Eden Golan

Eden Golan is an Israeli singer. When she was six years old, she and her parents moved to Moscow for permanent residence due to her father's work, where she spent 13 years. Her father Eddie is Jewish-Latvian by origin, while her mother Olga is Jewish-Ukrainian; her family left the then-Soviet Union for Israel, before moving to Russia in her childhood. In 2015, Golan took part in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In the final, she finished fifth, scoring 22 points, eight fewer than the eventual winner Mikhail Smirnov. In 2016, she performed at the competition New Wave in Crimea, including performing her song "Howl at the Moon" in a duet with Nyusha. In 2018, Golan became a finalist in the fifth season of the show The Voice Kids, representing Pelageya's team. She collaborated with Yinon Yahel.

After her return to Israel, In 2023, Golan participated in the Season 2 finale of I Can See Your Voice Israel and was eliminated in the first round.

In preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation decided to once again select the country's representative for the competition through cooperation with the Keshet 12 channel and Rising Star. Golan won all stages of the show, performing Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" and Aerosmith's I Don't Want to Miss a Thing for the final, and ultimately won both the jury and public vote, being selected to represent Israel in the contest.