Israel 2015: four acts ready for next week’s final

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – The finalists of the Israeli talent show The Next Star, which will also determine the country’s representative at the Eurovision Song Contest, have been selected. A total of four artists have made it through to the final. They include Avia Shoshani, Iky Levy & The Rasta Hebrew Men, Nadav Guedj and Sarai Nachmias. The show’s winner will be selected on February 15, after which an entry song for Vienna will be selected.

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Israel is hoping for a change in fortune after failing to make it to the final of Eurovision four consecutive times, since 2011. The country has made 37 appearances at Eurovision. It will compete in the second half of the second semi final in Vienna on May 21.