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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Sweden: Magnus Carlsson performs in Göteborg tonight

If you’re a schlager lover and happen to be at the western city of Göteborg tonight, you should come to

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Nadav Guedj to represent Israel in Eurovision 2015

The second season of The Next Star has come to an end. Nadav Guedj has won the final and will

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Sweden: The Linus Svenning Interview

We met Linus Svenning during his last preparations for the second semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2015, the Swedish selection for Eurovision

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Sweden: The Marie & Sanne Interview

Marie Bergman (Melodifestivalen Winner 1971, 1972, 1994) and Sanne Salomonsen (Melodifestivalen Finalist 2005) will sing their song Nonetheless, written by Andreas Stone

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Sweden: Follow Melodifestivalen rehearsals live from Malmö

The rehearsals for the second semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2015 are about to kick off. The seven artists will perform their

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Sweden: Melodifestivalen Semifinal 2 – What can we expect?

Tomorrow the rehearsals for the second Melodifestivalen 2015 semifinal will begin. Right before the rehearsals will go in full speed,

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Northern Star tour to kick off in two days!

We have already revealed that our winter tour, entitled Northern Star, will kick off on 11 February. We can now

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Israel: Four finalists and Final date announced

The second season of Hakochav Haba (The Next Star) is only one episode away from the end. The list of

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Sweden: First semifinal results announced

The first semifinal of the Swedish national selection for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest has just ended at the Scandinavium

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Sweden: Ask the Melodifestivalen 2015 artists!

As a part of our Winter tour Northern Star, we will bring you the latest news from the second and fourth

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Iceland: First three acts qualify to the final

The first Semifinal of Söngvakeppnin 2015 has just ended and Iceland has picked the first three acts that will participate in

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Israel: 7 acts qualify to the Quarterfinal, final in three weeks

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Eurovision 2015: In-depth look at the statistcs

Looking at the final numbers of the statistics can rise questions as “How a successful country like The Netherlands only

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Eurovision 2015: The (statistical) Semi-finals result!

Earlier today, the participating countries were allocated to the two semifinals, and many fans ask themselves if the mix of