See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael is scheduled to perform in the Eurovision ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performs "New Day Will Rise", during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in ...

Just before departing for Basel, Switzerland, to represent Israel in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, Yuval Raphael visited the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Monday. She was warmly welcomed ...

The singer's appearance in this year's contest has sparked pushback from protesters over Israel's inclusion in the contest. By Gil Kaufman Yuval Raphael knows she has her work cut out for her.

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael placed second in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, held May 17 in Basel, Switzerland. Her song, “New Day Will Rise,” is an operatic pop ballad with a music video that ...

The Israeli Eurovision entrant, a survivor of the October 7 Hamas attack, has said she has been rehearsing her song with booing sounds in anticipation of backlash this weekend. Yuval Raphael, who last ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael, who survived Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel ...

The 24-year-old with no professional singing experience was the winner of the 11th season of Israel's "Rising Star" reality show. By Gil Kaufman One of the survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023 invasion and ...

Yuval Raphael representing Israel attends the Turquoise Carpet of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony at Messe Basel on May 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold ...

(JTA) — Israel’s Yuval Raphael defied expectations to come in second in the annual Eurovision song contest on Saturday, narrowly losing out to Austria after being buoyed by the popular vote but also ...

A survivor of the Oct. 7 Nova massacre has been chosen to represent Israel at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Yuval Raphael — who survived the Hamas slaughter by hiding under piles of dead bodies ...