Eden Alene


Eden Alene 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. 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.

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. When she was two years old her parents divorced. Since then, she has not been in contact with her father.
Alene studied in religious schools, after which she attended the Hebrew University High School. In 2018, she was enlisted to the Israel Defense Forces, 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.
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. In December 2018, she released her debut single "Better". 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. In March 2019, she released her second single, "When It Comes to You", which was produced by American producer Julian Bunetta.

Eurovision Song Contest

In 2019, she participated in the seventh season of the Israeli singing competition Rising Star, 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". However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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

Singles