{"id":546393,"date":"2026-07-12T20:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/546393\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T20:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:55:13","slug":"israel-allows-ai-vocals-in-eurovision-2027-song-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/546393\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel allows AI vocals in Eurovision 2027 song selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kan said it would continue its partnership with the program because the arrangement provides \u201csignificant savings\u201d for the public broadcaster, allowing more resources to be directed toward new and original indigenous programming while maintaining a high production standard for Israel\u2019s Eurovision performance.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gelleryOpener\" aria-label=\"open article gallery\" data-image-id=\"ArticleImageData.HygddUReVfx\" id=\"image_ArticleImageData.HygddUReVfx\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ReduxEditableImage_ArticleImageData.HygddUReVfx\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hy19VUCffg_0_0_3000_2000_0_x-large.jpg\" alt=\"\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd \u05d1\u05ea\u05df \u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d1\u05de\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df\" title=\"Israel's Eurovision 2026 representative Noam Bettan  (Photo: Yuval Chen) \" aria-hidden=\"false\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ReduxEditableImage_ArticleImageData.HygddUReVfx\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hy19VUCffg_0_0_3000_2000_0_x-large.jpg\" alt=\"\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd \u05d1\u05ea\u05df \u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d1\u05de\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df\" title=\"Israel's Eurovision 2026 representative Noam Bettan  (Photo: Yuval Chen) \" aria-hidden=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s Eurovision 2026 representative Noam Bettan <\/p>\n<p>(Photo: Yuval Chen)<\/p>\n<p>Kan representatives will again take part in selecting the winner of \u201cThe Rising Star for Eurovision\u201d during the show\u2019s semifinal and final stages.<\/p>\n<p>The song-selection process will follow a format similar to the one used the previous year. Recordings submitted to Kan\u2019s selection committee will not include the voices of the songwriters or anyone else whose voice could reveal the creators\u2019 identities to the professional panel.<\/p>\n<p>Songwriters will be permitted to use artificial intelligence technology to produce the vocal recording, helping ensure that submissions remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>The committee will listen to all entries and select up to 40 songs in the first round. Those songs will then be considered by the final selection panel, which will include music professionals appointed by Kan and a representative of Keshet, the commercial broadcaster behind \u201cThe Rising Star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yoav Tzafir, editor-in-chief of \u201cThe Rising Star for Eurovision,\u201d said the show had become the home of Israel\u2019s Eurovision representatives in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery season, we meet exceptional talents, and the combination of a professional process, Israeli creativity and our excellent cooperation with Kan allows us to choose the artist who will represent Israel on the world\u2019s biggest stage,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are already looking forward to meeting the next generation of stars.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kan said it would continue its partnership with the program because the arrangement provides \u201csignificant savings\u201d for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-546393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}