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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Bosnia & Herzegovina: Listen to the Eurovision version of Ljubav je

Ljubav je, the entry of Bosnia & Herzegovina to the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, has been released on 19 February.

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Croatia: Nina Kraljić visits Serbia, performs ‘Lighthouse’ live

During the weekend, Nina Kraljić has went to a 48 hours promo visit in Serbia. The visit included various interviews and

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Eurovision 2016 Semifinals Running Order to be revealed on 5 April

In a short tweet by the official Eurovision Song Contest Twitter account, it was announced that the running order for

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016

China and Hunan TV joins Eurovision 2016; sends Li Ronghao to Semifinal 1!

It has been announced earlier tonight that Hunan TV will take an active role at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest that will

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Countries Croatia Eurovision News

Croatia: HRT committee concludes that ‘Lighthouse’ is clean of plagiarism

Lately, it was reported that Croatia’s Eurovision entry Lighthouse is copied from the song Uncover by the Swedish singer Zara Larsson. A committee of

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Eurovision 2016: The complete Preview Parties Guide!

As we wait impatiently for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 to arrive, artists and fans celebrate the upcoming contest with

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Germany: Roger Cicero passed away at the age of 45

Roger Cicero, who represented Germany in Eurovision Song Contest 2007, has passed away on last Thursday at the age of

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Russia: Sergey Lazarev performing his Eurovision entry on Dancing with the stars

The top favourite to win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Sergey Lazarev, has performed his entry You are the only one on

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Germany: Jamie-Lee is going to bring K-pop to Eurovision 2016

Jamie-Lee Kriewitz who will represent Germany in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm has been recently interviewed on the Guten

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Israel: ‘Israel Calling’ Eurovision Promo Event to be held on 12 April

For the first time, a Eurovision promo event will take place outside continental Europe. This year’s Eurovision representatives from a

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San Marino goes disco and changes Eurovision version of ‘I didn’t know’

The popularity that the disco version of I didn’t know has gained during the recent time has made San Marino to change

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Australia Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016

Asia-Pacific Song Contest on the plan again; now by Australian Broadcaster SBS

Back in 2008 it was announced that an Asia-Pacific version of the Eurovision Song Contest, entitled Our Sound and produced by a

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Countries Eurovision News Greece Sweden 2016

Greece: Vasilis Roxenos reported to join ARGO for Eurovision 2016

The Greek band ARGO will represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song Utopian land. The band, which