About

My name is Ori and I live in Jerusalem, Israel.

I watched my first Eurovision back then in 1991. I was 5 years old, and was totally glued to the screen by Carola, who amazed me with her energetic song and wonderful choreography. "Fångad av en stormvind" was the song that made me a Eurovision fan, and it continued to be my all-times favorite many years later. Other ESC songs I adore:

Vita vidder (Sweden 1971)

I treni di Tozeur (Italy 1981)

Mrs. Thompson (Norway 1991)

Lenge leve livet (Norway 1984)

Io senza te (Switzerland 1981)

Ale jestem (Poland 1998)

De eerste keer (Netherlands 1996)

Sveta ljubav (Croatia 1996)
Heute in Jerusalem (Austria 1979)

Another Eurovision-related hobby of mine is the Swedish language and culture. I can easily become obsessively interested in everything related to Sweden, even a simple package of Ballerina cookies, made-in-Gothenburg, can amaze me. I also work in a Swedish brand - H&M, as a visual merchandiser. We are in charge of designing the store interiors in an attractive and inviting way that would also maximize sales. I would say that in general, I am a very "commercial" person. I always tend to focus on things that "sale", and that applies as well while I analyzing Eurovision phenomenas.

I hope you will enjoy this blog, which I see as some kind of a virtual sketch-book for my Eurovision-related ideas.