Yuval Raphael won the popular vote in 12 countries, finishing higher than Eden Golan did last year; gap between juries, public is not uncommon at annual song contest The post The voting public loved Israel’s Eurovision song,

The Grand Final was overshadowed by a failed stage invasion during a performance by Israeli singer and entrant Yuval Raphael.

Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Basel, Switzerland, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest