ISRAEL: SEMI-FINALISTS FOR NEXT STAR הַכּוֹכָב הַבָּא) 2020) FINALLY OUT

Israel's search for the Next Star הַכּוֹכָב הַבָּא Eurovision has been dragging on since November and we've had already 33 broadcasts before we have the eight semi-finalists. And there's more to come: two semi-finals with four acts each, two of them making the final. The final four will perform in duels until one is left. This time apparently they will also perform the song for Eurovision as well. In the final on March 3 there will be a Sanremoesque three way voting; professional jury (65%), the judging panel (5%) and televote (30%).

Eden Alene FINALIST - winner

Ella Lee Lahav FINALIST - 2nd

Gaya Shaki FINALIST - 4th

Lali Kolishkin

Moran Aharoni

Ohad Shragai

Orr Amrami.Brockmann FINALIST - 3rd

Raviv Kaner

How did we get this far? Check out a short summery after the jump...

Duels:

Eden Alene (86%) Vs. The Spices (70%)
Or Oddie (50%) Vs. Orr Amrami-Brockman (88%)
Nathan Quatorze (70%) Vs. Gaya Shaki (92%)
Ella Lee Lahav (90%) Vs. Niki Goldstein (73%)

Avihu Pinhasov's Rhythm Club (52%) Vs. Linoy Akala & Gil (68%)
Ohad Shragai (57%) Vs. Eden Zohar Sivan (80%)
Dana Lapidot (61%) Vs. Moran Aharoni (85%)
Raviv Kaner (55%) Vs. Dor'el Sa'adon (80%)

Oneg Israel (47% ) Vs. Lali Kolishkin (88% )
Loai Ali (60% ) Vs. Omer Eliyahu (68% )

After elimination added wildcards:

Loai Ali
Raviv Kaner
The Spices
Avihu Pinhasov's Rhythm Club

Duet duels were next with five heats and these acts were eliminated:
The Spices, Lonoy and Gil, Nikki Goldstein, Avihu Pinsohov's Rhythm Club, Omer Eliyahu, Dorel Saadon, Eden Zohar Sivan

Quarter finals:

Lali Kolishin (87%)
Eden Alene (78%)
Loai Ali (55%)

Orr Amrani-Brockmann (77%)
Moran Ahanaroni (68%)
Raviv Kaner (67%)

Gaya Shaki (85%)
Ella Lee-Lahav (83%)
Ohad Shagai (69%)

Semi-final one:

Ella Lee Lahav (91%)
Lali Kolishkin (80%)
Eden Alene (64%)
Ohad Shragai (60%) eliminated

Ella Lee Lahav 84
Eden Alene 84
Lali Kolishkin 72 eliminated

Semi-final two

Orr Amrami-Brockmann (83%)
Raviv Kaner (80%)
Gaya Shaki (69%)
Moran Aharoni (66%) eliminated

Orr Amrami-Brockmann 86
Gaya Shaki 78
Raviv Kaner 76 eliminated

Final - roud one

Ella Lee Lahav (75%) - qualified
Orr Omrami-Brockmann (73%) - qualified
Eden Alene (66%) - wildcard
Gaya Shaki (61%) - eliminated

Final - round two

Eden Alene 260
Ella Lee Lahav 182
Orr Omrami-Brockmann 158

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