I also felt that it was a matter of responsibility to represent the club, but also that it was a lot of fun for me to get into this framework of flying to Europe and preparing for something I obviously love to do most in life, which is music. It brings me a lot of challenges, whether it's getting experience for the future or just a lot of fun along the way, and also preparing my performance for example, when there's a good enough reason to persevere in it, to give up a lot of other things in life for the sake of the goal and represent us in the end with respect, which I think is an inseparable part of the matter here and the goal of a participant and every club. I also feel that it's not only to perform for myself and compete, but also to feel the mission on behalf of the entire Israeli club that will only be proud of me and know who I am :-). And to tell you the truth, I was never afraid of publicity and always wanted to become the most famous and become a great artist, and once I dream of reaching Eurovision itself, despite all the bureaucratic obstacles that do not depend on you at all. Everything always starts with smaller things and it's a great opportunity for me to show every time what I'm capable of and also to see from the side who I am and how many new fans will be along the way, which is something that is so important to me personally. And I think that's how everyone else who participates with me feels the same way. Despite everything, I also believe in something personal and that it's also something that's just another personal step of mine that I do for myself and no one else, so I just disconnect from the commitment at some point and just come to enjoy this stunning weekend, which in itself is such a blessed initiative that someone invented for us. This is truly something that every participant will remember at the end throughout his life. It is very important to me that the matter of politics and the vote based on it simply disappear for good and they won't be personally connected to me either (even from Eurovision itself, which long ago simply became a political contest, with the neighboring countries giving votes every year to their neighboring country and seeing this, when the judges even admit after voting against Israel unfortunately and considering what is going on in this world unfortunately...). After all, I'm not connected to any of this either, and I didn't choose the country in which I live. I always wanted the rules of the game will be changed in Eorovision for the better! I strongly believe in transparency, fairness and honesty. And even myself I would vote only that way, otherwise it loses its taste. And yes, I feel some pride, without even letting me understand why, and that's definitely something very exciting for me. It's great fun to meet and hear people from other countries at the same time and in a really personal way. It's just crazy . And this is something that is also known in the ESC competition itself, whose purpose was to unite countries by music, after World War II. So on behalf of myself and the entire Israeli club, good luck to everyone!

3. Are you excited about coming to Hamburg?

It feels like I'm coming to "conquer" another unknown destination that is just waiting for me somewhere... Of course, I am very excited to come to the amazing, beautiful and large city of Hamburg, which I also heard about from friends who visited it and I saw it only in pictures. Perhaps the most exciting thing is that I come there for the first time, as an Israeli from Israel, which is a bit far from Europe. Because of the geopolitical situation, it is possible to come from Israel to the world mainly by flight, even though I am already flying to Germany for the third time in my life, when my first and most memorable visit here was, of course, when the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the city of Dusseldorf. Of course, I've visited Berlin and other places in Germany already and I can honestly say that this is a country that has a lot to offer and it just succeeded to impress me quite favorably in the past, so it's a very intriguing and impressive destination. I didn't just think about the option of coming here on the last celebration of New Year's Eve and opening 2024 here, of all places, and in the snow that is sometimes a little lacking in Israel. I think I'll have to travel a lot around Hamburg and come see the nearby northern beaches, so the location of the city is quite interesting. And this is also the opportunity for me to travel again in Berlin, the capital, and fill in the gaps and visit all the places I just didn't get to see before.

6. Is FANvision the biggest stage/audience so far for you? What are your musical experiences, and what are your plans for the future?

No, FANvision isn't the biggest stage I've ever performed, to my delight. I've been performing since I was young and have experienced much bigger stages that I've sung or played on. I also performed quite a bit in the various schools I attended, and they were schools with a musical direction. I won and participated quite a few in various competitions, such as the annual competition for school talents, and there was always also the personal recital at the end of each year, which the student had to perform as a must. There were also all sorts of singing competitions on the way (and not only in Israel) that I also got to win an audience award in an international singing competition when I was sent by my school abroad alone as a teenager (hard to imagine) (but fully funded). And also open stages, TV shows, etc. I was also part of the representative vocal troupe of the city of Tel Aviv (which is the cultural capital of Israel), with them we performed on the biggest stages, such as Rabin Square in Tel Aviv (hundreds of thousands of people audience), I performed at various festivals. And my plans for the future are never to stop and continue what I do best and love, and I believe that I must dream of conquering the much bigger stages as much as possible..., also the Eurovision stage itself, etc. I want to create and sing new and original music all the time, learn new things, develop in music, and become the most successful artist ever and no less, which is my dream. Although I am aware of how difficult it may be. Perhaps the most important thing here is also to really conquer the audience and do it with love, and not just for the sake of personal success and self-promotion alone, which is something that I just don't think adds to any artist, that there is also something a little annoying about it always.

As a whole, the field of performing arts has always seemed to me the most competitive and perhaps the most annoying, as I mentioned before, and I think you can find in it that "someone" you want to be in, in a different and slightly different way from others, in order to also set an example for others (which they would love to see in you) and be that "something else" that people often look to see in others. And I know everything is possible! Besides, I've always wanted in my life to be different and be more interesting, to be "up-to-date" and not something outdated or something that has existed for a long time! That means bringing some kind of change for the better to the world and something modern and contemporary that just hasn't existed before you! Otherwise I think it's just boring and won't work. It's important that everyone truly loves you, and it's always hard work on yourself that just becomes a task in my opinion! I'm also someone who really likes to always be as authentic and genuine as possible, to others and myself alike, and it works.

What do you do apart from being a Eurovision fan?

In my life I do a lot of things. Some of them are unrelated with the music profession, but most of them do (which is also much more than just Eurovision itself, and this is also reflected by the focus on the music itself in general and thus also that I create music, not just perform...), because I also deal with sound and other things (which I mentioned upward, in question 4---> ). In my free time I go out with friends, hang out and go to parties, movies and shows, I travel, go to the beach, cook, shop and just take advantage of every moment of my life that I always try to enjoy as much as possible, like everyone else. In other words, "live life now"!

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