Israel’s representative for Eurovision 2026 Noam Bettan has released “Michelle”, which will represent the Mediterranean nation in Vienna.
Noam to sing “Michelle”
Noam Bettan became Israel’s most recent entrant after winning the 2026 edition of HaKokhav HaBa. He was one of three finalists, and beat Shira Zloof and Gal De Paz. His entry was written by Noam himself, alongside Nadav Aharoni, Tzlil Klifi and former Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael.
Israel’s Eurovision Journey
Israel has a long and wealthy history in the Eurovision Song Contest, making their debut in 1973 with Ilanit and “Ey Sham”. Their first entry scored 97 points, placing 4th. Israel has since gone on to win the Contest on four separate occasions – in 1978, 1979, 1998 and 2018.
Yuval Raphael represented Israel in Basel during the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song “New Day Will Rise”. Performing at the second semi-final, Israel qualified for the final in 1st place. In the final itself, Yuval finished in 2nd place with a total of 357 points – 60 points from the jury and 297 from the televote.
Source: KAN
Photo credit: Tal Givoni
Silvia Stifini