Dami Im's next step - from Eurovision to Uganda

From winning hearts across the world at this year's Eurovision to warming the heart of her sponsor child, Dami Im's next adventurous calling is taking her to Uganda.

Dami Im returns home after Eurovision success

Dami Im returns home after Eurovision success Source: AAP

She's wowed the world and now she's going to warm children's hearts - Australian singer Dami Im has set her sights on another adventure.

SBS hosted a Q&A with Im on Thursday where she said she'll be headed to Uganda to visit her sponsor child, and will use her Eurovision success to help raise awareness about children living in poverty.
Dami Im with Carolina and Frida Sorensen at SBS.
Dami Im meets Frida, a very shy fan, with her mum Carolina Sorensen at SBS.
But moving on from the "best experience of my life" will take some time for the artist as she reflects on memories she'll cherish for life. 

"I still can't believe that actually happened and it's all very, very surreal," Im told SBS.

"People saw me and thought, 'oh, there are Asians living in Australia, cool', which is true. There are a lot of Asians living in Australia and I like to represent that."
She confessed she didn't think the advice from Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy or any other past contestants was any good at first but having lived through it, her tips wouldn't be much different. 

"All they kept saying was, 'it's going to be really crazy, but try and enjoy it' and I just thought, 'that's not very good advice, it's not very helpful'," she said.

"But when I went there and experienced everything, and if I were to give advice to someone else doing it, I'd say, 'it's going to be crazy, but try and enjoy it'."
She said the dazzling dress she wore is now sitting at home for her to keep, damaged after all her performances. 

And as for who she hopes will represent Australia next year she said: "Somebody who is not as good as me."

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Published 2 June 2016 4:47pm
Updated 2 June 2016 7:35pm
Source: SBS News


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