{"id":72362,"date":"2026-09-09T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/eden-golan-on-surviving-eurovision-finding-her-voice-on-debut-album\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:45:37","slug":"eden-golan-on-surviving-eurovision-finding-her-voice-on-debut-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/eden-golan-on-surviving-eurovision-finding-her-voice-on-debut-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Eden Golan on Surviving Eurovision, Finding Her Voice on Debut Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA little over two years ago, singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/eden-golan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_eden-golan\" data-tag=\"eden-golan\">Eden Golan<\/a> found herself inside a political hurricane. Chosen to represent her home country of Israel at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, she faced a boycott ahead of the May 11 finale in Malm\u00f6, Sweden. Mobs of protesters met her once she arrived, and she heard a cacophony of boos inside the arena for the semifinal rounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJust 20 years old, Golan took a lot on her shoulders in performing the song initially titled \u201cOctober Rain\u201d \u2014 namely, the collective trauma of a population still grieving its dead and abducted some seven months after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/hamas-israel-nova-music-festival-massacre-1234854306\/\">Oct. 7 attacks<\/a> on southern Israel by Hamas terrorists. Its lyrics were haunting, so much so that Eurovision parent organization the European Broadcasting Union required a rewrite for its entry. The too-political \u201cOctober Rain\u201d became \u201cHurricane,\u201d and led Golan to a fifth-place finish.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eden Golan - Hurricane | Israel \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lJYn09tuPw4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn the time since, Golan, the daughter of Russian \u00e9migr\u00e9s to Israel, has continued chasing her dreams, relocating for a stint to Los Angeles to work on her debut album, <em>Imperfections<\/em>, and competing on Israel\u2019s version of <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, where she suffered an injury while <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UhRQkGYwGk4\" target=\"_blank\">two-stepping to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tTo hear Golan tell her story, everything that\u2019s happened was meant to be. On <em>Imperfections <\/em>she makes use of exacting word play, a supple lower register, and top-notch production, all while making music you can dance to. And she can still belt a ballad like nobody\u2019s business. Golan spoke to <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> on the eve of her album release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>You\u2019re fluent in multiple languages, including Russian and Hebrew, yet you chose an album entirely in English.<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s the only language [where I feel] fully free and capable and comfortable writing in. English is the language I think in, dream in, write, and read in. I feel like I can fully express myself only in English. I struggle with it in the other languages I speak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong><em>Imperfections<\/em> features production by Johnny Goldstein, whose credits include songs by Coi Leray, Shakira, and David Guetta. That feels very modern compared to the vibes the album gives off. What was informing you musically as it came together?<\/strong><br \/>I listen to so much different music, from R&amp;B to hip-hop to pop. And I\u2019m super influenced by the late Nineties and early 2000s music, like Timbaland. \u2026 I got to be at the top studios with amazing producers and writers who have worked with A list singers. It was such a pleasure and such an honor to create with these people. Sometimes I had to pinch myself like, \u201cthis is real; this is me in that session right now creating a song.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eden Golan- Imperfections (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GKG9xAx-djs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>You delve into deep emotional territory on the album. What was that rooted in?<\/strong><br \/>I feel like I let myself get into very vulnerable and private parts of myself. Music is the only place where I can express those emotions. I\u2019m really proud of the messages behind the songs. I love to bring confidence and a feeling of being worth it. Music has always helped me go through difficult things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>The song \u201cMonster\u201d feels like you\u2019re working something out.<\/strong><br \/>The album is a lot about what I went through being in a quite toxic relationship, and letting myself fall in love, be vulnerable, and to have that feeling of missing someone and needing them, but you don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the right thing for you. And you\u2019re trying to find red flags, but there aren\u2019t red flags. And it\u2019s eating your head up, and you\u2019re like, \u201cI love him, but I\u2019m feeling so many things. Is love a monster? Is it eating me up alive?