Israel – KAN, the national broadcaster, hosted tonight a national final with four songs performed by Eden Alene, who won the talent show The Next Star, which selects the artist who for Eurovision. “Feker Libi” won!
The show was hosted by Eurovision 2019 hostess Lucy Ayoub. There was an interval act were Kobi Marimi reprised his song “Home” with the melody of three former Israeli winners: Hallelujah, Diva and Toy. This was tonight’s line-up:
- Savior in the Sound
- Music: Oren Emanuel, Ori Avni and Talia Londoner
- Lyrics: Oren Emanuel, Ori Avni and Talia Londoner
- Roots
- Lyrics: Nathan Goshen
- Music: Nathan Goshen & Stav Beger
- Rakata
- Lyrics: Gal Yosef Cohen, Ayal Yishay, Tzlil Klifi
- Music: Gal Yosef Cohen, Ayal Yishay, Tzlil Klifi & Eran Kashi
- Feker Libi
- Lyrics: Doron Medalie & Idan Raichel
- Music: Doron Medalie & Idan Raichel
Then came the votes, where “Roots” lead until televote pushed “Feker Libi” over!
What do you think of this entry? What are its chances in Rotterdam?
The Eurovision Times 
My favorite won ! Such fun and a very charismatic performer who brought all songs to life equally unlike Roxen who underperformed some better songs and is now all red in betting odds.
Best NF for me (so far) too !
Ranking of Israeli hopefuls :
1. Feker lebi 7.5/10
2. Roots 7/10
3. Savior in the sound 6+/10
4. Rakata 6/10
Look, Semi 1 has a top 10 now too :D
1. LTU
2. ISR <3
3. BEL
4. NOR
5. ROU
6. UKR
7. AUS
8. SVN
9. BLR
10. HRV
I have it first!
It’s very close. But LTU serves a genre I’m keen on more
PS : Why are you always late on my bandwagons? :P
I have the impression the studio version is not the same arrangement to the one we heard tonight?
I don’t notice any differences. Maybe it’s the song that grew on you and her charismatic performance that sold it !
Much stronger semi!All my favorites are here :(
Lithuania
Ukraine
Belgium
Romania
Norway
Belarus
Australia
Israel
Slovenia
Croatia
Israel below the Australian live car crash (as much as I like Don’t Break Me) is unfair! :P
Yes Eden is a star especially compared with the Australian live but i decided to give Montaigne the benefit of the doubt. If it remains like that my ranking will change accordingly.
Reminder:
It leaked and I fear I am underwhelmed, although it was a low quality copy I heard.
Oh yes, i just found it but i can’t listen to it,atm:
I cant either grr
This must be a demo.
Hete it is
https://www.geenstijl.nl/5152207/gelekt-songfestival-lied-nederland/
Second song of the day and second song that sounds like a demo :)
I was going to write she is not a great singer/performer but her “Saviour In The Sound” was very good. Once again Doron Medalie 🙄 After watching “Roots” I don’t get the result, it’s one of my favourite live performance from this edition. She’s not a good dancer :P
Thanks for posting the videos!
“Solovey” will be revamped:
To what?!
I’m also afraid..I don’t want to loose authenticity.. :(
Something that manages to attract votes west of Lviv?
Just a revamped version. It will stay in Ukrainian.
Into a song sung by Khayat iI hope
+1!!
They better revamp the vocals.
I really don’t mind this at all. It’s a very eclectic mix of different sounds/beats that couldn’t normally be held together, but Eden is an artist who can do that with her bucketloads of enthuasism and charisma. I’m a fan of the intro African beat, don’t like the dated dance-pop song right at the start of the chorus that sounds kind of Madonna-esque, but the jump into the more Middle Eastern sounds redeems the latter part of the chorus to the verse. In a way it’s all strange but very fun. She’s a great performer and incredibly cute. I think the “Haba Haba” comparisons are apt but she is a much stronger performer and a casual viewer can associate this more with Israel than they did back then with Norway. I think this does have good televote potential, especially in what is a very slow-paced 2nd half of SF1.
1. Lithuania 🇱🇹
2. Ukraine 🇺🇦
3. Germany 🇩🇪
4. Iceland 🇮🇸
5. Belarus 🇧🇾
6. Albania 🇦🇱
7. Romania 🇷🇴
8. Belgium 🇧🇪
9. Italy 🇮🇹
10. Norway 🇳🇴
11. Armenia 🇦🇲
12. United Kingdom 🇬🇧
13. Israel 🇮🇱
14. Slovenia 🇸🇮
15. Greece 🇬🇷
16. Spain 🇪🇸
17. Croatia 🇭🇷
18. Georgia 🇬🇪
19. Poland 🇵🇱
20. Australia 🇦🇺
21. Czech Republic 🇨🇿
22. Serbia 🇷🇸
23. Moldova 🇲🇩
24. France 🇫🇷
25. Estonia 🇪🇪
26. Latvia 🇱🇻
Okay, The Netherlands is today, is Switzerland as well?
