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WATCH: Israeli Singer Netta Becomes A Winner Of Eurovision 2018
Netta Barzilai, known as Netta, is an Israeli singer and a looping artist.
On 12 May 2018, she won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with her song "Toy", marking Israel's fourth win in the Eurovision Song contest.
Barzilai was born on 22 January 1993 in Hod HaSharon. When Barzilai was three months old, she moved with her family to Nigeria where she lived for four years before returning to Israel.
Prior to her mandatory enlistment to the Israeli Defense Forces, she spent a Service Year volunteering in the Nahal and did her military service in the Israeli Navy Band.
"Toy" was first drawn to compete at the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, in which it was performed seventh in a field of nineteen songs. It qualified for the final after being among the top ten most voted songs based on a combination of jury and televoting. In the final, she was in third place after the jury vote with 212 points and won the televote with 317 points, giving her overall first place with a combined score of 529 points.
On 12 May 2018, she won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with her song "Toy", marking Israel's fourth win in the Eurovision Song contest.
Barzilai was born on 22 January 1993 in Hod HaSharon. When Barzilai was three months old, she moved with her family to Nigeria where she lived for four years before returning to Israel.
Prior to her mandatory enlistment to the Israeli Defense Forces, she spent a Service Year volunteering in the Nahal and did her military service in the Israeli Navy Band.
"Toy" was first drawn to compete at the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, in which it was performed seventh in a field of nineteen songs. It qualified for the final after being among the top ten most voted songs based on a combination of jury and televoting. In the final, she was in third place after the jury vote with 212 points and won the televote with 317 points, giving her overall first place with a combined score of 529 points.
