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 Latvia

ESCToday’s National Chart: Supernova 2016 (Latvia)

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 France Sweden 2016

France: Song presentation for Eurovision 2016 on 12 March

In a tweet from France Télévisions it has been announced that the French entry for Eurovision 2016 will be presented for

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden Sweden 2016

Sweden: Watch snippets of Melodifestivalen 2016 Semifinal 1 acts

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

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Countries Eurovision News Georgia Sweden 2016

Georgia: Listen to Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz’s national final songs

A total of five entries were chosen out of more than 100 submissions. One of them will go to represent

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden Sweden 2016

Sweden: Charlotte Perrelli no longer Melodifestivalen 2016 host

This year’s Melodifestivalen will feature co-hosts that will change every show to accompany the main host Gina Dirawi. However, Charlotte

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Eurovision News Israel

Israel: Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 final reported on 3 March

After months of auditions, Israel’s Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 is going into the final phase. A total of 16 acts

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Countries Eurovision News Norway Sweden 2016

Norway: Listen to Melodi Grand Prix 2016 entries

The Norwegian broadcaster NRK has released the full-length versions of the Melodi Grand Prix 2016 entries. The participating songs are:

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Countries Finland Iceland Latvia

ESCToday’s National Chart: Vote for your favourites Finland, Iceland and Latvia!

Among the national selections that will kick off during the next weekend, we can find shows in Finland, Iceland and Latvia.

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Countries Eurovision News Spain

ESCToday’s National Chart: Objetivo Eurovisión 2016 (Spain)

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 Hungary Sweden 2016

Tonight: A Dal 2016 Heat 2 in Hungary

The second of three quarter finals for A Dal 2016, the Hungarian national selection process takes place tonight. [alert-info] The show

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016 Ukraine

Ukraine: Jamala to open national selection; songtitles reported

The preparations for Ukraine’s national selection continued today with the draw that determined who of the 18 artists will participate in

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016 Switzerland

Switzerland: Entscheidungsshow 2016 running order and cover versions announced

During the Swiss final on 13 February, a total of six acts will fight for the country’s ticket to the

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016 Ukraine

Ukraine: Eighteen hopefuls in the national final for Eurovision 2016

A total of eigtheen acts will participate in the Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2016, as has been revealed

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Countries Eurovision News Spain Sweden 2016

Spain: Vote for your favorite of Objectivo Eurovision in ESCToday’s National Chart

The Spanish national final Objectivo Eurovision is less than a week away and it’s time to see what the ESCToday National