Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj Song)
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"Golden Boy" is a song performed by Israeli singer
Nadav Guedj Nadav Guedj ( he, נדב גדג'; born 2 November 1998) is an Israeli singer and actor who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. He is the winner of season two of ''HaKokhav HaBa'' (Israel's '' Rising Star''). Guedj was born in ...
and was written by
Doron Medalie Doron Medalie ( he, דורון מדלי; born 5 December 1977) is an Israeli songwriter, composer and artistic director. He co-wrote the song "Toy", which was performed by Netta Barzilai and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Biography Doron M ...
. It was chosen by public broadcaster IBA to
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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...
. The song was premièred on 12 March 2015. It was released as a digital download on 15 March 2015 as the lead single from his debut studio album ''Nadav Guedj'' (2016). It is the first ever Israeli Eurovision entry with lyrics entirely in the English language. Within the Eurovision Song Contest, the song went through to the grand final after finishing in 3rd place in the 2nd Semi-final. The song finished in 9th place in the grand final with 97 points.


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Music video

According to Eurovision Song Contest YouTube Channel, Nadav Guedj's Golden Boy live performance at 2nd Semi-final was the fifth most watched video by subscribers on the channel (before Eurovision Song Contest 2016 begin), and the fourth most 2015 watched video, just behind
Måns Zelmerlöw Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and television presenter. He took part in ''Idol 2005'', eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of '' Let's Dance,'' and scored a hit wit ...
,
Polina Gagarina Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina ( rus, Поли́на Серге́евна Гага́рина, p=pɐˈlʲinə sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈɡarʲɪnə; born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer and songwriter. She represented Russia in the Eurovisio ...
and Loic Nottet live performances videos.


Eleni Foureira version

On 29 June 2015, Greek singer
Eleni Foureira Eleni Foureira ( el, Ελένη Φουρέιρα; born Entela Fureraj; 7 March 1987) is a naturalised Greek, Albanian singer and dancer. She began her music career in 2007 as a member of the Greek girl group Mystique, pursuing a solo career after ...
released a Greek version of the song titled "Sto theo me paei" ( el, Στο θεό με πάει; "Take Me to God"). It was performed at the 2015
MAD Video Music Awards The MAD Video Music Awards is a Greek award show presented by the MAD TV. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, voted by the viewers of Mad television. Winners receive an authentic Mad designed award with the graphics of that ...
.


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References

Eurovision songs of Israel Eurovision songs of 2015 2015 songs 2015 debut singles Universal Music Group singles Songs written by Doron Medalie Number-one singles in Israel {{2015-single-stub