"I ride the wave of success with joy. If I get tired, I will surely find another beach"

Almost a year after the release of his last song, today Ran Denkar releases a new song called "Queen of Expansion".

In an interview with Walla!

Culture He talks about his and Bennet's extensive involvement in 'The next star', says what he thinks didn't work in 'The X Factor' where he was a judge and returns to the storm of Yuval Dayan and Biden: "Fuck her, it was like terror from the keyboard"

Nir Yahav

08/08/2022

Monday, August 8, 2022, 10:00 a.m. Updated: 10:11 a.m.

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Ran Denkar performs Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" at the Walla studio (editing: Aviad Ballaipour and hair: Gili Algebisstyling: Eyal Hajabi)

Three months ago, Ran Denkar was supposed to release a new song, but the day before the video clip was shot, he broke his leg.

"I already felt the pressure from the audience who asked me when the next song was coming out. Three months ago we were supposed to release the song and then I broke my leg. I accepted it with love and it gave us a little more time to refine the song. When you finish a song, you want to get rid of it, But in the best sense of the word. I mean, getting out of the system and being the next thing to break free from the lyrics, the melody, the production. In the end it's been almost a year since 'My New Dress', it's too long for me without a song out there. I couldn't control it but I took the The time and I was busy with performances."

So time passed, Danker's leg recovered, and this morning (Monday) he finally released "Melaket Ha'aza", the song that threatens to become a hit on the dance floors (but not only) after the great success of "Madhouse" and "My new dress".

"One of the things I enjoy most when I do pop music is that I can reach a very wide audience and talk about gender freedom and identities," he says in an interview with Walla!

culture.

"When I get into a taxi and the 60-year-old driver says to me, 'We're dying for 'My New Dress' and we're all dancing it together at home, then I realize that I've made a small change. My floid identity is part of my show, and 'Queen of the Extension' is also part of that thing It was written from a place where I asked myself who can define me. In addition to being a song of empowerment, it is a song that talks about me. I talk about my sadness and depression and I understand that no one can define me. If I put on an imaginary crown and feel like a queen, it does It's better for me. I chose to say queen and not king because the image is stronger."

A month has passed since the storm that erupted following Yuval Dayan's decision not to shake the hand of US President Joe Biden at the ceremony where you sang in front of him. In retrospect, do you understand the drama that arose then?

"It was so ridiculous to me that I let it go right after it happened. I mean, except for the day itself when the storm arose, I didn't bother with it. I didn't understand the big drama. To me there was no drama at all. President Biden received it with a smile and love, the energy She was kind and accepting. Did Yuval do the right thing or not? It's none of my business. It's her business and her choice and I want to respect everyone's choice. It seems so petty to me to look for the negative in such a beautiful thing. The happiest thing that happened is that people were exposed Over and over again for our performance against Biden. I'm the happiest that Yuval got stronger from it. She didn't hurt anyone, she didn't humiliate anyone, there was a lot of respect and love here. The only thing that deviated from the standard was the reaching out from the keyboard. It's no less serious than terrorism. There is keyboard terrorism in it. People You can take it to a very dangerous place. It's violence for all intents and purposes."

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The taxi driver liked "my new dress".

Ran Denker (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Aren't you a little tired of the excessive preoccupation with you and Bennet in "The Next Star"?

"I must say that in the program itself we don't really deal with it. Out of a 15-hour shooting day, we talk about it for maybe ten minutes. I guess it's a matter of supply and demand and there is probably a demand for it, otherwise they wouldn't have done it like this. Do I think Making it more than it is? Of course. Ninet and I are very good friends and love each other. Our energy is strong, good, of people who loved very much as a couple and very much love as separate people. We really appreciate each other. I guess 'our song' is heartening This very much. Go argue with a new generation that grew up on it, after all 10-year-old children are re-exposed to it and watch it. It's ridiculous. 'The next star' is an entertainment program and it has nostalgic elements. I am also a singer and an actor, and there is nothing more than that."

"I don't think it was revenge against her father. I think part of the audience just didn't connect to it and that's really legitimate. Yam is an excellent singer, but she's not to everyone's taste. Throughout the show, they'll discover her more and more."

