For three months, Neta and her team worked on a special music box as an image of what she is most afraid of being • "It reveals a vulnerable side of me that I've never let anyone see before," she says. • Listen to "Cuckoo"
Two years after winning Eurovision, Neta released a new single as part of the special Eurovision: Shine a Light broadcast on Saturday. For the first time since breaking into the international market, Neta Barzilai is releasing a gentle ballad and inviting fans to enter her inner and personal world.
"This song was written about the feeling of getting stuck in the loop, that you don't know if you created the loop yourself or someone else put you in the loop," Netta says. "We decided to recreate that feeling with a music box."
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For three months, Neta and her team worked on the special custom-built music box. "It's a handmade device in the 16th century and the work has been very difficult," she admits, explaining to the box. "Coco" is my confession, it exposes a vulnerable side of me that I have never let anyone see before. I am where everything happened to me really fast, and I can't help but doubt ... ".
Who produced the song is JR Rotem of Los Angeles, who has worked with artists such as Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park, Rihanna, Gw Stephanie, Jason Drolo and many more. Neta says that their connection was too immediate. "It is very exciting and an honor to work with such a talented person that the greatest artists have worked with."