As Dami Im heads into the Eurovision grand finale, the Australian star has something she wants to get off her chest.
Speaking to Woman’s Day‘s Executive Editor Claire Isaac, who is currently in Stockholm for the global competition, the Aussie admitted she is completely overwhelmed by all the support she has received.
Watch Dami thank her fans in the video player below. Post continues
“Hey Australia! Thank you so much for watching me, getting up early and just supporting me. I can feel it from here,” the talented star said while gesturing to her heart.
“I am just so grateful and I hope that I make you even more proud in the grand final!”
Dami is Australia’s second ever contestant to enter Eurovision.
In 2014, Jessica Mauboy was a guest performer during the competition but not an actual contestant.
Last year Guy Sebastian, who finished in 5th place his tune Tonight Again, was guaranteed a spot in the grand final as a courtesy for Australia’s first year competing, but Dami won her spot in the final round after her show-stopping performance on Sunday.
In fact, her performance was so powerful that gambling site Sportsbet slashed her odds of winning the competition from $19.00 to $5.00, making her second-favourite to take out first place, with only Russia ahead on $1.75.
The Queenslander’s performance was met with a deafening chorus of cheers.
Fans inside the Ericsson Global stadium reported that the former X-Factor star’s rendition of Sound of Silence brought in perhaps the biggest applause of the competition thus far.
“Australia is definitely the favorite in Semi final 2, just listen to the cheers,” one fan shared on Twitter along with a clip of the performers last note, which had onlookers erupting in cheers.
Dami deemed the performance so emotionally uplifting, that the sheer support she received onstage caused her to burst into tears immediately after.
Woman’s Day‘s Claire Isaac caught up with the woman of the moment.
“I could picture all my family watching, all getting up at 5am to see me and that made me a bit nervous,” the 27-year-old said to SMH.
“When I saw all the fans singing along and waving, and everyone cheering to me, I don’t cry all that often, but I burst into tears. I was so touched how everyone was so supportive of me.”
Check out a snippet of Dami’s jaw-dropping performance in the video player below!
