Eden Alene's 'Set Me Free' receives just 20 points from the public, 93 overall

The country’s first Ethiopian-Israeli representative will battle 25 other countries in front of a smaller-than-usual live audience

Despite social media calls to boycott Israel, Alene's 'Set Me Free' -- complete with super-high 'whistle note' -- wins place in Saturday's song contest

The country's first Ethiopian-Israeli representative tweets a message of love and support to family and fans back home ahead of her semifinal performance in the Netherlands

'Set me free,' performed by Eden Alene, will represent the country in the 2021 competition, to be held in Rotterdam in May; last year's event was canceled due to pandemic

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Eden Alene to become first Israeli of Ethiopian descent to represent Jewish state at international singing contest in May; last year's event was canceled by pandemic

The Eurovision Song Contest winner loops her own version of 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'

Cast of 'Fire Saga' was flown in to use set when annual singing contest was hosted by Israel in 2019; lead actor Will Ferrell says he long wanted to make the film

Former Eurovision 2020 contender Ella-Lee Lahav releases her first single and scores big