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.

Articles By This Author

asd
Archive Countries Sweden Sweden 2016

Sweden: Nano and Ace Wilder to the final of Melodifestivalen!

The first Semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2017 was held this evening in Gothenburg. Out of seven competing acts, two have qualified

asd
Countries Eurovision News Sweden Ukraine 2017

Watch now: Melodifestivalen 2017 kicks off in Sweden

Sweden’s Melodifestivalen will kick off tonight with its first semifinal. Seven songs will participate but only four will continue their quest

asd
Countries Eurovision News Sweden Ukraine 2017

Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2017 Semifinal 1 Rehearsals [LIVE BLOG]

Good morning from the Scandinavium arena in Göteborg! After hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and fourteen Melodifestivalen semifinals

asd
Countries Eurovision News Israel Ukraine 2017

Israel: Results of Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 Quarterfinal

The Quarterfinal stage of Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 has just ended. Six acts out of eight will participate in

asd
Countries Eurovision News Sweden Ukraine 2017

Sweden: Nu kör vi! Your complete survival guide for Melodifestivalen 2017

The first weekend of February is almost here and it means that it’s about time for Melodifestivalen 2017! Sweden will

asd
Countries Eurovision News Specials Ukraine 2017

Join ESCToday’s National Preview live show every Saturday at 18:00 CET!

Following our daily live broadcasts from the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, this year’s preselections season will get to

asd
Countries Eurovision News Israel Ukraine 2017

This Week: Quarterfinal of Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 in Israel

Shows 6 and 7 of Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 will be aired this week, today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday).

asd
Countries Eurovision News Israel Ukraine 2017

Israel: Quarterfinalists of Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 revealed

It took five shows to get a total of 20 acts who managed to lift the screen and pass the

asd
Countries Eurovision News Finland Ukraine 2017

Finland: Norma John wins UMK 2017 and goes to Kyiv!

It can’t be Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu without a favourite flop and an out-of-nowhere winner. This time, it was Norma John who

asd
Countries Eurovision News Finland Ukraine 2017

Watch now: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017 in Finland

All eyes are set on Finland tonight as the land of the thousand lakes will pick its representative for the

asd
Archive Countries Eurovision News Romania Ukraine 2017

Romania: Upcoming weekend of auditions for Selecția Națională 2017

It was previously reported that 84 songs were submitted to TVR for Selecția Națională 2017, where the Romanian entry for

asd
Countries Eurovision News Finland Ukraine 2017

Finland: Emma wins the pre-televoting of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017

Finland will choose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on Saturday and so far it seems that it’s

asd
Countries Eurovision News Switzerland Ukraine 2017

Eurovision 2017: Switzerland to participate in Semifinal 2

The Swiss broadcaster SRF has asked to be pre-allocated to Semifinal 2 of Eurovision 2017 without draw. The request was

asd
Countries Eurovision News Malta Ukraine 2017

Malta: Running order and hosts for MESC 2017 announced

The people of the Maltese islands will gather on 18 February to choose their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest