Although Raphael secured the most votes from viewers at home out of any of the representatives, the two-tiered Eurovision scoring system meant she ended up placing second.

The song is mostly in English, with a verse in French and a line in Hebrew, quoting from Jewish scripture: 'Vast floods cannot quench love, nor rivers drown it.'

Raphael is a survivor of the Hamas-led terrorist attack at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023.

The competition falls a year after Raphael testified in front of the United National Human Rights Council about her experience on Oct. 7.

A casual street interview in the middle of New York took a surprising turn, when Chen, a Nova Festival survivor, was stopped and asked how she looks so confident.