he wanted to go out to Europe and “tell the story of the country, what he went through, what others went through.”

“I want to tell this story, but not from a position of seeking compassion. I want her to be strong in the face of this, and in the face of the cheers that I am 100% sure will be heard from the crowd,” he said. .

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