Eden Golan

Eden Golan is an Israeli singer. She was born in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, on October 5, 2003. 

Eden’s early years were transformative. At five and a half, she relocated with her family to Moscow, Russia—a move that proved to be a significant challenge. In Moscow, she faced social isolation, primarily because her Israeli identity was not warmly received. Eden recounts how her peers, unwilling to call her by her name, referred to her as “Natasha” instead.

Eden’s musical career began to take shape with notable participations. In 2015, she competed in the Russian pre-selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with “Schastye,” securing the fifth place. Her ambition led her to The Voice Kids Russia in 2018, where she chose Pelageya as her mentor and performed “Love on the Brain” by Rihanna. Despite a strong performance, she did not place in the top three.

Returning to Israel in 2022, Eden released “Ghost Town,” a collaborative effort with Lithuanian producer Lucky Luke, achieving approximately 700,000 Spotify streams. She continued to release music, including “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” with TYMMA and singles “Taxi” and “DOPAMINE” in 2023. Her participation in the reality show “Seeing the Voice” showcased her talent, though she was eliminated early.

2024 marked a significant milestone in Eden’s career as she participated in “The Next Star for Eurovision” decade season. Her audition performance of “Rise Up” by Andra Day earned her an unprecedented 100% score, making her a favorite. She impressed both judges and audiences with renditions of “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith, ultimately winning the competition. Eden Golan is now poised to represent Israel at Eurovision 2024. Her entry was controversial: the lyrics of the song, originally titled “October rain”, where rejected by the EBU. Another text was also rejected; after that Israeli broadcaster changed the lyrics of “October rain”, now titled “Hurricane”. It became the Israeli entry. Controversy kept on around the song; protests against the participation of Israel kept going on. The song was bood a lot in the hall, although the broadcasters tried to cover it with an applause tape. Israel won the televote in the semifinal. In the Grand Final Israel reached a 5th place.