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 Finland Sweden 2016

Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Final lineup completed

The third semifinal of UMK 2016 is now over. Three more qualifiers have joined the final lineup and now we

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

Watch now: Quarterfinal 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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Countries Eurovision News Finland Sweden 2016

Watch now: Semifinal 3 of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 in Finland

Tonight, the third and last semifinal of Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will take place. Next week’s final will decide who will go

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden Sweden 2016

Sweden: Watch snippets of Melodifestivalen 2016 Semifinal 3 acts

Sweden is getting ready to the third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2016 as the first rehearsals are on today at the Himmelstalundshallen

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden Sweden 2016

Sweden: Molly Sandén’s entry in Melodifestivalen leaked, Semifinal 4 songs available

Molly Sandén will close Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song Youniverse. She will participate in Semifinal 4 on 27 February. However,

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Countries Eurovision News Slovenia Sweden 2016

Slovenia: Listen to snippets of the EMA 2016 entries

The Slovene national selection EMA 2016 will take place on 27 February. After releasing the songtitles and composers, the Slovene broadcaster

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Countries Eurovision News Georgia Sweden 2016

Watch now: Song announcement in Georgia

The Georgian nation had the opportunity to vote for the song that Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz will sing in

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Countries Eurovision News Finland Sweden 2016

Watch now: Semifinal 2 of UMK 2016 in Finland

Tonight, the second semifinal of Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will take place. After three semis and a final, UMK 2016

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Countries Eurovision News Lithuania Sweden 2016

Watch now: Show 6 of Eurovizija 2016 in Lithuania

Lithuania’s national selection for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovizija 2016, will continue this evening with show six. Tonight, the

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Countries Eurovision News Hungary Sweden 2016

Watch now: A Dal 2016 Semifinal 1 in Hungary

After three heats, the Hungarian selection A Dal 2016 is going to the semifinal phase. Out of 30 entries, only 18 have

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016 Ukraine

Watch now: Semifinal 2 of National selection in Ukraine

The second and last semifinal of the Ukrainian national selection will take place tonight.  Nine acts will perform tonight and

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016 Switzerland

ESCToday’s National Chart: Entscheidungsshow 2016 (Switzerland)

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 Denmark Eurovision News Sweden 2016

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

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 Estonia Eurovision News Sweden 2016

ESCToday’s National Chart: Eesti Laul 2016 (Estonia)

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