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Tali brings her Eurovision homecoming to an Israeli stage

The Jerusalem-born singer who represented Luxembourg recalls spotting her mother in the Eurovision crowd as she prepares for her first performance in Israel.

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0:32Tali describes Luxembourg's small pop scene and recalls performing after Eurovision, including opening for OneRepublic.
1:20She remembers the scale of the Eurovision stage and spotting her mother in the audience.
1:48Her journey runs from Jerusalem through Peru and Argentina to Luxembourg and studies in New York.
2:31Repeated unsuccessful auditions preceded Eurovision; Tali says she has never been ashamed of her Israeli identity.
2:56A shawarma-and-falafel stop brings a question about whether she might eventually move to Israel.

Tali Golergant's first performance in Israel comes after a much larger stage, but with a different kind of significance: she was born in Jerusalem, and says being back feels like home.

Israel's Channel 13 News accompanies the Luxembourg singer through the streets and into a shawarma-and-falafel stop, tracing the international route that brought her to Eurovision and back to her birthplace. The visit comes ahead of a new album.

Known professionally as Tali, she represented Luxembourg with "Fighter" in 2024, finishing thirteenth in the final. Her appearance marked the country's return after more than three decades away from the contest.

She remembers the enormous Eurovision stage as an overwhelming change from anything she had experienced before. Among all those faces, she spotted her mother first. The report pairs her recollections with performance footage, then moves into the career that followed, including an opening slot for OneRepublic.

Tali describes being one of very few pop stars in Luxembourg, where she settled after childhood moves to Peru and Argentina. She later studied in New York. Her multilingual upbringing gets a playful illustration through a social-media clip of "Macarena" performed in different languages and styles; she says she speaks four languages, plus a little German.

The path to Eurovision was less direct than the stage footage might suggest. She recalls repeatedly auditioning in New York without success before another audition unexpectedly opened the door to the contest. Asked about her Israeli identity, she says she has never been ashamed of it.

Over food, the conversation turns to whether she might eventually live in Israel. What she makes clear is her affection for the country and the sense of belonging she feels there.

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