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On 13 February, we know the Israeli candidate for the ESF in Kiev. That can be read on the official website of the preliminary round L’Eirovizion HaKokhav HaBa (‘ the next Star for the Eurovision song contest ‘). Singing in the final four candidates.

In contrast to last year will this time only artist are referred to in the final. The song for the Eurovision song contest will then be written and composed behind closed doors. That also happened in 2015, when the talent show HaKokhav HaBa was first used as Eurovision heat.

At the end of January there were still eight artists in the race. It came to following artists:

1. Diana Golbi
2. Hally Lewis
3. Imri Ziv
4. Julietta
5. Sapir Nahon
6. Ta-La-Te
7. The Beatbox Element
8. Randal Shavin

Julietta took all the Israeli part in preliminary round from 2013, but not the final. Imri Ziv (photo) has been the past two years on Eurovision stages, each time as a backing vocalist.

These 8 names against each other in the semi-finals. There are now four candidates remaining. One of which will represent Israel in the Eurovision song contest by 2017. IMRI took out during the last show the highest score. All the finalists:

1. Imri Ziv
2. The Beatbox Element
3. Diana Golbi
4. Julieta

Last year Israel was fourteenth in the final, thanks to Hovi Star and his song Made of Stars.