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Ryan. View member profile	19th November 2015, 12:21 AM Post #1
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	Israel Hovi Star - Made Of Stars SpWKfcjXcp0


Ryan. View member profile	19th November 2015, 12:21 AM Post #2
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	Following the success of Nadav Guedj in 2015, Israel will once again be using their "The Rising Star" selection show to select their artist for Stockholm. This year they have even reportedly renamed the show "The Rising Star for Eurovision"! 'Golden Boy' was fantastic and was incredible on stage in Vienna, I'm looking forward to seeing if they can string a run of successful entries again after a number of unlucky/unfair DNQs in recent years.


AdamAloud View member profile	19th November 2015, 09:56 AM Post #3
I was born 7 million years ago in Sweden, Africa Joined: 4 October 2010 Posts: 13,253 User: 11,955	Israel have been in my top 3 for the past 2 years so I'm hoping to be slayed yet again .


Ryan. View member profile	29th February 2016, 01:22 PM Post #4
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	From Wiwibloggs: QUOTE Eventually 3 songs were picked: 1. “Made of Stars” – lyrics & music: Doron Medalie, who also wrote “Golden Boy” 2. “Follow The Sun” – lyrics & music: Stav Beger and Tom Gefen 3. “Somebody out there” – lyrics & music: David Maman and Philip Halloun The finalists were given the option to choose which song they would like to perform in the final. Hovi Star and Nofar Salman both chose the song “Made of stars” (Each artist will perform the song in a different musical arrangement). Gil Hadash chose the song “Follow The Sun”. Ella Daniel selected “Somebody out there“. This national final is taking place on Thursday and the songs will be premiering tomorrow! All songs are all in English again I believe so it looks like Israel could be ditching Hebrew on a more permanent basis if it goes well again this year.


Ryan. View member profile	1st March 2016, 10:39 AM Post #5
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	The 4 songs are all in the link below in the order (the first song starts around 4 minutes into the video): 1. Ella Daniel - Somebody Out There 2. Gil Hadash - Follow The Sun 3. Hovi Star - Made Of Stars 4. Nofar Salman - Made Of Stars qe_fzHBUfmo Apparently it's a near guarantee Hovi or Nofar will win as they have been the most popular in previous episodes of the show, plus Made of Stars is by the composer behind Golden Boy. This is a massive shame as Ella's song is clearly the strongest with the most Eurovision potential, whereas I'm unconvinced either of the Made of Stars versions will get out of the semi. I also prefer Gil to both of the Made of Stars as well!


Ryan. View member profile	3rd March 2016, 12:00 AM Post #6
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	TONIGHT'S NATIONAL FINAL... ISRAEL The Next Star For Eurovision 3rd March 2016 Begins at 7pm in the UK, 8pm in Central Europe and 9pm in Israel The show is scheduled to last ??? Watch the selection via the official Mako TV webcast Running Order Click ♫ to listen to the studio versions of each song! Round One - Cover Versions 01 \| Ella Daniel - Happy (by Pharrell Williams) *versus* 02 \| Hovi Star - Stay With Me (by Sam Smith) 01 \| Gil Hadash - The Show Must Go On (by Queen) *versus* 02 \| Nofar Salman - Mangina (by Eden Ben Zaken) Round Two - Eurovision Entries 01 \| ♫ Hovi Star - Made Of Stars 02 \| ♫ Ella Daniel - Somebody Out There 03 \| ♫ Nofar Salman - Made Of Stars Eliminated in first round \| ♫ Gil Hadash - Follow The Sun Voting There will be two rounds of voting, both of which will be primarily decided by televoting via a mobile app. The two acts with the most votes in their respective first round battles will immediately go through to the second round, with the jury choosing a third act from the remaining two artists. The second round of voting, which will follow the performances of the potential Eurovision entries by the remaining three contestants, will then decide the ultimate winner. Potential Winners? According to fan forums, the favourites for the win seem to be Nofar Salman and Hovi Star who both coincidentally have chosen the same song to perform for Eurovision albeit in different arrangements. It is worth remembering that this national final is effectively a talent show that has been airing for weeks and therefore these are the two acts who have built up the biggest fanbases. Gil Hadash is the outsider after receiving the wildcard to make it through to tonight's final. Further details available at Eurovision.tv


Ryan. View member profile	3rd March 2016, 07:24 PM Post #7
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	This has begun, and I've edited a few more details into the post above!


Ryan. View member profile	3rd March 2016, 08:19 PM Post #8
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	Hovi and Nofar won their respective duels, and Ella won the judges' wildcard. These three will now perform their Eurovision entries! The live app voting this show has is very exciting, although it does feel very unfair to those who perform first as their is more motivation for voters to vote when a target has been set.


Ryan. View member profile	3rd March 2016, 09:09 PM Post #9
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	Hovi won by 1% over Nofar! Pretty much the worst choice for me, Somebody Out There was the best song but out of the two Made of Stars versions, at least Nofar offered something different in style to Hovi's generic version. That said, none of them would have got out of the semi. Although I guess he was the best performer of the 3 on the night.


AdamAloud View member profile	6th March 2016, 09:29 AM Post #10
I was born 7 million years ago in Sweden, Africa Joined: 4 October 2010 Posts: 13,253 User: 11,955	Hovi has recorded a version of 'Somebody Out There' and has submitted a formal request to sing that in Stockholm instead of 'Made Of Stars'.


Ryan. View member profile	13th March 2016, 04:27 PM Post #11
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 23 December 2010 Posts: 24,411 User: 12,608	Israel have been very busy at work in the past week and have come up with a music video and very sizeable revamp of Made of Stars! SpWKfcjXcp0 What an improvement! The original was generic pop-rock that was so forgettable, but it has been transformed into quite a beautiful ballad with emotion! Amazing revamp, it's suddenly in with a (admittedly outside) chance of qualifying rather than being stuck in last place.


Vülker View member profile	14th March 2016, 10:53 AM Post #12
üüü barracüda Joined: 16 December 2009 Posts: 5,683 User: 10,222	Well this is much better than the hot mess it was before. As it's the only stripped back piano-led ballad on SF2 (Dami's an over-produced power ballad) I can see it qualifying with ease.


Jason View member profile	12th May 2016, 04:00 AM Post #13
I've been looking for a Lasting Lover Joined: 23 March 2007 Posts: 28,682 User: 3,149	QUOTE(Ryan. @ Mar 13 2016, 04:27 PM) Israel have been very busy at work in the past week and have come up with a music video and very sizeable revamp of Made of Stars! SpWKfcjXcp0 What an improvement! The original was generic pop-rock that was so forgettable, but it has been transformed into quite a beautiful ballad with emotion! Amazing revamp, it's suddenly in with a (admittedly outside) chance of qualifying rather than being stuck in last place. This new version is one of my sentimental faves! So beautiful! I think Israel could end up top 10 in the final night. Let's wait and see.