Israeli military reservist Shaul Greenglick26 years old, has died in the Gaza Strip a few weeks after having successfully auditioned for the television program “Israel’s Rising Star”, which chooses the country’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
The artist performed on the show on December 3 while he was on leave after his mobilization in the war against Hamas. Dressed in military uniform and lieutenant stripes, He sang a popular ballad and moved on to the next round. of the selection process.
One of the judges, Keren Peles, told Greenglick on stage that she was glad to see him in uniform, as “it’s calming.” “I would be happy to see you representing Israel at Eurovision,” she noted. Greenglick had withdrawn from the program due to his obligations in the infantry reserves, the judge clarified.
“I imagined this year in a different way, as a year of aspirations and living my dreams,” Greenglick said in a post published on December 14 on Facebook, which included her work as a healthcare worker. “Now I am living an old dream, that of fighting for the country….. A new and different dream will have to wait a little.”
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