"I'll tell you the truth: this profession is a crazy roller coaster. It's a manic-depressive and very extreme profession. My soul also knows ups and downs, and there are also times when I come together and move aside and there are times when it's not like that. I'm currently riding the wave happily, and if it I'll get tired and these waters will be cloudy, I'll look for a new shore. I'm not afraid of it because life is stronger than that. I trust myself and my choices and the only thing that matters is new content, which means constantly being in the creation and continuing to evolve and search for myself musically. Asking myself what I'm interested in saying, to make this world a little better place. So in two years I'll be less in commercials and more in concerts, everything's fine."

I don't understand how people audition.

Ran Denker (photo: screenshot, X Factor network 13)

How did the 'X Factor' on network 13 react to your decision to go to 'The Next Star' in request 12?

"I received three amazing text messages, one from the CEO of a chain, one from the director and one from the editor, which really flattered me."

"The X Factor was very involved in music, for better or for worse.

I'm of course in favor of it, but in the end you have to know your place.

We're in 2023 in a minute, the world is in a very poppy place, people lose patience quickly, and you shouldn't take a music program and only be in music and performance.

In 'The Next Star' they also do entertainment, they turn the show into a pan, mainly thanks to Esi and Rotem who are the show.

Regardless of the identity of the judges, you need good contestants, good music and above all a lot of fun and entertainment.

In 'The Next Star' they do it." By the

"I don't really understand how they do it because I wouldn't do such a thing. I personally went to the second season of 'A Star Is Born' and flew through the initial screening before meeting the judges. To me, standing in front of the judges always seems like a suicide mission. You have to stand in front of every The state and the song. I have no idea how they succeed, because I was not able to accommodate this class."

"The definition 'to save my life' is a bit big. But there were works that were significant for me. This is something that changes a lot for me. I have periods with albums and I can testify about albums that were milestones in my life, for example Beck's 'Sea Change', which accompanied me for Change the headphones and make my loneliness in life more pleasant."

Love as a couple and love as separate.

Ninet (Photo: Eran Levy)

In writing your new song, "Queen of Expansion", Ron Beaton, who was announced last week as the winner of the "Writer of the Year" award by AKUM, also participated. What is the secret of his success?

"He is a super sharp guy, he also has an internal compass to see what works and what doesn't cool

For example, I can work on a text for over a year.

I change it and rewrite it.

Ron has the ability to come, to bring crazy energy, to be in the muse, to throw out ingenious things, he has no inner restraint that I and many of my colleagues have.

Every time I'm with him I feel like I'm in a playground.

I bring the digs and heaviness and he the lightness.

He came in general from hip-hop, from the edge of the street.

I hear here and there a criticism that says that maybe it's not exactly the music of the past.

But it really shouldn't be in place of the music of old.

Right now is the time to make pop fan music and he is the best at what he does."

"I haven't read what Kobe wrote, but I can speculate. I wish for Ron Beaton that they will continue to cancel it endlessly because the dogs are barking and the caravan is passing. In the end, throughout history, big things were not taken too seriously while they were happening."

"I'm not comparing the quality of the music. I'm not debating its quality. It's a matter of taste. I'm just saying there's a place for everything."

"It's very sad. By the way, it's not just about the LGBT community.

They may be the first to be affected by this, but women are also exposed to violence and there are violent talkbacks.

Write to someone 'undress, I want to fuck you' or write to guys 'get burned'.

The very fact that someone who writes this doesn't take credit from his friends - that's the root of the problem.

We are making progress in certain things, but the discourse is very unequal.

Even in prime time shows, the LGBT community is still treated unequally. Asking someone 'do you have a boyfriend?'

Instead of 'Do you have a girlfriend?'

or 'Are you in a relationship?'. The starting point is that the person standing in front of us is straight and LGBT people are still seen as exceptions.

It is the responsibility of society, the media and the education system to burn this ignorance.

Bringing all genders into the discourse in schools, for example.

A country that does not give it a place will be unhappy and its conservatism will overcome freedom."

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