Overview
- Bettan secured the role by winning Keshet 12’s HaKokhav HaBa national final on Tuesday night.
- He is slated to perform in the first semifinal in Vienna on May 12, appearing in the second half of the show.
- Israel’s participation follows an EBU decision allowing entry, after which Iceland, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia withdrew.
- The 27-year-old singer-songwriter from Ramat HaSharon, raised in Ra’anana, has French-Olim roots and an established pop career.
- Bettan said he was excited to represent Israel and vowed to give his all, while Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar publicly congratulated him.