Israel’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is titled “New day will rise,” announces the Kan public broadcaster, which is responsible for the country’s participation in the annual competition.
The song, which will be performed by Yuval Raphael at the contest in Switzerland in May, is slated to be unveiled by Kan on March 9.
Raphael is a survivor of the October 7, 2023, terror onslaught at the Nova music festival.
The song — which was written by Keren Peles — has stirred controversy, with a group of songwriters accusing Kan of rigging the process and improperly favoring Peles, who also wrote last year’s song and serves as a judge on the reality TV competition that selected Raphael. Kan has rejected the accusations and said the song selection process was carried out blindly.
Peles also wrote “Hurricane,” Israel’s entry to the contest last year, sung by Eden Golan. It finished fifth.
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