TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli pop star Netta Barzilai, winner of last year’s Eurovision song contest, released a new single Friday which she says reflects the highs and lows in the year since her shock victory shook up her life. Barzilai’s signature chicken dance and catchy pop anthem inspired by the #MeToo movement, “Toy,” catapulted her to Eurovision fame last year, transforming her into a national celebrity. Sure, I’m a human,” Barzilai said this week at her publicist’s apartment in central Tel Aviv. Barzilai says that since her Eurovision victory, she’s faced overwhelming pressure, both personal and political. “When a girl like me, my size, maybe even more, she sees me on the billboard sign and can’t even find clothes in her size, that’s tragic,” she said.

Source: National Post February 01, 2019 13:52 UTC