Eden Golan

Eden Golan (Hebrew: עדן גולן; Russian: Эден Голан;^[1] born 5 October 2003) is an Israeli^[a] singer, songwriter, dancer and model. Born in Israel, Golan moved with her family to Russia at age six; she began her career there by taking part in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, and afterwards in the Russian television competition The Voice Kids.

Eden Golan עדן גולן Эден Голан
Golan in 2024
Background information
Born	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21) Kfar Saba, Israel
Genres	Pop dance-pop R&B
Occupations	Singer songwriter dancer model
Instruments	Vocals piano
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Session 42

Having won the tenth season of the singing competition HaKokhav HaBa, she represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Hurricane", finishing in fifth place overall with 375 points.^[6]

Early life

Eden Golan was born in Kfar Saba, Israel. Both her parents were born in the Soviet Union to families of Jewish heritage. Golan's mother is of Ukrainian-Jewish descent^[7] and her father is of Latvian-Jewish descent.^[8] Her grandfather, Yuri Golan (formerly Glagolev), graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University and worked for the newspaper Soviet Youth.^[9] She is a niece of pianist Dorel Golan.^[10]

When Golan was six years old, she and her parents moved to Russia, due to her father's work, and lived in Moscow. The family remained in Russia for 12 years. According to Golan, she has mixed feelings about her time living in Russia, and that while she started her music career there, she was also uncomfortable due to frequent manifestations of antisemitism.^[5][11] Golan and her parents moved back to Israel in 2022;^[12] the immediate cause of the move was the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but according to Golan, her family would have done so regardless.^[5]

Career

In 2015, Golan took part in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. She finished fifth in the final, scoring 22 points, eight fewer than the eventual winner Mikhail Smirnov. In 2016, when Eden was 12 years old, she performed in the children's edition of the New Wave competition, including performing her song "Howl at the Moon" in a duet with Nyusha. In 2018, Golan was a finalist in the fifth season of the show The Voice Kids, representing Pelageya's team.^[13] She collaborated with Yinon Yahel.^[14] After her return to Israel, in 2022, Golan participated in the season 2 finale of Ro'im et Hakol and was eliminated in the first round.

Golan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 final dress rehearsal

In preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation decided to return to selecting the country's representative for the competition through cooperation with the Keshet 12 channel and the talent show Rising Star.^[15] 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. She ultimately won both the jury and public vote, becoming the Israeli representative for the contest.^[16][17] Her entry for the contest, "Hurricane", was selected at a later stage.^[18] Her song qualified for the final on 11 May^[19] and finished in fifth place overall and in second place based on the public vote.^[6]

In May 2024, she performed in a Tel Aviv rally demanding the release of hostages amid the Gaza war hostage crisis. Noga Erez, Netta Barzilai and Lola Marsh also performed. Family members of hostages also spoke, including Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Ambassadors from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Austria also addressed the crowds. Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton also appeared in a video message.^[20]

Golan was the spokesperson revealing Israel's jury votes in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.^[21]

Discography

Singles

• "Amazing" (2015)
• "Ghost Town" (2022)
• "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (2022)
• "Taxi" (2023)
• "Dopamine" (2023)
• "Hurricane" (2024)
• "Older [he]" (2024)
• "Beautiful Horizon" (2025)
• "Pieces" (2025)
• "Wait for You" (2025)
• "You & I" (2025)

Notes

1. Golan has been described as Russian-Israeli by some news outlets.^[2][3] However, she was born in Israel,^[4] does not consider herself Russian,^[5] and does not hold Russian citizenship.^[4]