eurovision Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/eurovision/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Sun, 18 May 2025 09:15:24 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Israel’s Yuval Raphael takes second place in Eurovision https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-yuval-raphael-takes-second-place-in-eurovision/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-yuval-raphael-takes-second-place-in-eurovision/#respond Sun, 18 May 2025 09:10:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=169211 Israeli singer Yuval Raphael came in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday night, after being pipped at the post by Austrian singer JJ. Despite winning the public vote, Raphael scored 357 points for Israel in a nail-biting finish, behind Austria with 436 points and just ahead […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-yuval-raphael-takes-second-place-in-eurovision/feed/ 0 169211 Israel’s Yuval Raphael reaches Eurovision Grand Final https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-yuval-raphael-reaches-eurovision-grand-final/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-yuval-raphael-reaches-eurovision-grand-final/#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 07:07:51 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=169192 Israeli singer Yuval Raphael has advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final, following a powerful and emotionally resonant performance of her ballad “New Day Will Rise” during Thursday night’s second semifinal in Basel, Switzerland. Raphael, 24, who survived the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre at the Supernova music festival, took the stage under […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-yuval-raphael-reaches-eurovision-grand-final/feed/ 0 169192 A rabbi’s praise for Eden Golan https://www.jwire.com.au/a-rabbis-praise-for-eden-golan/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-rabbis-praise-for-eden-golan/#comments Thu, 16 May 2024 05:24:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=158496 I have had a near-zero interest in Eurovision for the past 45 years. It has been painful to see how the contest has degenerated into a pageantry of vulgarity specialising in wokist showcasing of “alternative lifestyles”. However, one cannot help but have been drawn into the conversation this year as the Israeli entry by Eden […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/a-rabbis-praise-for-eden-golan/feed/ 1 158496 Israeli singer secures spot in Eurovision grand final https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-singer-secures-spot-in-eurovision-grand-final/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-singer-secures-spot-in-eurovision-grand-final/#comments Thu, 09 May 2024 22:52:39 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=158271 Switzerland and the Netherlands, two of the favourites to win Eurovision 2024, have secured spots in the grand final alongside Israel despite large protests against the country’s participation and booing during its performance. Some 100,000 visitors have gathered in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the annual kitsch-fest, under heavy police presence as authorities […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-singer-secures-spot-in-eurovision-grand-final/feed/ 1 158271 Tumultuous Turmoil https://www.jwire.com.au/tumultuous-turmoil/ https://www.jwire.com.au/tumultuous-turmoil/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:03:41 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156553 The imminent advent of Ramadan will herald the annual orgy of anarchy, violence and vitriol. According to Wikipedia, Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community. While that holds true for faithful followers, recent years have seen this religious festival hijacked by an increasing number of Islamic jihadist […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/tumultuous-turmoil/feed/ 0 156553 Israel to revise lyrics amid Eurovision controversy over references to October 7 attacks https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-revise-lyrics-amid-eurovision-controversy-over-references-to-october-7-attacks/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-revise-lyrics-amid-eurovision-controversy-over-references-to-october-7-attacks/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:07:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156441 Amid a controversy with the organisers of the Eurovision song competition, Israel agreed to modify the lyrics of two possible songs that referred to Hamas’s October 7 massacre. “Despite the disagreement with the position of the Eurovision supervisory committee, which requested to disqualify the two songs submitted by Israel to the competition, it was decided […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-revise-lyrics-amid-eurovision-controversy-over-references-to-october-7-attacks/feed/ 0 156441 Eden Alene reveals song she plans to sing when she represents Israel in Eurovision 2020 https://www.jwire.com.au/eden-alene-reveals-song-she-plans-to-sing-to-represent-israel-in-eurovision-2020/ https://www.jwire.com.au/eden-alene-reveals-song-she-plans-to-sing-to-represent-israel-in-eurovision-2020/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:17:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=110010 The song is titled “Feker Libi,” which translates to “The love of my life” or “My beloved” in Amharic, the official language of her country of origin.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/eden-alene-reveals-song-she-plans-to-sing-to-represent-israel-in-eurovision-2020/feed/ 0 110010 Israel gets ‘key’ to Eurovision, BBC rejects calls to boycott https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-gets-key-to-eurovision-bbc-rejects-calls-to-boycott/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-gets-key-to-eurovision-bbc-rejects-calls-to-boycott/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2019 22:28:40 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=94113 The “insignia handover,” symbolized with the passing of a large decorated key chain, took place between Deputy Mayor of Lisbon Duarte Cordeiro and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai. Lisbon hosted the 2018 Eurovision contest.
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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-gets-key-to-eurovision-bbc-rejects-calls-to-boycott/feed/ 0 94113 Eurovision expert visits Australia https://www.jwire.com.au/eurovision-expert-visits-australia/ https://www.jwire.com.au/eurovision-expert-visits-australia/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 02:14:04 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86661 Aleph Melbourne, together with the Embassy of Israel, hosted an intimate evening with Israeli Eurovision expert Alon Amir at Nature Boy Cafe in Murrumbeena.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/eurovision-expert-visits-australia/feed/ 0 86661 Israel’s hosting and participation in 2019 Eurovision faces uncertain future https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-hosting-and-participation-in-2019-eurovision-faces-uncertain-future/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-hosting-and-participation-in-2019-eurovision-faces-uncertain-future/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:25:23 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86544 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with  Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, Culture Minister Miri Regev and Communications Minister Ayoub Kara on Monday, following reports that the European Broadcasting Union could move the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest from Israel to Austria.

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