Eden Golan, last year’s Israeli Eurovision contestant, will return to the competition this year to present Israel’s jury points during the live broadcast of the final on May 17.
Golan, who competed with her song “Hurricane,” finished in 5th place overall and 2nd in the televote at the 2024 contest, though she faced protests and booing in the audience during her performances.
Last year, the jury points from Israel were presented by TV host Maya Alkulumbre, who also faced loud boos from some members of the studio audience in Malmo, Sweden.
Israel will be represented this year by Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the October 7 Nova music festival massacre, who will sing “New Day Will Rise” at the competition in Basel, Switzerland.
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