Israel has decided! Noam Bettan will be flying the Israeli colours at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
Noam Bettan was crowned the winner of the Next Star Israel and will have the grand honour of representing Israel at Eurovision 2026. A total of four artists battled at the Grand Final of the Next Star Israel for the golden ticket to Vienna.
Israel at Eurovision
Israel debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 and has won the contest 4 times (1978, 1979, 1998, 2018). In 2025 Israel was represented by Yuval Raphael and her entry ‘New Day Will Rise’ achieving a 2nd place in the Grand Final.
