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 Israel Ukraine 2017

Israel: Five more acts advance in Rising Star for Eurovision 2017

The third show of Rising Star 2017 was aired this evening. So far, a total of fourteen acts have advanced to the next

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Countries Eurovision News Sweden Ukraine 2017

Sweden: Here is the complete Melodifestivalen 2017 running order!

In a live Facebook broadcast presented by Melodifestivalen 2017 host Clara Henry and the Executive Producer, Christer Björkman, the complete running

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Tonight: Show 3 of Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 in Israel

The second show of Rising Star 2017 will be aired tonight. Israel will continue searching for its representative for Eurovision Song Contest

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Countries Eurovision News Germany Ukraine 2017

Germany: Here are the five hopefuls of Unser Song 2017

The German broadcaster NDR has announced the shortlist of five artists who will participate in Unser Song 2017, the German national

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New York City and Europhoria say goodbye to their Eurovision prophet

Five and a half years ago, the spirit of the Eurovision Song Contest arrived in New York City by Gilad

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Israel: Two additional acts to the next stage in Rising Star 2017

The second show of Rising Star 2017 was aired this evening. Following yesterday’s 105 minutes long program, tonight’s 30 minutes brought us

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Ukraine 2017

Tonight: Show 2 of Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 in Israel

The second show of Rising Star 2017 will be aired tonight. Israel will continue searching for its representative for Eurovision Song Contest

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Countries Eurovision News Israel Ukraine 2017

Israel: Seven acts qualify to the next stage of Rising Star 2017

The first show of Rising Star 2017, out of the planned ten, was broadcasted tonight in Israel. A total of

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Tonight: Rising Star for Eurovision 2017 kicks off in Israel!

The second country to officially kick off its national selection for Eurovision 2017 is Israel with the first show of Rising

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Countries Eurovision News Finland Ukraine 2017

Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017 music videos released

The Finnish broadcaster Yle has a tradition of producing music videos to all of the participants in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu.

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Israel: Rising Star 2017 kicks off on 2 January

The upcoming edition of Rising Star 2017 will kick off on 2 January. It was announced today by Keshet, the

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Italy: RAI announces the complete lineup of Sanremo Music Festival 2017

The Italian broadcaster RAI has revealed the 3o acts which will participate in the 67th edition of the Sanremo Song Festival.

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Countries Eurovision News Moldova Ukraine 2017

Moldova: O Melodie Pentru Europa 2017 on 24-25 February

Rumours spread around the web regarding plans of the Moldovan broadcaster TRM to skip the national selection O melodie pentru Europa and

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FYR Macedonia: Esma Redžepova (2013) passed away at the age of 73

The Queen of Gypsy Music, Esma Redžepova, has passed away today at the age of 73. She represented FYR Macedonia in