Eden Alene

Eden Alene (Hebrew: עדן אלנה‎;[lower-alpha 1] born 7 May 2000) is an Israeli singer of Ethiopian-Jewish descent. Having won the seventh season of the singing competition HaKokhav HaBa, she was set to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with her song "Feker Libi", planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1] After this edition of the contest had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was internally chosen to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, but with a new song.

Eden Alene
Background information
Born (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000
Jerusalem, Israel
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2017–present
LabelsAM Productions
Associated acts

Early life

Alene was born in the Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem to Ethiopian-Jewish parents who immigrated separately to Israel during the aliyah from Ethiopia.[2] When she was two years old her parents divorced. Since then, she has not been in contact with her father.[3]

Alene studied in religious schools, after which she attended the Hebrew University High School. In 2018, she was enlisted to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and serves in a military band.

Career

In October 2017, Alene was a contestant in the third season of the singing competition The X Factor Israel. She auditioned with the song "Stone Cold" by Demi Lovato. In January 2018, she won the season finale.[4]

In April 2018, she performed a song by Arkadi Duchin at the torch-lighting ceremony that opened the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel.[5] In December 2018, she released her debut single "Better".[6] In 2019, she took part in an Israeli production of the musical Little Shop of Horrors

In February 2019, ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held in Tel Aviv, Alene released a cover of the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1976.[7] In March 2019, she released her second single, "When It Comes to You", which was produced by American producer Julian Bunetta.[8]

Eurovision Song Contest

In 2019, she participated in the seventh season of the Israeli singing competition Rising Star (HaKokhav HaBa), achieving first place on 4 February 2020. As the winner, she was supposed to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Feker Libi".[1] However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] On 22 March 2020, it was announced that she had been internally chosen to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Personal life

Alene resides in Kiryat Gat, Israel. "Feker Libi" was specifically written for her and her boyfriend Jonathan.

Discography

EPs
Title Details
HaShir HaBa L'Eurovizion[10]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ISR
[11]
"Better" 2018 10[12] non-album-singles
"Save Your Kisses for Me" 2019 —
"When It Comes to You" —
"Feker Libi" 2020 3
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes
  1. Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈʕeden ʔaˈlena]

References
  1. "Israel chooses Eden Alene for Eurovision 2020". Eurovision.tv. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "Eden Alene". Eurovision.tv. 4 February 2020.
  3. הכירו את עדן אלנה - mako, retrieved 2020-02-05
  4. Tzur, Ben (18 October 2017). "עדן אלנה הזמרת הצעירה שכבשה את X פקטור". Ma'ariv. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. "החדשות - ישראל חוגגת את יום העצמאות ה-71". mako. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  6. "עדן אלנה חוזרת עם סינגל הבכורה "Better", שנה אחרי הניצחון". mako. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  7. "דוז פואה: עדן אלנה בביצוע מחודש לשיר אירוויזיוני". פרוגי. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  8. "איפה אקס פקטור? עדן אלנה מנסה לפרוץ עם מפיק-על בינלאומי ומפספסת". www.maariv.co.il. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  9. Steinberg, Jessica. "Israel's contestant cries on TV as Eurovision nixed over pandemic". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  10. ‎השיר הבא לארוויזיון - EP by Eden, retrieved 2020-02-27
  11. "Media Forest". Mediaforest.biz. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. "המצעד השבועי עם דלית רצ'שטר". Galgalatz. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Daniel Yafe		 The X Factor Israel winner
2017–18		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Kobi Marimi		 HaKokhav HaBa winner
2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Kobi Marimi
with "Home"		 Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled)
2021		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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