Netta Barzilai

Noam Bettan strolls through Israel's musical history in Eurovision trailer

Bettan, who is representing Israel with the upbeat song, was filmed dancing to excerpts from Israel’s four winning Eurovision songs before bursting into a few bars of the 2026 song.

Noam Bettan, winner of the reality show "The Next Star" poses for a picture after winning the final in Neve Ilan, near Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.
YUVAL RAPHAEL performs on Saturday night to ecstatic fans in Tel Aviv.

A ‘next’ star no more: Yuval Raphael burns bright in headlining concert debut - review

 JAPANESE AMBASSADOR Arai Yusuke addresses his guests, while former president Reuven Rivlin, former prime minister Ehud Olmert and his wife, Aliza, and Chief of State Protocol Gil Haskel sit alongside.

Grapevine February 26, 2025: Diplomatic stand-ins

 Israel's Netta Barzilai, winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, poses for a picture at her home studio in Tel Aviv, Israel July 8, 2020.

Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai reveals her lifelong battle with health


Israel sending 13-year-old Noam Dadon to Eurovision Junior

Singer will compete against 19 other countries in an attempt to bring Israel a double win this year.

NOAM DADON will represent Israel at the Eurovision Junior competition this year

Irish broadcaster won't punish staff who refuse to attend Eurovision 2019

RTÉ will not boycott the competition, but will cover it "more widely than an entertainment event."

Could the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds host the Eurovision competition next year?

Trials and tribulations of Eurovision 2019: What to expect next?

For the next eight months, squabbles over politics, money and religion are bound to plague the upcoming Eurovision. But which arguments should be taken seriously?

Netta Barzilai, Eurovision winner 2018.

27. Netta Barzilai

No one’s toy

Netta Barzilai, Eurovision winner 2018.

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Person of the year - Vladimir Putin

The former KGB agent established himself in 5778 as the century's most effective statesman.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin addresses servicemen as he visits the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria

Politicians criticize Eurovision demands

EBU tells government that all participants and delegates must be allowed to freely enter Israel

Netta Barzilai, Eurovision winner 2018.

Eurovision head: 'Impossible' to have contest without Saturday work

Sand's interview came at the end of a several-day visit to Israel, which including stops in the three cities which submitted bids to host the Eurovision.

TEL AVIV Mayor Ron Huldai (right) meets with the EBU's Jon Ola Sand

'Toy' is just the No. 2 Israeli song this year

Netta Barzilai - the only woman in the Top 10 - can't unseat Omer Adam.

Netta Barzilai during a show in NYC

Gal Gadot is all the answers on Jeopardy

Israeli rocker Dennis Lloyd appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' while Jewish comedian Elon Gold performs on 'The Late Late Show.'

(L-R) Patty Jenkins, Chris Pine and Gal Gadot speak onstage at the Warner Bros. 'Wonder Woman 1984' theatrical panel during Comic-Con International 2018 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California

Viewpoint: Don't underestimate the value of Netta Barzilai

How Netta Barzilai saved the Israel Broadcasting Corporation.

Netta Barzilai wows some 6,000 participants in a Taglit-Birthright Israel Mega Event at Jerusalem’s Sultan Pool on June 27, 2018