Erev tov Europe, this is Tel Aviv calling! Israel will be holding a special song selection in order to select a Eurovision entry for Eden Arlene.

Shalom! Israel is gearing up for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam in full steam!

How to watch?

You can watch the 2020 Israeli song selection The Next Song for Eurovision at 20:30 CET (21:30 local time) via the following channels:

About the show

Eden Arlene will sing a total of four songs during the special song selection show The Next Song for Eurovision, The show will be hosted by Eurovision 2019 hostess Lucy Ayoub.

The 2020 Israeli Eurovision entry will be determined via a combined televoting/professional jury deliberation.

The songs

  • Saviour in the Sound
  • Roots
  • Rak Ata
  • Fekir libi

Israel in Eurovision

Israel debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest  in 1973 and has won the competition four times ( 1978, 1979, 1998, 2018). The country has hosted the event thrice: twice in Jerusalem ( 1979, 1999) and once in Tel Aviv (2019).

 

 


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.