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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Sweden: Måns Zelmerlöw tours Africa with the Z&B Foundation

While not singing or hosting, Måns Zelmerlöw is a co-founder of the Zelmerlöw & Björkman Foundation, along with the tennis

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Israel: Meital de Razon reported to participate in Rising Star 2017

The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reports that Meital de Razon is expected to participate in the upcoming season of Rising Star,

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Montenegro: RTCG call for songs, deadline on 17 November

The Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG has opened today the submission period as their quest for Eurovision Song Contest 2017 begin. Interested

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Eurovision 2017: Visa confirmed as official partner

After being an official partner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Visa will play a role of an

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Israel: Bonnie Tyler to perform in Tel Aviv in February 2017

The British superstar Bonnie Tyler who also represented the United Kingdom in Eurovision 2013 will hold two shows in Tel Aviv

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Lithuania: Eurovizijos 2017 song submission open; Final planned to 25 February

It is now possible to submit entries to the Lithuanian national selection for Eurovision 2017. The selection will be made

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Sweden: Clara, David and Hasse to host Melodifestivalen 2017!

During a press conference held this morning, the Swedish broadcaster SVT has announced that Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse

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Sweden: Success for Frans as preparations for Melodifestivalen 2017 continue

This year’s Swedish entry If I were sorry by Frans was declared recently as the most streamed song on Spotify among this

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Support and vote for Eurovision 2016 stars in MTV EMA 2016!

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) is an event presented by MTV Europe, where awards are being given to significant

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Germany: Tickets for Unser Song 2017 on sale now!

Germany will choose its representative for Eurovision 2017 via Unser Song 2017 that will be held on 9 February in Cologne. Tickets

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Sweden: 2478 songs submitted for Melodifestivalen 2017

A total of 2478 entries have been submitted to Melodifestivalen 2017, the Swedish national selection for Eurovision 2017. A total of

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Israel: Hovi Star and Mei Finegold starring in ‘The Little Mermaid’ musical

One of the happenings of Hannukah in Israel is the musicals, with dozens of musicals going on stage around December-January. This

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Denmark: Record of 1115 entries submitted to DMGP 2017

High interest in Denmark with the upcoming Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a record of 1115 entries were submitted for

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Norway: NRK introduces international juries to Melodi Grand Prix 2017

It was a tough year for Norway in Eurovision, failing to qualify to the final for the first time since