Gil Laufer

Gil is 23 years old, grew up in Israel and lives in Sweden. He began following the Eurovision Song Contest at the age of five, when the contest was held in Jerusalem in 1999. Gil joined the ESCToday team in March 2008, shortly after co-hosting the Israeli national selection that year.

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Georgia wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016!

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held this afternoon in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Seventeen countries participated and

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Today: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

The 14th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place this afternoon (16:00 CET) in Valletta, Malta.

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Countries Estonia Eurovision News Ukraine 2017

Estonia: Listen to the Eesti Laul 2017 entries

As the Eesti Laul 2017 songs are being released, this article will be updated continuously with the entries, so be

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Countries Estonia Eurovision News Ukraine 2017

Estonia: These are the twenty hopefuls of Eesti Laul 2017

A record breaking number of 242 entries have been submitted, and during the last two days, an expert jury of

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden Ukraine 2017

Sweden: These artists are reported to participate in Melodifestivalen 2017

The participants of the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2017, where the country’s representative for Eurovision 2017 will be chosen, will be officially

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Countries Eurovision News France Sweden 2016

France: Amir wins Best French Act in MTV EMA 2016!

“To hold the love of your audience is a huge privilege. I am a happy man” Says Amir, France’s representative for

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Countries Croatia Eurovision News Ukraine 2017

Croatia: Jacques Houdek ‘in negotiations with HRT’ for Eurovision 2017

The six-times Dora participant Jaques Houdek has expressed his will to fly the Croatian flag in Kyiv during the upcoming

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Countries Eurovision News Malta Ukraine 2017

Malta: One show of MESC 2017 to be held in February; PBS call for songs

The Maltese broadcaster PBS is now calling for interested authors and composers to submit entries to the Malta Eurovision Song Contest

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Countries Eurovision News Switzerland Ukraine 2017

Switzerland: 160 songs submitted to SRF for Entscheidungsshow 2017

The online submission platform of SRF was repealed this year after being in use since 2011. A total of 160

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Countries Eurovision News Latvia Ukraine 2017

Latvia: 168 songs submitted for Supernova 2017; participants revealed late January

Following the Estonian submissions record that was broken this year, the neighbours from Latvia show a similar trend, with a total

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Countries Estonia Eurovision News Ukraine 2017

Estonia: Eesti Laul 2017 semifinalists to be announced on 8 November

Despite not qualifying to the final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the interest in Estonia is high. A record

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Countries Eurovision News Malta

Malta: Amber releases the visual album Alive, The Truth About Neverland

Amber, who represented Malta in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, continues to re-invent herself. This time, she brings a new

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Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2017 ticket sale begins on 31 October

The ticket sale for Melodifestivalen 2017 will begin on 31 October at 9:00 CET via the official ticketing partner of the

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Countries Eurovision News Finland Ukraine 2017

Finland: UMK 2017 acts to be revealed on 23 November

The Finnish broadcaster YLE will reveal the participating entries of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017 on 23 November. The winner of