Regular readers of this blog know that Bambi often shares a German song, which won Eurovision when she was 10-year-old, growing up in war-torn Beirut. This beautiful and eternal song is a call for peace in the world.
Today, one of the songs that made it to the Eurovision 2025 final competition, thanks to a courageous young Israeli singer called Ms. Yuval Raphael, moves Bambi’s heart. The song is about healing, with a hope for brighter new days. Its lyrics are in English with some French, along with a few words in her mother tongue.
Of note, Ms. Raphael is a survivor of the Nova Sukkot Gathering music festival, which was attacked by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Her participation was questioned by many demonstrators on the streets wanting to boycott Israel’s participation in the Eurovision. One of them even made a gesture of slaughtering her throat. Can you imagine? She is not any Eurovision singer. She is a survivor of a human massacre or tragedy.
Whether we like, hate, or are completely indifferent toward her birth country (now back to occupying Bambi’s birth country), it is hard not to be be touched by both Ms. Raphael’s song and personal story. The latter is about a daughter in distress and her dad who did his utmost to save her life during her LONG surreal saga. Indeed, he gave her survival tips on the phone and managed to send help to her et al. How does Bambi know all this? Out of curiosity, she listened to an archived interview on YouTube given by Ms. Raphael. What an ordeal. Indeed, many of those who were hiding with her lost their lives. One person even died on one of her limbs. Thankfully for her and for her family/friends, she is alive today. Thankfully for us, we can discover her song about humanity (regardless of any politics).
As for Armenia now, if you are a regular reader of this blog, or one of Bambi’s relatives/close friends, you probably know how much this country means to her : ). Bravo to the highly energetic Armenian PARG. Good luck for the final!
Of note, among the finalists, there are also other gifted candidates representing their countries, including but not limited to Finland and Greece. Wow, good luck to each one of them as well!
Last but not least, long live music that unites us, regardless of the language or the topic.
