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Noa Kirel unexpectedly criticized the journalists: "The placement for song number 23 is excellent. Jordan's number" - voila! culture

2023-05-12T19:06:38.296Z

Highlights: Israel's representative to the Eurovision Song Contest met with journalists and addressed Jews around the world: "You have the power to vote for Israel". Noa Kirel will be the 23rd contestant in the very long evening that awaits us tomorrow, but a little after that we will have another representative, Neta Barzilai, who arrives this time with a "Eurovision winner" title. At the press rehearsal held at M&S Bank Arena for the grand final, we saw for the first time what the art section called Songbook looked like.


Israel's representative to the Eurovision Song Contest met with journalists and addressed Jews around the world: "You have the power to vote for Israel"


Noa Kirel (Photo: Yaniv Dornbusch)

This evening (Friday) the judges' rehearsal of the Eurovision final takes place, in which half of the final score is determined. Shortly before Noa Kirel enters the parade of flags and performs her song "Unicorn", she arrived at the Eurovision media center and received the attention of dozens of journalists who were there, both from Israel and around the world. Previously, she participated in the general rehearsal, which was open to journalists and received great praise from those present.

Addressing Jewish viewers around the world, Noa said: "Thank you for your love and support, and don't forget – you have the power to vote for Israel. Vote, post, and help us." To the question of Walla! Culture Regarding the judges' return, she replied: "I know tonight's return is important, I'm really excited and can't wait." We also asked her about the placement as song number 23, and she said it made her very happy: "It's really good, it's close to voting time and it's a good number, Michael Jordan's number."

Noa Kirel (Screenshot, Yaniv Dornbusch)

"I'm really excited to bring joy and joy to the country, to bring pride, pride to my parents, pride to myself," she added. Noa doesn't miss an opportunity to talk about how proud she is of Israel, and yesterday she posted her fans on Instagram Live. "I always have support from Israel and I want to give support back, especially now to give love and hug, more than any other day. So I send love back. I've added live fans and they give me a lot of power."

Do you think Eurovision is the pinnacle of your career?

"yes, sure, performing in front of millions of people all over the world, one of the biggest stages in the world, sure."

Have you met Netta?

"yes, sure, on the street too. We're good friends, so it's fun to see a familiar face that I love. We don't talk too much about the competition. She's here for me and it's fun to see her face, it's very reassuring."

Did the pressure drop after the semi-finals?

"On the one hand the pressure has dropped, on the other hand the final is bigger so there is more pressure. Today there is also a rehearsal in front of judges, so it is a final for all intents and purposes. There's always pressure, but you have to breathe and we do it a lot, a lot of energy circles, we sang 'Shalom Aleichem' the whole delegation outside."

A Greek reporter asked Neta what was the best thing about participating in Eurovision. "To represent my country," she replied. "It's the most powerful thing ever."

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Netta Barzilai (Photo: screenshot, Yaniv Dornbusch)

Noa Kirel will be the 23rd contestant in the very long evening that awaits us tomorrow, but a little after that we will have another representative, Neta Barzilai, who arrives this time with a "Eurovision winner" title. At the press rehearsal held at M&S Bank Arena for the grand final, we saw for the first time what the art section called Songbook looked like. This Namber includes songs coming from Liverpool and Netta, who knocks the entrance to the arena straight from the ceiling, will sing "You Spin Me Round" in a gorgeous cover of Dead or Alive. In a conversation with journalists from Israel, she said that tomorrow, during the live broadcast, the song will be released to the world and as soon as you do Shazam in front of the TV screen you will receive the new performance.

"It feels like it's been a lot more than five years and a lot less, it's crazy, I don't know how to explain it in words," Neta told Israeli journalists. "It's great to be here when Noa does it, it's exciting, all the stories come together, Doron Medley and Itai Bezalali, everyone is here and it feels like a very complete story." Asked what it's like to return to the Eurovision family, she replied: "It's a very warm family, they hug me tightly and they've always hugged me very tightly. It's a great joy and fun."

When you watch tomorrow's broadcast, you'll find that Neta is positioned more than 10 meters above the audience. "There's a fear of what will happen if I fall. The microphone is tied to my hand so that I don't accidentally drop the microphone on someone in the audience and kill him. It's really crazy. It's exciting." Finally, Neta was asked if there was a chance to see her as a Eurovision contestant again, to which she said: "Never say never".

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Source: walla

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