Michael Ben-David: "I am stunning, we are stunning, and no one can define whether we are good enough"
Just before the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest begin, the Israeli representative conquers all those present in Turin.
The betting situation is still not good, but when journalists ask what they think the answer is unequivocal: Israel will be in the final.
And who is expected to win the entire Eurovision?
Yaniv Dornbush reports from the field
Yaniv Dornbush, Turin
09/05/2022
Monday, 09 May 2022, 09:04 Updated: 10:13
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Michael Ben David performs in Turin (Yaniv Dornbush)
Eurovision Week opened yesterday with the traditional red carpet event, which this year was painted turquoise.
Along with the 39 countries participating in the competition, Michael Ben-David and his four dancers, Bar Binyamin, Tomer Tenenbaum, Moti Pils, and Eyal Levy, also marched, which excited and especially excited the audience of journalists and amateurs who came to the event.
"Israeli pride and the Israeli flag are more important than you will ever see here," Michael Ben-David said before bursting into dance in front of the cameras.
And so he did in front of journalists from media outlets from all over the world, devoting himself to everyone from the smallest bloggers to German television that brings the largest audience to the competition.
Michael came to give work, and see it throughout this week.
Our representative has become especially likable even to his competitors, who are happy to cooperate with his craziness.
For example, in the middle of the conversation with us, he ran to a band from Moldova and asked them to play "Haba Nagila" to dance in front of the journalists from Israel.
Do not embellish the reality, the situation in gambling is not alarming.
Israel moves between the 30th and 34th places back and forth in the chances of winning, but no one thinks the song can win the Eurovision.
In the chances of qualifying for the final, Michael is ranked 14th, but when we asked journalists what they think, the answer was unequivocal: Israel will be in the final.
"Listen, I'm driving everyone crazy here, what did I not do? I pushed her, I beat him, I lied to him that he is the best in the competition, what do not do to create some buzz?", Said Michael and added: "We are going to give the best performance there is "Everything else does not depend on us, does it? Liars! It all depends on us!".
And how does Michael react to the betting tables themselves?
"My wave is that I am stunning, we are always stunning, and no one can define whether we are good enough or not. We came from the State of Israel, there is no better than that, Syrian."
Michael is not ashamed to show his pride in the country throughout this whole week, and every time that happens his voice is literally broken to tears.
It happened at the Memorial Day ceremony, and it happened again on the carpet, when he referred to the brutal attack in Elad: "It's hard. I'm celebrating here like some do not know what because we have to be seen on stage and we have so many dead in the country. "Everything here is stunning, but my heart is broken."
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The big favorite: Ukraine
Short interview with the Ukrainian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin (Yaniv Dornbush)
According to the betting agencies, we can all pack a suitcase and go home, because Ukraine will win big.
Kalush Orchestra spoke to us and said: "If we win, it will lift the spirits of many Ukrainians, and yes, if that happens, the next Eurovision will be held in the re-developing Ukraine."
How are your families at home?
"I can not say that they are safe now, because nowhere is safe in Ukraine, because missiles are hitting the whole country and it is obviously dangerous."
Are there any negative reactions to being here and not at home?
"No, there is no such thing. We believe we have a special mission here. There is currently an effort to destroy Ukrainian culture and we are here to show that Ukrainian culture and music exist, they are alive, and they have their unique character."
Igor, you participated in two Eurovision in a row, do you feel a difference between the two?
"Yes, I feel there are differences, but do not want to expand."
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Michael Ben-David in the second rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest, Turin (Photo: EBU / Corinne Cumming)
So what's going on at Eurovision Week?
Today, the general rehearsals for the first semi-finals begin, in which Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Moldova, Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, Austria, Iceland, Greece, Norway and Armenia will participate.
Ukraine as mentioned will rise without a problem, and it is also worth noting that Greece is ranked sixth in the chances of winning.
At 22:00 there will be a rehearsal of the judges who determine half of the score, and on Tuesday at that time the semi-final will be broadcast here at 11, and shortly after midnight the ten countries that qualify for the final will be announced.
On Wednesday, the hysteria around Michael begins, when at 16:00 the press rehearsal will begin, from which we will broadcast live reports directly from the hall in Turin.
At 22:00, the judges will return, where 50% of the points that Israel will receive will be determined.
24 hours later, on Thursday, our semi-final.
One by one Finland will be represented by The Rasmus, Michael Ben David will perform "IM" second in the series, followed by Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Australia, Cyprus, Ireland, Northern Macedonia, Estonia, Romania , Poland, Montenegro, Belgium, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
In this half it is worth noting Sweden which is ranked fourth in gambling but can take all the cash.
This broadcast will also start at 22:00 here at 11, and a little after midnight we will know if Michael Ben-David starts working hard for Shabbat, or for the first time since 2014 Israel will not participate in the Eurovision final.
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