"To have more experiences, to be happy and to live fully."On Thursday, the 24-year-old will sing her song, New Day Will Rise, at the Eurovision semi-final with shrapnel still in her leg.The rules of the European Broadcasting Union – which is in charge of Eurovision – means no political statements can be made.

The Israeli Eurovision entrant, a survivor of the October 7 Hamas attack, has said she has been rehearsing her song with booing sounds in anticipation of backlash this weekend. Yuval Raphael, who last attended a major music event on that fateful day in October 2023,

Switzerland began hosting the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 1989 on Sunday (May 11), amid familiar political criticism over LGBTQ+ rights and the participation of Israel.