On January 20th 2026. Israel selected its artist for Eurovision 2026 via the final of “Hakohav Haba La’Euorvision 2026” (Eng: The Rising Star For Eurovision 2026).
Noam Bettan won the contest and will represent Israel in Eurovision 2026. His song will be internally selected.
The professional committee has already started shortlisting the submitted songs
Earlier today, Kan revealed that the Israeli song for Eurovision 2026 will be revealed on Thursday, March 5th, 2026 at 20:00 CET.
The song, alongside the official music video, will premiere as part of a special show on Kan 11.
Later on, the song will be available on YouTube
The Selection Process
Kan revealed that around 200 songs were submitted this year, 2 of them were written by Noam Bettan and his team. Here is our selection process will be managed:
- The submission window opened on December 21st, 2025, and closed on January 26th, 2026.
- The preliminary committee will shortlist the songs. The committee will feature Kan‘s representatives, musicians, TV personalities, and more. They will shortlist up to 40 songs.
- The main committee will then examine the shortlisted songs. The committee will be based on representatives of Kan, Keshet 12, the public, and music industry experts.
- The main committee will pick a handful of songs to be recorded by the Israeli artist for Eurovision 2026 and make a final decision based on them.
- The final of “The Rising Star” will be held towards the end of January 2026.
- Kan will reveal the Israeli song for Eurovision 2026 at the beginning of March 2026.
- The full regulations can be found here
Israel will compete in semi-final 1 of Eurovision 2026 (May 12th, 2026).
The country is allocated to perform in the second half of the show.
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