Songwise Feker Libi was my favorite. Performance wise I though “Roots” should’ve won and would probably gone better in ESC though. I am very happy with this though. Very catchy and she is very good vocally. Just needs some more cohesive staging/choreography. Chorus has been stuck in my head and I have to keep my hips from shaking at work lol.
1) Iceland
2)Israel
3) Lithuania
4)Ukraine
5)Latvia
GAP
6) Norway
7) Belarus
8) Germany
GAP
9)Armenia
10)Serbia
11)Belgium
12)Albania
GAP
13)Italy
14) Poland
15) Romania
16)Moldova
17)Australia
18)UK
19) Czech Republic
20)Greece
GAP
21)Spain
22)Georgia
23)Slovenia
24)Croatia
GAP
25)France
26)Estonia
San Marino?
With Senhit as the artist chances of a joke entry are kind of reduced – I hope at least.
All the signs show it’s her.
I just realized that I have some “difficulties” in ranking properly this year’s entries. Maybe because many of them are being revealed straight after one another in a very limited time gap, so I don’t have the proper time to “digest” them :P
It also could be that all those 20 + different shades of beige are still beige and dead boring.
Thay’s true!
But, I do have a few of them that I really like.
Lucky you 😀
Sorry, you have to go to WiWiBlogs then to get some guidance.
off to them then! :P
Maybe you’ll be allowed to join them in one of their exciting videos.
Let’s do thiiiiis!
You go girrrrrl!
LOL :D
Wow, Bloomberg wins American Samoa. 700 million dollars well spent, Mike.
That money could have been better spent on ensuring a Darude or s!stärZ victory in Tel Aviv.
Netflix will do it by spending so much less!
Well the Icelandic song is also a lot better than s!stärz!l
We need a SUPERG!RL to save us from the nerds…
A Hurricane?
This spectacular exercise in self humiliating was very captivating and enjoyable sub plot in 2020. Strictly for reality multi channel entertainment value, Trump Bloomberg face off would have been epic.
Come on, he won American Samoa! Along withGabbard!
Hey, didn’t I just broke the news of Mike’s remarkable victory here? No need to just bang about California and Texas! American Samoa’s electorate counts too!
The most stunning triumph since Germany‘s Defense of their World Cup title 2 years ago!
I don’t follow biathlon.
…whatever it is?!!
Don’t ask me!
High hopes for both entries today – 2 of the few remaining countries that could save this year musically.
P.S. Biden won big last night even with Bloomberg in the run – even in Texas and Massachusetts. If Bernie wants to be viable moving forward Warren must drop out and endorse him soon.
well Warren stole a lot of votes from Sanders in the most leftie places (Massachusetts) so I think the coalition of all the “moderate” (I call them capitalists lol) will work for the designation, and then the loss to Trump.
I think Biden is the most electable candidate still
I think Trump will win easily in November with either Biden or Sanders as his rival. The Democrats made an unexcusable mistake in 2016 by not picking Bernie. That was a huge lost chance. But that’s how the establishment works.
I think Trump will lose to whoever is nominated but Biden has a chance to expand the winning map a bit more.
I disagree. But let’s hope so.
I agree
I think we’ll actually end up with an election in dispute and total chaos, with razor-thin margins, court cases and of course tons of – sometimes overt – interference by the likes of Russia, China, Iran, etc etc. Nightmare.
Sanders is really doing everything he can to scare of swing voters – he shouts, he talks over people, he doesn’t seem to listen, etc… saw part of a rally yesterday and he seemed surrounded by women wearing headscarves. That’ll be a big hit with, uh, nobody but the hyper-PC crowd. He’s opening up too many battlefronts at the same time IMO; Warren is far better on all these parameters.
Ok now I am getting HYPED baby ! It’s symphonix, title is promising and the artwork here really gives me the “Bones” vibes. Waiting for Saturday !
Let’s see! They’re getting very predictable, though.
I’ll take predictable quality over the forming block of nonsense of ICE-LTU-RUS-FIN
alcohol vs. sober :p
Sober, alchol is so last season!
Alcohol you and Tears getting sober – I sense a theme here.
Another “modern” ballad…
We already have enough up tempos,though. Plus, Austria and North Macedonia are both upe tempo songs too.
Boring ballads and bad uptempos.
Unfortunately introverted sad girls and sad boys are everywhere in pop galaxy at the moment whining about their inner feelings in the candle light the way only sad boys and sad girls can do.
#selftherapymusic
Billy Eilish trend.
It started before Billie, and she has quite doze of edge in her act. She is very difficult act to copy especially in ESC as are Lana, Lewis, James Arthur, Sam Smith et al.
What a weird bunch of themes with Israel. It sounds like a medley to me, with no hits in the mix.
But you have to admit she’s lovely and talented.
Oh, yes I do. I wish her song was too!
Indeed. I can’t believe Idan Raichel is involved in it. His latest single is nothing like it:
Yeah, ISR 20 is obviously just a little side project for him.