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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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Israel: Preparations for Eurovision in full speed; song to be revamped

The Israeli representative Hovi Star has just won the grand final of Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 and the preparations

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Countries Eurovision News Romania Sweden 2016

Watch now: Semifinal of Selecția Națională 2016 in Romania

We are getting towards the end of the national final season, and yet one country has its selection process kicking

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Israel: Hovi Star wins Rising Star 2016 and goes to Stockholm!

The Israeli public has decided: Hovi Star is the winner of Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 and will represent Israel in Eurovision

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Watch now: Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 final in Israel

After long weeks of auditions and shows, Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 will come to an end in Israel with the

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Israel: Listen to the four finalists of Rising Star 2016

The Israeli hopefuls for Eurovision 2016 were revealed today on IBA’s Radio Reshet Gimel. The final of Rising Star 2016

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Countries Eurovision News Finland Sweden 2016

Finland: Full breakdown of UMK 2016 results revealed

The Finnish broadcaster YLE has revealed the full breakdown of the votes for the final as well as for the

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Israel: Rising Star 2016 song presentation on 1 March at 11:05 CET

The four songs that will compete on representing Israel in Eurovision 2016 will be presented for the first time tomorrow

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Israel: Participants and Songtitles for the Final of Rising Star 2016

The semifinal phase of Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 has just ended and we now know the four finalists who

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Countries Eurovision News Hungary Sweden 2016

Freddie: “I want to bring the deepest in my soul out in Stockholm”

We managed to talk to Freddie right after winning A Dal 2016 and getting the Hungarian ticket to Eurovision 2016.

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Countries Eurovision News Hungary Sweden 2016

Hungary: Freddie wins A Dal 2016 and goes to Stockholm!

The six weeks-long national selection of Hungary has come to an end. Out of thirty songs, Pioneer by Freddie was declared as the

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Watch now: Semifinal of Rising Star 2016 in Israel

The Israeli selection Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 is now reaching its final stages with the grand final to be held on

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Eurovision News

ESCToday’s Press Poll: Freddie wins A Dal 2016

Reporting live from Budapest: A poll among the journalists who are currently at MTVA’s Studios in Budapest for the grand final of

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Countries Eurovision News Norway Sweden 2016

ESCToday’s National Chart: Melodi Grand Prix 2016 (Norway)

The ESCToday National Chart is a chart that predicts who is going to win a national selection based on various

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Countries Eurovision News Moldova Sweden 2016

Moldova: Results of the second semifinal of O Melodie Pentru Europa 2016

Moldova held the second semi-final of O Melodie Pentru Europa 2016 tonight, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in