eurovision 2025
Yuval Raphael
Yuval Raphael represented Israel at Eurovision 2025 in Basel with “New Day Will Rise”, finishing 2nd of 26.
- who
- Israeli singer
- born
- 5 November 2000, Tel Aviv, Israel
- contest
- 2025
- best result
- 2nd, 2025
- active
- since 2024
- sang for
- Israel
Biography
Yuval Raphael is an Israeli singer and songwriter who won the eleventh series of the singing competition HaKokhav HaBa. “New Day Will Rise” finished second for Israel in Basel in 2025.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Yuval Raphael”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2025 Basel
“New Day Will Rise”
2nd of 26 Finished 2nd of 26 in the final, with 357 points.
- Sung in
- English, French, Hebrew
- Written by
- Keren Peles
- Running order
- 4th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 1st of 16, 203 points
- Age on the night
- 24
- Won that year
- Austria: JJ, “Wasted Love”
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The story of Eurovision 2025: Austria wins in Basel, and the public vote is questioned
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In our contest stories
What we wrote about Yuval Raphael, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2025 The result
The public's winner was Israel. Yuval Raphael's song topped the televote and came second overall on 357, a single point ahead of Estonia's Tommy Cash. Sweden was fourth and Italy fifth. The hosts finished tenth.
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