Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its Eurovision song entry, initially titled 'October Rain,' following objections from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) over perceived political references, particularly related to Hamas attacks. The decision to change the lyrics to a new song titled 'Hurricane' was made to comply with the EBU's regulations and avoid disqualification from the competition.
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Israel will participate in the upcoming #Eurovision . After the EBU refused to accept Israel's first entries claiming the lyrics were political in nature; Israel's new song "Hurricane" has now been officialy accepeted. Israeli singer Eden Golan will participate in the 2024…
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Israel will revise the Eurovision entry ‘October Rain’ after concerns over lyrics related to recent events. The song title will be changed to ‘Hurricane’, however the revised lyrics are yet to be revealed https://t.co/EtfTR8yrHS
Israel's broadcasting authority announces the request for lyric changes in Eurovision entries October Rain and Dance Forever while ensuring the preservation of artistic freedom. Following revisions, Israel's official submission will be titled ‘Hurricane’ https://t.co/jPs2YohdTy
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Israel has agreed to change the lyrics to its Eurovision entry, after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) expressed concerns about the song's political content https://t.co/EtfTR8yrHS
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Israel revises Eurovision song: "Hurricane," the song that will represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest, is an updated rendition of the original song, "October Rain," which the European Broadcasting Union rejected for being too political https://t.co/oc586RZWWK
Israel will make "necessary adjustments" to its song for Eurovision after there was controversy over a reported reference to Hamas' 7 October attack in the lyrics. https://t.co/AVMv7TLOoh
Israel will change the lyrics of a song submitted for the Eurovision Song Contest to remove references about the Hamas attacks on October 7. #9News https://t.co/tq4DMkmaEB
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‘October Rain,’ a ballad sung by Eden Golan and Israel's potential submission to Eurovision, could undergo a revision after the contest’s organizers objected to lyrics that appear to reference Hamas' October 7 attack https://t.co/KALsrp9l4w https://t.co/Jq5SsixI5I
Israel will alter the lyrics of its entry to the Eurovision Music Contest to remove references to the October 7 Hamas attacks. https://t.co/Tr9Kvx2Vwu
Israel asks Eurovision candidate to change controversial lyrics https://t.co/4JHcpBOSn1
Israel agreed to revise the lyrics of a possible entry to the Eurovision Song Contest after the organizers took issue with lyrics that appeared to reference Hamas' October 7 attack https://t.co/KALsrp9l4w https://t.co/7IHyQuXZes
Israel requests to change the lyrics to its controversial Eurovision entry https://t.co/tk9LLtm6TO
Israel revises Eurovision Song title, lyrics at behest of President Herzog / Shira Naot https://t.co/oc586RZp7c
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Israel’s second entry into the Eurovision competition, which is open to several non-European countries such as Turkey and Morocco, titled “Dancing Forever” has been rejected, with their first song, "October Rain" having been disqualified after being deemed “too political.”… https://t.co/wgY3bPF8OO
Israel's Eurovision lyrics to be revised at the behest of President Herzog https://t.co/oc586RZp7c
This announcement from @kann essentially puts the ball in the court of the EBU - will it still disqualify Israel after it agreed to change the song to fit its demands? https://t.co/W8EwFqyH9Z
Israel says it will edit song lyrics to avoid being disqualified from Eurovision https://t.co/glrGKlyTU4