Survivor of the Hamas massacre will represent Israel at the ESC!
Israel - A survivor of the Hamas massacre will represent her country Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 !
Yuval Raphael was in the midst of terror on October 7, 2023, when the attack on the Nova Music Festival turned the event into a bloodbath.
As Israel HaYom now reports, the young singer narrowly escaped death and survived the horror that claimed the lives of many visitors.
But this traumatic experience could not stop her dream. Because now the 24-year-old will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Her journey there began with a huge success: she won the Israeli talent show HaKokhav HaBa and thus secured herself a place on the coveted international stage.
Yuval Raphael stands up for the rights of festival survivors
In recent years, the Israeli has become known not only as a singer, but also as a voice for the rights of numerous festival survivors.
She has campaigned for more attention and support both in Israel and abroad, taking part in music and theater performances.
After everything she has been through - from the traumatic experience of the attack to her unstoppable rise in the music scene - she not only wants to make her country proud at the ESC, but also show the world what she is capable of as an artist.