Eden Alene

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Eden Alene
Alene during her military service in the Israel Defense Forces in 2020
Alene during her military service in the Israel Defense Forces in 2020
Background information
Born (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 21)
Jerusalem, Israel
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2017–present
LabelsAM Productions
Associated acts

Eden Alene (Hebrew: עדן אלנה‎;[a] Amharic: ኤደን አለነ; born 7 May 2000) is an Israeli singer. Having won the seventh season of the singing competition HaKokhav HaBa, she had been set to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with her song "Feker Libi", planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1] After the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was internally chosen to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, this time with "Set Me Free".[2]

Early life[]

Alene was born in the neighborhood of Katamon in Jerusalem, to Ethiopian-Jewish parents who immigrated separately to Israel during the aliyah from Ethiopia.[3] When she was two years old her parents divorced. Since then, she has not been in contact with her father.[4]

Alene attended religious Jewish elementary school and middle school, although she then attended the secular Jewish high school of the Hebrew University Secondary School and majored in theatre.

She was enlisted in October 2018 as a soldier in to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and served in the military band of the Education and Youth Corps.[5] She received an honorable discharge in October 2020.[6]

As of 2021, she is in a relationship with her Israeli boyfriend, Yonatan Gabay.[7][8]

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.[9]

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.[10] In December 2018, she released her debut single "Better".[11] 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.[12] In March 2019, she released her second single, "When It Comes to You", which was produced by American producer .[13]

Eurovision Song Contest 2020[]

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. The four finalist songs for her were "Savior in the Sound", "Roots", "Rakata" and "Feker Libi". Eventually the song "Feker Libi" was picked, which contains four languages English, Arabic, Hebrew and Amharic.[14][1] However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Eurovision Song Contest 2021[]

Performing in the 1st Semi final Jury Show

On 22 March 2020, it was announced that she had been internally chosen to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. In January 2021, her three songs one of which is the candidate for the final are "Ue La La", "La La Love" and "Set Me Free". Eventually, on 25 January 2021, the song "Set Me Free" was picked.[2]

On 18 May 2021, she performed 12th during the first semi-final, following Belgium and preceding Romania. She qualified to the final on 22 May. In addition to that, she broke the all-time record for the highest note in Eurovision history, hitting a B6 whistle note during the first semi-final of Eurovision 2021.[16] In grand final, she scored 93 points, finishing 17th out of 26.

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title Details
HaShir HaBa L'Eurovizion[17]
  • Released: 27 February 2020
  • Label: AM Productions, Tedy Productions
  • Format: Streaming, digital download

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ISR
[18] 		NLD
[19] 		SWE
[20] 		UK
Down.
[21]
"Better"[22] 2018 10 — — — non-album-singles
"Save Your Kisses for Me" 2019 — — — —
"When It Comes to You" — — — —
"Feker Libi" 2020 3 — — — HaShir HaBa L'Eurovizion
"Ma Ata Over" — — — — non-album-single
"Set Me Free" 2021 3 78 78 100
"Ue La La" — — — —
"La La Love" — — — —

Notes[]

  1. ^ Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈʕeden ʔaˈlene]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Israel chooses Eden Alene for Eurovision 2020". Eurovision.tv. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Eden Alene will perform Set Me Free for Israel". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Eden Alene". Eurovision.tv. 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ הכירו את עדן אלנה - mako, retrieved 5 February 2020
  5. ^ Enghusen, Mareike (29 February 2020). "Eine ganz neue Welt" [A Whole New World]. Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2021. Heute lebt die 17-Jährige mit ihrer Mutter in Kiryat Gat im Süden des Landes. Derzeit dient sie in den israelischen Streitkräften, der IDF. Dort singt sie im Armeechor.
  6. ^ https://pplus.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5822592,00.html
  7. ^ https://pplus.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5927347,00.html
  8. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYVDVAJ3Ys/
  9. ^ Tzur, Ben (18 October 2017). "עדן אלנה הזמרת הצעירה שכבשה את X פקטור". Ma'ariv. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. ^ "החדשות - ישראל חוגגת את יום העצמאות ה-71". mako. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ "עדן אלנה חוזרת עם סינגל הבכורה "Better", שנה אחרי הניצחון". mako. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. ^ "דוז פואה: עדן אלנה בביצוע מחודש לשיר אירוויזיוני". פרוגי. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ^ "איפה אקס פקטור? עדן אלנה מנסה לפרוץ עם מפיק-על בינלאומי ומפספסת". www.maariv.co.il. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  14. ^ "WATCH: Israel's Eden Alene storms through to Eurovision Song Contest finals".
  15. ^ Steinberg, Jessica. "Israel's contestant cries on TV as Eurovision nixed over pandemic". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  16. ^ Israel's Eden Alene qualifies for Eurovision final. Israel HaYom
  17. ^ השיר הבא לארוויזיון - EP by Eden, retrieved 27 February 2020
  18. ^ "Media Forest". Mediaforest.biz. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Discografie Eden Alene". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Discography Eden Alene". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart: 28 May 2021 – 3 June 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ^ "המצעד השבועי עם דלית רצ'שטר". Galgalatz. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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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