Israel has qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest final to compete on Saturday, amid controversial audience reviews. Representing the country, Noam Bettan performed his song ‘Michelle’ in English, Hebrew and French.‘
Noam Bettan’s performance at the Eurovision contest
In the Austrian capital, Vienna, a number of protests took place throughout the week to express their anger at Israel’s involvement. During Bettan’s performance at the Wiener Stadthalle, the audience was booing and chanting. In response, the 28-year-old contestant, who was singing in all black leather, thanked the audience. “I heard five at first,” Bettan said, according to Y Net Global, before adding, “They were really, really loud.” But I focused on the performance.” Leaving the stage, he said: “I looked for the Israeli flags in the audience. It gave me strength.” According to Sky News, he was one of 10 of the 15 acts that qualified for the final, including Belgium, Sweden, Greece, Finland, Croatia, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia and Moldova.
About Eurovision
Eurovision, one of the biggest music festivals, had more than 35 countries competing against each other for the title. The 2026 competition has been held in Austria, after winning the championship last year. The first event took place on May 12, 2026, and the second semi-final on Thursday, May 14, 2026. The finals will take place on May 16, 2026. However, due to the war in Gaza, five countries (Iceland, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia with rejection) rejected and rejected the event. one by one This call was made after the countries expressed their opinion to exclude Israel from the Eurovision Broadcasting Union. Since 2004, fewer countries have participated in the biggest music festivals.
