Tonight the third of five programmes will be aired to select the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.

Kdam is being aired on the 26, 27, 28 February, 3 and 7 March. The transmissions are coming from the Broadcast TV Studios in Holon.

The top three from each of the three heats will qualify directly to the final, to be held on 7 March, while the 4^th place will go the ‘Second Chance’ round, to be held on 3 March, where one song will get the 10^th ticket to the final.

You can listen to all the entries competing in the 2013 Kdam here.   You can also follow the Kdam through its official facebook page.

The hosts for the shows will be Orna Datz & Ron Shachar with the result of the voting being a 50/50 mix of SMS and Expert Jury.

To watch

The show starts at 20.00 CET and will be aired live on IBA Channel 1. It will also be streamed live for international fans at this link. (click on the box on the right hand column)

The Participants

1. Liran Notik – Alive
2. Meital De Razon & Asi Tal – All night
3. Alon Jean – Live my life
4. Bezalel Raviv – No war
5. Hadar Uzeri – Ten maa’wal
6. Michael Harpaz – Letter to mother
7. Nicki Goldstein – We are one
8. Hila Ben David – Beautiful
9. Julieta – Fantasia
10. Moran Mazor – Just for him

Stay tuned to esctoday.com for more information regarding the 2013 Israeli Eurovision national selection.