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Just as in the past two years, the Israeli candidate for the Eurovision song contest will be chosen through the preliminary round HaKochav Haba La’eirovizyion (Rising Star for Eurovision). This year ‘ but ‘ ten shows by a lack of airtime. In January 2017 they begin there.

After all the shows HaKochav Haba La’eirovizyion do we know who’s for Israel to the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine. The song itself is likely to again be chosen internally . The past editions delivered the talent show months long television shows on, but come in 2017 there but ‘ ten ‘ on antenna due to lack of air time and because the tight selection schedule to denote a submission does not compromise. That writes newspaper Israel Hayom. The preliminary round will start in January.

On it is not yet clear which broadcaster will be responsible for the Israeli Eurovision participation by 2017. The launch of the new Israeli broadcaster IPBC has been postponed to april 2017 may current broadcaster IBA even longer will remain.

Rising Star serves since two years as the Israeli preliminary round and which earned two final places on the outset. Nadav Ganesan took out the top ten in 2015, while Hovi Star (photo) was 14th this year in Stockholm with Made of Stars.