Is the saga of the Israeli song to be performed at Eurovision finally coming to an end? "Foreign Ministry officials received indications that the European Broadcasting Union is expected to approve the new song for Eurovision," a source involved in the details told Ynet.
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After Ynet revealed that the European Broadcasting Union threatened to disqualify the song "October Rain" if it was submitted with its original lyrics, as well as the song "Dance Forever," the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation decided to change the lyrics and the name of the song "October Rain" to create the renewed song "Hurricane."
The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation said in a statement that this is " a song that deals with a young woman who is rescued from a personal crisis." According to unofficial sources: "It is a song that has nothing to do with politics in any way, even if they really try."
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Eden Golan, winner of 'The Next Star,' will represent Israel at Eurovision
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On Tuesday, for the first time, the broadcasting corporation officially sent the song "Hurricane" to the European Broadcasting Union, and is now waiting for the official decision that is expected to be made soon.
Also on Tuesday, Israel's representative to the competition, singer Eden Golan, completed the filming of the video clip at a studio in Petah Tikva, with the necessary adjustments to adapt to the changes in the song.
Several officials at the Foreign Ministry expressed cautious optimism, telling Ynet that unofficial messages were sent to them that the European Broadcasting Union is expected to approve the new song, if there are no unexpected developments.
"The feedback we received is good," said the officials, but added the required caution because we have already seen that in this story anything can happen.
The deadline for submitting songs is March 11, so if the European Broadcasting Union could still decide to create difficulties, and time is not on Israel's side.