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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Albania Countries Sweden 2016

Albania: Watch the Festivali i Këngës 54 Miniclips

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Countries Norway

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden Sweden 2016

Eurovision 2016 hosts to be revealed on 14 December

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Past Participants

Israel: Mira Awad sings for dialogue and coexistence

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Sweden 2016

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Countries Eurovision News Iceland

Iceland: ’30 years of Söngvakeppnin’ DVD set Released

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Eurovision News Norway Sweden 2016

Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2016 Ticket Sale on 4 December

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Countries Norway

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Countries Eurovision News Greece

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Belarus Sweden 2016

Belarus: Eurovision 2016 national final participants announced

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France Sweden 2016

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Countries Israel

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