An amalgam of Mizrahi, hassidic, and Mediterranean influences, the song transcends all of those genres to become ...

Yuval Raphael knows she has her work cut out for her. Israel’s entry into the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is slated to take the stage on for Thursday’s (May 15) second semi-final round amid ...

John Ondrasik honors heroes by revising 'Superman' in support of Israeli hostages. A powerful tribute to resilience and hope.

Eventually, the lyrics found a melody, and the melody became a song — “Hatikvah.” What was the origin of its melody? This is a great mystery. Some say that it was an Italian song from the ...

John Ondrasik talks about the new version of his song "Superman." In 2001, the song became an anthem honoring 911 first responders. He's rewritten it to remember Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.

Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik released a new version of his hit song “Superman" to honor Israeli hostages held in Gaza and raise global awareness.

Five years after its first-ever Eurovision appearance, Israel came out on top during the 1978 contest in Paris. The song’s chorus, written in the Hebrew version of Pig Latin – ani ohev otach/aba-nibi ...

Celebrated as the “First Lady of Israeli Song,” the prolific Naomi Shemer (1930-2004) is perhaps best known for writing and composing the much-beloved Yerushalayim shel Zahav (“Jerusalem of ...

John Ondrasik talks about the new version of his song "Superman." In 2001, the song became an anthem honoring 911 first responders. He's rewritten it to remember Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.