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This year's Israeli Eurovision entry is a hit in Uganda

'Toy' is the bookmaker's current favourite to win the contest in May

March 29, 2018 15:38
Israel Eurovision Uganda

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Borislava Todorova,

Borislava Todorova

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A dance group from Uganda has shown that Eurovision transcends borders with its rendition of Netta’s Toy, this year’s Israeli entry.

The video of dancers from Spoon Youth, a group that meets every day in the Namuwongo slum in Kampala, Uganda, went viral after they picked Netta’s song to dance to.

“It started when, with the other Israeli volunteer, I connected our music to the compound speaker. The guys heard the song and just started dancing,” said 25-year-old Tel Aviv native Shiraz Arieli, who has been volunteering in Uganda for six months.

“They just started dancing and we said we have to film them and send [it] to the singer. They were really excited about the idea and got really into it.”