Netta from Israel after winning Eurovision: I love my country!
May 13, 2018
“Thank you for allowing diversity. I love my country.” These were the words by an exciting Netta who brought the winner title to Israel at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest event in Portugal.
Israel won Eurovision with 529 points, followed at a decent distance by Cyprus with 436 points. Both were top favorites to take the trophy home. Austria’s success a third place with 342 points came as a surprise.
During her much-anticipated performance, Netta was joined by her pink-haired backing singers and dancers as they do their trademark chicken moves. Also accompanying her on stage are two blocks of shelves filled with 112 Maneki-nekos, the popular Asian beckoning cats often used as lucky charms.