Dana International Interview on The Late Late Show, Ireland 1998

Gay Byrne interviewing Dana International on The Late Late Show after winning the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest. An interesting discussion about politics, religion and the human spirit.
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Dana International is a well acclaimed Israeli pop singer. Dana is a Transgender Woman, and she pronounces messages of freedom, liberation, fun and love through the language of her music, which varies from dance and house dance floor tracks to pop and ballads. Her international breakthrough occurred after winning the 1998 Eurovision with the song Diva. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever.

[@luvhart]

Wonderful interview. Gay Byrne was a legend in Irish television and showed great respect to Dana International here

[@mfitzy100]

Ah ireland was changing big time socially in those few years - you could tell by the very warm reception she got. Couldn’t imagine that interview just ten years before hand

[@cosgrovefamily295]

Uncle Gay did have a couple on (not 10 years earlier but several years) where the woman was transgender. From what I recall he asked them all the (decent) questions cis people always have for trans people and the entire country had them answered all at once. I was very young at the time but I remember him treating them with respect and gratitude

[@cosgrovefamily295]

I don’t think the audience would have received them with such a warm reception if it wasn’t for uncle Gay paving the way to understanding

[@nickkruger7962]

Dana International is so beautiful.

[@andrewbyrne7321]

My favourite eurovision winner

[@roisinkenny6243]

I remember this u were amazing Dana your so Beautiful

[@TalerAvi]

אחד הראיונות היפים והמרגשים שראיתי.

[@JBiggsofWSNC]

This is a fantastic interview. I love her honesty.

[@SuperJNG18]

Fun fact: Dana first tried for Eurovision in ‘95 and finished second. If she’d won, she would, in fact, have competed in Ireland!

[@kithand1106]

Do you mean she competed to represent Israel or that she competed in the actual competition?

[@SuperJNG18]

@@kithand1106 She competed to represent Israel

[@dauo3442]

Es divina, más allá de lo físico.

[@NickKruger1996]

Dana International is a great person

[@SuperJNG18]

Gay Byrne was actually quite nice here. The way Dana dragged Pat Kenny was insane and beautiful.

[@rgearr1808]

Pat famously referred to her as: he, she or it

[@innatarasyan5960]

Какая же она замечательная 🥰☺

[@fuud4588]

They did a damn good job on the operation. Most people wouldn't think she was trans.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

I love Dana’s accent and voice! I wish the modern trans movement hadn’t destroyed any goodwill I had towards the community

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@prageruwu69 Dana International and people like Blaire White: transsexuals, no problem with them. Trans activists who say anyone can be a woman and be in women’s spaces even if they haven’t transitioned at all, bad. How much simpler do I need to make it for you?

[@redlightning9130]

Dana is a true transsexual, she had to live tough times in the 80s and 90s, she's a real one. The ones we have now are mostly fakers who seek attention

[@dauo3442]

Es divina, absolutamente, toda ella.

[@user-ul3nx1cc2u]

UK had 8 times host (1960,1963,1968,1972,1974, 1977,1982,1998) Eurovision ,Ireland host 7 time (1971,1981,1988,1993,1994,1995, 1997)

[@brianhawkins4206]

Yes but Ireland have won more times, in fact the most times

[@simonrodgers8902]

​@@brianhawkins4206True, but that's not what she said.

[@user-yt9gx6ho2j]

דנה אינטרציונל.את.גדולה.מהחיים.וגם.השרא

[@polanialmoni6274]

Some say the scar she has on her shoulder is actually from an operation to remove her bone so she would look narrow and feminine. Love her

[@jondoe5720]

Let’s be honest she’s pretty broad so if that was the case she must have been even more wide which seems unlikely

[@redlightning9130]

​@@jondoe5720 her shoulders are average, the masculine part of her body are her arms and her stomach

[@RosenHawk]

"The Orthodox are very powerful with lots of money." Ummm lol?

[@user-bu5fe1fv2e]

בכיף יכולה להיות שרת אוצר או לכהן כשגרירה. מבריקה.