
KAN, the Israeli national broadcaster, has opened the song submission window for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
KAN and Keshet have begun contacting around 120 artists to invite them to compose the Israeli entry for Eurovision 2025. These artists have until February 2 to submit their entries. The rules for submissions are as follows:
- Each contacted artist may submit up to three songs.
- All submissions must include lyrics and melody. Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.
- Up to one non-Israeli citizen/resident writer or composers is allowed per submission. All other writers and composers must be Israeli citizens or residents.
- Songs can be in any language but they must include at least two lines in Hebrew.
Once all submissions have been received, a professional committee, consisting of music and television professionals, will evaluate all of the entries and choose one to be the Israeli entry for Eurovision 2025.
The winner of the current series of HaKokhav HaBa will represent Israel in Basel. The chosen entry will be revealed during a special program on KAN 11 in March.
Image Source: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU | Source: KAN
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
Israel debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, and was represented by Ilanit who finished in 4th place with the song “Ey Sham”. Their first victory came in 1978 with Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta. Israel won again the following year with Gali Atari & Milk and Honey. Israel’s third victory came in 1998 when Dana International performed “Diva” in Birmingham, beating Malta to victory in a tense voting sequence. Israel struggled in the contest during the early 2010s, failing to qualify for the final from 2011-2014. However, since 2015 Israel has seen its fortunes turned around, qualifying every year except 2022. In 2018, Netta won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Toy”. The song has gone on to be one of the most viewed Eurovision entries of all time on YouTube.