Nova festival Hamas attack survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel at Eurovision
- Yuval Raphael, a 24-year-old survivor of the Nova Music Festival attack, will represent Israel at Eurovision in May.
- Raphael survived by hiding under dead bodies in a bomb shelter for eight hours during the attack.
- She has shrapnel in her head and leg from the festival attack and began singing professionally last year.
- Raphael aims to share her story from a place of strength, despite expecting boos from the crowd.
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The 24-year-old in the Hamas attack on the Nova festival hid under corpses to be saved - This year she will travel to Switzerland for Eurovision
24-year-old Yuval Raphael survived the Hamas massacre and now represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.
Nova Music Festival survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel at Eurovision 2025
Israel has chosen Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival attack on October 7 2023, to represent them at Eurovision this year. READ MORE: The 20 maddest Eurovision moments… ever! Raphael won the Israeli talent show HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star), meaning she gets to compete at Eurovision in Basel, Switzerland, in May. The 24-year-old singer told the story during her time in the competition, saying she survived the attack on Nova by …
Israel's participation in Eurovision has sparked opposition this year as well.
A survivor of the Hamas massacre is competing in the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. The fact that she is already expecting boos shows where we stand in Europe.
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