It’s almost done! According to Israeli media, Madonna will be singing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, next May. And his stamp is astronomical!
While in France, the controversy swells around Bilal Hassani , the candidate designated to participate in the competition of Eurovision 2019, in Israel the organization of the event advance! And it seems to be confirmed that Madonna will be singing in Tel Aviv next May!
The queen of pop would have agreed to perform on stage for $ 1.5 million, as reported by the Israeli website Mako. The diva should sing two songs during the evening. According to this same source, “the signing of the contract is expected in the coming days, there are small details to settle”. Madonna’s last performance in Israel dates back to 2012.
What make this new ceremony a big party. As a reminder, last year, in Lisbon, Portugal, it was the Israeli Netta who won the 63rd edition, with its title “Toy” which earned him 529 points. It is therefore Israel that receives this year the competition to be held from May 14 to 18.
Israel and Eurovision
Before that, the country won the Eurovision by 3 times – in 1978 with the song “A-Ba-Ni-Bi” (Izhar Cohen and The Alphabeta), in 1979 with the song “Hallelujah” (Gali Atari and Milk and Honey), and in 1998 with the song “Diva” (of the trans singer Dana International ) – and has already hosted the competition 2 times, in Jerusalem, for the editions 1979 and 1999.