Luxembourg and the jury have made their choice: TALI won with 178 points and is going to represent the Grand Duchy at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.

For the 23-year-old singer, Saturday night's Luxembourg Song Contest was a dream come true, culminating in her selection as Luxembourg's entry to this year's Eurovision.

After the show, an emotional TALI told RTL she could hardly believe it was real, as she struggled to find words to sum up her experience. "My whole life is going to change," she said breathlessly, admitting she had been trembling throughout the wait for the voting results.

Although the young musician has plans to work on an EP over the coming months, for now she said she was content to enjoy the moment and celebrate her success.
In a post on the official RTL Eurovision Instagram, she thanked her supporters and said she couldn't wait to represent the Grand Duchy in May.

At the post-show press conference, TALI said she had experienced a number of setbacks in her career but had continued to fight for her dreams - a fitting phrase, given the title of her winning song.

Born to a Peruvian father and Israeli mother, Tali Golergant moved to Luxembourg at the age of ten, where she attended the International School. She developed a keen interest in music at an early age, starting piano lessons at 6, before continuing her passion in the Grand Duchy with music lessons and dance classes. She studied musical theatre at New York's Marymount Manhattan College, where she graduated in 2023. Post-university, she was working as a singing teacher and a nanny in the Big Apple, before giving up her life in New York to return to Luxembourg for the Contest. Her family lives in Luxembourg City.

She told the assembled media she had continued going to auditions every day while working as a nanny, refusing to give up on her dream. Now, her gamble appears to have paid off.

When asked whether anyone had contacted her about her win, TALI told journalists she hadn't even had a chance to look at her phone, but intended to call her boyfriend as soon as possible. She dedicated her win to her brother, himself a musician, who was unable to attend the show on Saturday.

The overwhelmed singer said she felt as though she needed to pinch herself to remind her it wasn't a dream, but indicated she wanted to keep her feet on the ground, with preparations for Malmö ahead of her.