During the week, Israel hosted a wonderful Eurovision promotional event.
18 delegations enjoyed 2 days of stay in Israel.
They stayed in hotels near the lovely beach of Tel-Aviv:


- ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia: Joker Out โ Carpe Diem
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain: Blanca Paloma โ Eaea
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland: Wild Youth โ We Are One
- ๐ฒ๐น Malta: The Busker โ Dance (Our Own Party)
- ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia: Iru โ Echo
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark: Reiley โ Breaking My Heart
- ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania: Albina and Familja Kelmendi โ Duje
- ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia: Vesna โ My Sisterโs Crown
- ๐ช๐ช Estonia: ALIKA โ Bridges
- ๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova: Pasha Parfeni โ Soarele si Luna
- ๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino: Piqued Jacks โ Like an animal
- ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia: Sudden Lights โ Aijฤ
- ๐ต๐ฑ Poland: Blanka โ Solo
- ๐ญ๐ท Croatia: LET 3 โ Mama ล ฤ!
- ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania: Monika Linkytฤ โ Stay
- ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan: TuralTuranX โ Tell Me More
- ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine: Tvorchi โ Heart of Steel
- ๐ท๐ธ Serbia: Luke Black โ Samo mi se spava
They were joined by 8 special guests:
- Katrina (Eurovision 1997 winner, UK)
- Israel: Ilanit (Eurovision 1973, Israel) โ The first Israeli representative. This year it will be 50 years since her participation.
- Israel: Shlomit Aharon (Israel 1981, part of โHakol Over Habibiโ)
- Israel: Mei Finegold (Israel 2014)
- Israel: Imri Ziv (Israel 2017)
- Israel: Eden Alene (Israel 2020, 2021)
- Ireland: Johnny Logan โ Eurovision 1980 and 1987 winner, Ireland 1992 writer
- France: Anne-Marie David โ The singer won Eurovision 1973 as Luxemburgโs representative and represented France at Eurovision 1979
Some of them took lovely photos with the sunny view of Tel Aviv:
Gala Night [The Green Carpet]
The host of the show was Imri Ziv, who represented Israel at Eurovision 2017

Thereafter, the delegations have arrived at the carpet one by one:
Albina and Klemdni Family seemed united as always:

Tvorchi and Reiley:

Doron, ESCBEAT representative meeting Slovenian Joker Out:

Flamenco queen from Spain has caught the attention of all the guests :

Not only Blanca, but also Blanka took a flight to Israel:

The phenomenal Israeli singer Noa Kirel attended the party as well:

Moving on to Luke Black (Serbia), who wore it the elegant way:

Former Eurovision star Pasha Parfeni, from Moldova, attended the event with his wife and his iconic flute player:

Some bands joined the party as well and brought their special energy to the event!
Wild Youth (Ireland) prove that after all, we are one:

Let 3 (Croatia) continue their unique style from “Dora”:

The talented energetic guys from Malta put a smile on our faces:

San Marino hopeful Piqued Jacks turned out to be one of the fashion icons of the event:

Vesna from Czechia chose love over power:

Sudden Lights have shed the carpet with their inner indie light:

From one Baltic country to another: It is Monika from Lithuania:

Completing the Baltic line-up is Alika from Estonia:

Twins Tural and Turan attend their first pre-party:

Last but not least it is Iru from Georgia, reminding us that life is love

Doron, represented ESCBEAT in the pre-party:

Tree Planting
As part of the important message of saving our planet, the production wanted each one of the artists to leave a souvenir in Israel – A tree named after their name.
The artists arrived to the Ben Shemen forest, where they have been guided by the KKL representaitves.
The Show
Hosting the show were Dafna Dekel and Sigal Shachmon.
Both were part of the trio who hosted Eurovision 1999 in Jerusalem
However, you can watch some unofficial content on YouTube:
The spectacular show took place at the Tel Aviv Port, in the Hangar 11 venue.
The full show will be broadcast on Saturday.
Watch the Flag Parade here:
Each performance can be reached by clicking on the title of the song
- ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia: Iru โ Echo
- ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan: TuralTuranX โ Tell Me More
- ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania: Monika Linkytฤ โ Stay
- ๐ฒ๐น Malta: The Busker โ Dance (Our Own Party)
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland: Wild Youth โ We Are One
- ๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino: Piqued Jacks โ Like an animal
- ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine: Tvorchi โ Heart of Steel
- ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania: Albina and Familja Kelmendi โ Duje
- ๐ช๐ช Estonia: ALIKA โ Bridges
- ๐ต๐ฑ Poland: Blanka โ Solo
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark: Reiley โ Breaking My Heart
- ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia: Joker Out โ Carpe Diem
- ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia: Vesna โ My Sisterโs Crown
- ๐ญ๐ท Croatia: LET 3 โ Mama ล ฤ!
- ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia: Sudden Lights โ Aijฤ
- ๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova: Pasha Parfeni โ Soarele si Luna
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain: Blanca Paloma โ Eaea
- ๐ท๐ธ Serbia: Luke Black โ Samo mi se spava
Special Thanks
- Tali Eshkoli Production
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Ministry of Culture
- KKL (Jewish National Fund)
Stay tuned for the interview we held during the event!
Donโt forget to visit our full guide to Eurovision 2023:
