Israel has participated in the final of Eurovision 2024 in the midst of the great controversy that his presence in this contest has raised due to the conflict that has been going on in Gaza for months. Singer Eden Golan has performed the song Hurricaneone of the favorites, and has given a performance that has been marred by a mixture of boos and applause that has shown the climate of tension that exists at the festival.
The controversy has been increasing in recent days, with pressure from all sectors to try to disqualify this delegation. The singer from Israel, Eden Golan, She has also experienced very tense moments, since she was booed during rehearsals and also in Thursday’s semifinal, but at that moment she also received applause and, more importantly, the votes necessary to qualify for the final.
The most tense situation occurred during a press conference in which he coincided with the Netherlands candidate, Joost Klein, who has been expelled for other reasons. It happened when a Polish journalist asked Golan about his responsibility for the highest level of terrorist alert that Malmö was experiencing: “By being here, you are a security risk and a danger to everyone! Don’t you care?”. Faced with this question, the moderator of the press conference told Golan that, if he did not want to, he did not have to answer it. “Why not?”Klein snapped. “I believe that we are all here for a reason and also that the EBU has taken all precautions to make this safe for everyone”responded the Israeli candidate.
After Thursday’s semifinal, Israel climbed several positions in the bookmakers. From sixth place, they rose to second position, only behind Croatia, which has always remained at the top of the table.
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Who is Eden Golan, Israel’s representative at Eurovision 2024?
The representative of Israel is Eden Golan, a 20-year-old girl who performs the song Hurricane, a song that talks about a young woman coming out of a personal crisis. But in order to compete in Eurovision, Israel had to change the letter of its proposal twice. The first song she sent to the EBU was October Rainwhich alluded to the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7.
Eden Golan He was born in Israel but spent most of his childhood and youth in Russia, where he moved with his parents. There she started a musical career since she was little, she in fact appeared for the Junior Eurovision 2015 preselection and she also went through The voice Kids. In 2022, Golan and the rest of his family returned to Israel, where they have settled since then. Eden Golan participated in the television program I Can See Your Voice Israel and then passed by Rising Stara format used to elect Israel’s representative in Eurovision.
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