Michelle (Noam Bettan song)

"Michelle" was produced by Nadav Aharoni [he] and composed by Aharoni, Tzlil Klifi [he], with lyrics written by Aharoni, Bettan, Klifi, and Yuval Raphael.^[1] The song premiered on 5 March 2026 during a special broadcast on Kan 11.^[2]

"Michelle" has been described as an 'upbeat love song' by Israeli media,^[3] and combines English, French, and Hebrew, similar to Raphael's entry for Israel in the previous year's Eurovision, "New Day Will Rise".^[4] The song "tells the story of choosing to break free from a toxic emotional cycle. It's a story about emotional growth and maturity, at the moment when the protagonist realises they must let go and choose a new path for themselves", per the description handed out by the Israeli broadcaster Kan to the EBU.^[5]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 took place at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026.^[6] The song progressed to the final on 12 May 2026 following the first semi-final.^[7][8] The song won the second place at the finals .