Israel: Eden Alene to sing “Feker libi” in Rotterdam
The Israeli national final “The Next song for Eurovision” took place this evening in order to determine which entry will the country’s representative, Eden Alene, perform in Rotterdam next May.
This evening, the winner of the talent show “The Next Star” and Eurovision 2020 representative, Eden Alene, took to the stage once again, this time to perform the four candidate entries for Eurovision 2020 that were shortlisted out of 248 submissions Israeli broadcaster:
- Savior in the Sound (Oren Emanuel, Talia Londoner, Uri Avni)
- Roots (Natan Goshen, Stav Beger)
- Rakata (Gal Joe Cohen, Eyal Ishay, Zlil Kalifi, Eran Kashi)
- Feker libi (Doron Medalie, Idan Raichel)
Once the performances were over the jury of the show ( with a 10% ) , an experts panel (40%) and the public (50%) cast their votes that added up declared the song Feker Libi as the next Eurovision 2020 entry.
| Draw | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Jury (60%) |
Televote (40%) |
Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Savior in the Sound” | English | Oren Emanuel, Talia Londoner, Ori Avni | Oren Emanuel, Talia Londoner, Ori Avni | 82 | 12 | 94 | 4 |
| 2 | “Roots” | Nathan Goshen, Stav Beger | Stav Beger | 136 | 69 | 205 | 2 | |
| 3 | “Rakata” | English, Hebrew | Gal Jo Cohen, Eyal Yishay, Zlil Kalifi, Eran Kashi | Gal Jo Cohen, Eyal Yishay | 86 | 53 | 139 | 3 |
| 4 | “Feker Libi” | English, Amharic, Hebrew, Arabic | Doron Medalie, Idan Raichel | Idan Raichel, Yinon Yahel | 128 | 154 | 282 | 1 |
Listen to the Israeli Eurovision 2020 entry Feker libi:
