It is unclear whether Israel and Turkey will improve their relations in the near future, but it is obvious that Israeli TV-watchers will vote for Turkish singer Can Bonomo at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku in May 2012.
The popular rock singer Bonomo will represent Turkey at the contest. The 25-year old singer is of Jewish origin and has visited Israel on numerous occasions, he has many relatives living there. Moreover, he will sing a Jewish song at the contest. All Israeli media sources published information about the singer’s part in the contest with a short biography. Bonomo was born in Izmir, he started playing guitar when he was 8. He became popular as a singer, host of Radio 101 and the Turkish channel MTV.
The press secretary of the United Natives of Turkey in Israel, Rafael Saadi, said Bonomo’s Jewish origin was not a problem to represent Turkey. It proves that Turkish-Israeli social relations are above political ones. Saadi added that they are proud of the singer and would vote for him just as any Israelis would.
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