The Eurovision Song Contest is about to kick off live from Vienna, Austria, with tens of millions of viewers from around the world tuning in.
Israel’s Noam Bettan will perform third out of the 25 finalists who will take the stage tonight. Voting will begin a few minutes after the live show starts at 9 p.m. Central European Time.
The show is broadcast via each country’s participating public broadcaster — in Israel on Kan 11. Viewers in many countries can also watch via the official Eurovision YouTube channel, although it is geoblocked in some regions.
Viewers in the US can tune in via the Peacock streaming service, while viewers in the UK can only watch via the BBC, and fans in Australia can only access the show through the SBS broadcaster.
This year, Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands are boycotting the show over Israel’s participation. Ireland, Spain and Slovenia have said they will also not air the competition, but Iceland and the Netherlands will still do so on public television.
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