Nova survivor Yuval Raphael gears up to represent Israel at Eurovision

Nova survivor Yuval Raphael gears up to represent Israel at Eurovision

Many Eurovision fans bet money on the outcome, and bookmakers around the world currently rank Raphael fifth to win, out of 37 competitors.

The Israeli ESC participant is in a scramble between the fear of saying the wrong thing – and the urge not to be silent about the important thing. A snapshot.

Israel’s Yuval Raphael and her team met by protests, threat as Eurovision week kicks off

… symbols. ‘Heart of Europe’ Eurovision celebrates kitsch, … with France and Germany. Serbian singer Princ representing Serbia with … said Conradin Cramer, president of the Basel City … Slovenia, Spain, Iceland and Ireland have called on the EBU to reconsider Israel …

The entry is called "very political" and faces massive opposition. Nevertheless, Israel's Yuval Raphael is among the favorites to go to the top.

Although the ESC is called "Eurovision Song Contest", non-European countries also participate. Israel has been participating since 1973, Australia since 2015.

The competition starts on Tuesday, May 13, when in the first semi-final five countries will be sad because they will not go to the final