The Kan public broadcaster says it has received around 200 song submissions for the upcoming Eurovision, and will now work to select one for Noam Bettan to sing at the competition in Vienna in May.
The professional committee assembled by Kan is meeting for the first time today to begin narrowing down the song selection, Kan says.
For the first time, the committee will be hearing the songs either with an AI generated voice or an anonymous performer to assure a fair process, says the public broadcaster. Many songwriters in Israel were angry after a song by Keren Peles — also a judge on the TV show that selects Israel’s Eurovision contestant — was selected both in 2024 and 2025. Kan barred Peles from submitting a song this year.
The song Bettan will perform at this year’s song contest will be unveiled by Kan in March.
Bettan, a 27-year-old from Ra’anana, was chosen as Israel’s Eurovision contestant last week after winning the singing competition show “Hakochav Haba” (Rising Star).
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