Noa Kirel for Israel 2023

It’s been exactly one month since KAN announced that Noa Kirel was selected to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023. However the tables turned really quickly, ’cause the day after Noa said she still had to decide if she was willing to do the job.

Today the official news came out that Kirel will indeed wave the Israeli flag on the Eurovision stage! 

 

Kirel is a 21 year old singer who often sings in Hebrew, perhaps something we can look forward to for 2023.

Noa has had many hits in Israel, with her biggest song being “מיליון דולר”. 

 

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