Israel has agreed to change the lyrics of the country’s Eurovision 2024 song “October Rain”, the Jerusalem Post reported. It is noted that the original version was rejected by the competition organizing committee. The edited text, as emphasized, will open access to the use of this song in the competition.
“Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) has been working in recent weeks to take the necessary steps to allow Israel to participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest,” the company said.
“Despite disagreeing with the position of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which sought to disqualify songs submitted by Israel on the grounds that they were political in nature, KAN followed the advice of the President Isaac Herzog. He proposed making the necessary changes to allow Israel to be represented on the Eurovision stage,” KAN noted.
“The President emphasized that precisely at this time, when our enemies seek to boycott the State of Israel from all platforms, Israel must raise its voice with pride and with its head held high and wave its flag at every international forum, especially this year,” it added. in company.
It is noted that KAN approached the creators of two songs, “October Rain”, which was chosen to represent Israel at Eurovision, and “Dance Forever”, which took second place, and asked them to adapt the lyrics while maintaining creative freedom. The implication is that the company will “study the new lyrics and choose which song to send to the EBU to get it to approve Israel’s participation,” the Jerusalem Post reported.
2024-03-03 13:54:00
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