\u201d So yeah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Now that you\u2019ve had some time to reflect on your Eurovision journey, have your feelings changed over time?<\/strong><br \/>It still feels surreal. It feels like an out-of-body experience \u2014 like I was detached from myself to some extent. Now that I\u2019m looking back at it, I feel like that detachment helped me go through all of the things I had to go through at 20 years old. Honestly, the biggest feeling I get is pride. I\u2019m so proud of that girl on that stage. I\u2019m proud of myself that I was strong enough to stand there and not give a single damn about whatever anyone has to say. And I\u2019m proud that I was able to stay myself and bring myself to that stage regardless of everything that happened.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1024px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-border-a-2\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-align-items-center\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-border-color-black u-border-lr-2 lrv-u-padding-tb-025 lrv-u-padding-lr-075 lrv-u-border-b-2 lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-text-align-center a-font-basic-secondary-s\">Golan representing Israel with the song \u201cHurricane\u201d at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-a-font-body-xs lrv-u-margin-t-050 lrv-u-text-align-center\">Jessica GOW\/TT NEWS AGENCY\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>To your credit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lJYn09tuPw4&amp;list=RDlJYn09tuPw4&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cHurricane\u201d<\/a> is not an easy song to sing.<\/strong><br \/>Listen, I\u2019ve sung so many songs \u2014 Celine Dion; Whitney Houston; you name it, I\u2019ve sung it. And I don\u2019t think I ever sang a harder song than \u201cHurricane.\u201d The range from the verses being super low, the chorus being fully belted out nonstop on the same note, and then that breaking point of the high part. \u2026 It\u2019s a lot. The technique needs to be on point if you want to survive that song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>How do you feel about the name and lyrical changes now?<\/strong><br \/>The EBU didn\u2019t accept the song and required us to change the lyrics, otherwise we couldn\u2019t participate. So we [went] back in the studio and found alternatives and ways to express the same emotions using different words. \u2026 That\u2019s what we did, and then we had \u201cHurricane,\u201d which is my baby forever. It\u2019s a song that changed my life. Everything is meant to be. I truly believe in that phrase. I got it tatted on my body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Did you learn anything about the world from your Eurovision experience?<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s a very cruel and dark place, sadly. I also learned that a lot of people are quiet [in that] it\u2019s easier to be at home and write hate, but if you put that person in front of me, it might be harder. And I feel like we also got evidence that music makes people feel something beyond what they believe in, or what they think is right or wrong. That was one of the biggest things I saw: That music truly connects people. I choose to continue believing in that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Israel\u2019s participation in Eurovision is still being debated three years later.<\/strong><br \/>Shocking. On the other hand, it\u2019s hard to get rid of us. I feel like we\u2019ll stand on that stage no matter what. But it\u2019s also like: come on, wake up. It\u2019s music. Eurovision\u2019s literal slogan is \u201cunited by music\u201d and they\u2019re going against that.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Have you spent time with any of the hostages?<\/strong><br \/>Daniela Gilboa was on [an episode of] <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>. I remember leaving the rehearsal room and seeing her with this huge-ass smile on her face, and just thinking about what she had to go through, and being able to smile and live life, even though it may be hard for her. It\u2019s so inspiring. It makes you look at everything in proportion and view this world differently. \u2026 She told me, \u201cEden, you helped me so much in Gaza. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/october-7-hostages-music-that-got-them-through-1235494505\/\">The radio was on<\/a>, and I heard your song \u2018Hurricane,\u2019 and it kept being played, and it was like this ray of light and hope in those tunnels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Do you think there\u2019s hope for this conflict?<\/strong><br \/>Yes. I will be positive until the very end. I want to believe in good. I want to believe there\u2019s a better world and a better place for everyone. I want to believe in peace. It\u2019s definitely a long journey, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s around the corner, but I\u2019m hopeful. I want to believe that my kids will experience a different side of this world, because it\u2019s truly horrific what children have to go through nowadays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/eden-golan-interview-imperfections-eurovision-hurricane-1235623326\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little over two years ago, singer Eden Golan found herself inside a political hurricane. 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