Israel: HaKokhav HaBa
2025
Artist selection
Israel will select their artist for Eurovision 2025 in the talent show HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star / הכוכב הבא ).
The selection will have numerous auditions, shortlisting rounds, heats, semi-finals and final.
The first auditions were aired on 10 November 2024.
The song that the winning artist will sing at Eurovision 2025 will be internally selected by a professional committee and released in March.
Elimination rounds
HaKokhav HaBa – Elimination rounds
| Date | 14 December 2024 - 18 January 2025 |
| Location | Neve Ilan Communications Center |
| City | Neve Ilan |
| Hosts | Asi Azar Rotem Sela Guest hosts: Nes & Stilla, Nasreen Qadri, Static, Rita |
| Judges | Shiri Maymon Keren Peles Ran Danker Itay Levi Assaf Amdursky Eden Hasson |
- 4 artists will qualify for the final
Final
First round
| Voting | 100% public voting |
Superfinal
| Voting | Public voting Judges Jury |
HaKokhav HaBa – Final
| Date | 22 January 2025 |
| Location | Neve Ilan Communications Center |
| City | Neve Ilan |
| Hosts | Asi Azar Rotem Sela |
| Judges | Shiri Maymon Keren Peles Ran Danker Itay Levi Assaf Amdursky Eden Hasson |
| Voting | There will be two rounds of voting:
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