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 Sweden 2016 Ukraine

Ukraine: Ruslana and Andrey Danilko as Eurovision 2016 national final jury

The two successful Ukrainian representatives Rulsana (2004) Andrey Danilko (Verka Serduchka, 2007) will be a part of the jury for

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Countries Eurovision News Latvia Sweden 2016

Latvia: Supernova 2016 acts to be revealed on 31 January

The Latvian national selection Supernova 2016 will kick off on 7 February and the identity of the 20 participating acts is currently a national

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Countries Eurovision News Hungary Sweden 2016

Hungary: A Dal 2016 Heat 1 results + lineup for Heats 2 and 3 announced

The first heat of A Dal 2016 is now over. Out of ten acts, only six managed to qualify to

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Belarus Countries Sweden 2016

Watch now: National final in Belarus

Belarus will be the fourth country to reveal its Eurovision entry for this year. A total of ten songs will

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Countries Eurovision News Hungary Sweden 2016

ESCToday National Chart: A Dal 2016 (Hungary)

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 Norway Sweden 2016

Norway: Freddy Kalas faces song change in MGP

The participating artists in Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix were revealed lately. Freddy Kalas was supposed to take part in the

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Austria Countries Eurovision News Sweden 2016

Austria: WSFÖ songs released and tickets go on sale

Vienna is heating up for Wer singt für Österreich, where the Austrian song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 will be

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Countries Eurovision News Iceland Sweden 2016

Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2016 tickets go on sale

Tickets for the Icelandic national final for Eurovision 2016 are now on sale. It is possible to buy tickets to

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Countries Hungary Sweden 2016

Hungary: A Dal 2016 Heat 1 lineup announced

More details were revealed today regarding the first heat of A Dal 2016 that will take place on Saturday night,

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Countries Hungary Sweden 2016

Hungary: Vote in ESCToday’s A Dal 2016 Chart

As the Hungarian national final A Dal will kick off this weekend, we will try to check who are the hot favorites

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Belgium Countries Eurovision News

Belgium: Laura Tesoro to Stockholm!

Laura Tesoro is the winner of Eurosong 2016 and will go on to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Countries Eurovision News Lithuania Sweden 2016

Watch now: Eurovizija 2016 Heat 2 in Lithuania

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

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Austria Sweden 2016

Austria: AzRaH wins WSFÖ Wildcard Round after voting irreulgarities

The voting for the Austrian Wildcard of WSFÖ has concluded this morning after 24 hours of intense voting via Facebook. ORF

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Countries Eurovision News Romania Sweden 2016

Romania: Selecţia Naţională 2016 dates announced; song submission open

One of the countries that did not unveil its Eurovision 2016 plans yet was Romania. Today, the national broadcaster TVR