Hi everyone, it’s your host Faithfulness, and today I have with me Lilac Cooper from Tel Aviv, Israel. Lilac Cooper is here to share more about her musical journey while diving into her latest single, “DREAMS,” the lead track from her upcoming EP, ‘MUTE’. In Lilac Cooper’s words, “DREAMS” is a modern prayer, an intimate conversation about faith, self-belief, and manifesting reality.” Release on February 15, 2026, the timing of this single feels like an invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect with one’s inner voice. What does it mean for Lilac Cooper to release such a deeply personal and spiritually resonant track? Are listeners called to explore their own dreams, doubts, and aspirations? Let’s find out.
Before we dive into our conversation, here’s what you need to know about this remarkable artist. Lilac Cooper is a genre-blending pop, soul, and R&B singer known for her powerful yet intimate vocals, raw emotional delivery, and magnetic stage presence. Her journey began at age 10, winning her first singing competition at 12, and later graduating with honors from the prestigious jazz program at Ironi Aleph High School for the Arts in Tel Aviv. At 22, she released her first singles while studying at the Rimon School of Music, collaborating with producer Noam Akrabi. Today, Lilac continues to create original material for the international stage, performing at exclusive events, and collaborating with producers and creatives around the world.
Lilac Cooper wrote “DREAMS” as part of her EP MUTE, a project that explores self-discovery, emotional vulnerability, and spiritual insight. Across the EP’s four tracks, Lilac examines doubt, anxiety, romantic longing, and faith, culminating in the empowering message of “DREAMS.” With cinematic warmth and soulful vocals, the song invites listeners to connect with their own inner strength, embrace self-belief, and trust the path ahead. Lilac doesn’t offer easy answers, she creates a space to feel, reflect, and grow. Through ‘MUTE’ and “DREAMS,” she emerges as a voice of calm, clarity, and inspiration, proving that listening inward can be just as transformative as listening outward.
Having this brief Introduction, I’m sure new and current fans must be excited about our Interview today.
INTERVIEW
Faithfulness: You began your musical journey at just 10 years old and won your first singing competition at 12. Looking back now, how did those early experiences shape your confidence and commitment to becoming an artist?
Lilac Cooper:
I think those early years gave me a very deep feeling that music was never just a hobby for me. From a very young age, being on stage felt natural, almost like that was the one place where everything in me made sense. Winning my first competition at 12 was exciting, of course, but more than that, it gave me proof that this thing I felt so strongly inside was real. It made me understand that my voice could actually move people. That stayed with me. I think those experiences built not only confidence, but also responsibility. I realized very early that if I had something special, I needed to keep working on it, protecting it, and growing with it. So in many ways, that is where the commitment really began for me.
Faithfulness: You graduated with honors from the jazz program at Ironi Aleph High School for the Arts in Tel Aviv. How has that jazz foundation influenced the way you interpret and perform pop, soul, and R&B today?
Lilac Cooper:
Jazz gave me a very strong musical foundation, but beyond the technical side, it taught me how to feel music in a deeper way. It trained my ear, my phrasing, my timing, and my sensitivity, but it also taught me how to leave space and how to trust emotion over perfection. Even when I sing pop, soul, or R&B today, that jazz background is still with me. It affects the way I shape lines, the way I sit behind or ahead of the beat, the way I choose not to oversing something if the emotion needs softness. Jazz taught me nuance. It taught me that sometimes one small vocal choice can say more than a huge moment. I think that really shaped me into the kind of artist I am now.
Faithfulness: You have already appeared on national television and performed in different countries. How have those international experiences shaped the way you approach connecting with audiences from different cultures?
Lilac Cooper:
Those experiences taught me that emotion is its own language. Every culture has its own energy, its own rhythm, its own way of receiving music, but real emotion translates everywhere. When I perform, I do not think first about language or background. I think about honesty. I think people can feel when something is true. Performing in different places showed me that the more real I am, the more universal the connection becomes. It also made me more open and more observant. I learned to really listen to the room, to understand the energy in front of me, and to meet people there while still being fully myself.
Faithfulness: Your performances are often described as emotionally powerful and deeply personal. What do you think allows you to create such an immediate connection with people when you step on stage?
Lilac Cooper:
I think it comes from the fact that I do not know how to perform halfway. When I am on stage, I am really there. I do not try to hide behind technique or presentation. I let people see what I feel. For me, singing has always been one of the most honest forms of expression, so when I step on stage, I am not trying to impress people as much as I am trying to tell the truth. I think audiences feel that. They feel when something is lived and not just performed. And I also think that when you allow yourself to be vulnerable, it gives other people permission to feel their own emotions too. That is where the connection happens.
Faithfulness: From releasing your first singles at 22 while studying at the Rimon School of Music to now collaborating with producers around the world, how would you describe your artistic evolution over the years?
Lilac Cooper:
I would describe it as a journey from wanting to prove myself to wanting to truly express myself. In the beginning, I was focused on doing things right, finding my place, understanding the industry, and showing what I could do. Over the years, I became much more connected to who I am creatively and emotionally. I started caring less about sounding like what people expect and more about making music that feels honest to my inner world. Collaborating with different producers also helped me grow because each collaboration reflects something different back to you. It challenges you, expands you, and sharpens your vision. I feel much more grounded in my identity now. I know what I want to say, and I know how I want people to feel when they hear my music.
Faithfulness: Your single “Dreams,” which appears on your EP Mute, is described as a modern prayer centered on faith, belief, and manifestation. What personal experiences inspired the creation of this song?
Lilac Cooper:
This song came from a very personal place. It was born out of moments in my life where I had to choose belief even when I did not yet have proof. As an artist, there are so many moments where you are walking toward something you cannot fully see yet, and that requires a lot of faith. Faith in yourself, faith in timing, faith in the process, faith that what is meant for you is already on its way. I wrote “Dreams” from that space. It felt like a conversation with something bigger than me, but also with myself at the same time. It was about surrender, trust, and the decision to keep dreaming even in uncertainty.
Faithfulness: “Dreams” carries a calm, cinematic atmosphere that feels very introspective. What kind of emotional space were you hoping listeners would enter while hearing the track?
Lilac Cooper:
I wanted people to enter a very intimate space, almost like a private conversation with themselves. The kind of space where the outside world gets quieter for a moment and you can really hear what is inside you. I wanted the song to feel comforting, grounding, and a little bit sacred. Not heavy, but deep. A place where you can breathe, reflect, and reconnect with your own belief. For me, “Dreams” is very gentle, but it is also very strong. So I hoped listeners would feel held by it, and maybe leave the song feeling a little more connected to themselves and to whatever they believe in.
Faithfulness: Your vocal delivery on “Dreams” feels both technically refined and emotionally intimate. How did your jazz training influence the phrasing and subtle vocal expression in the song?
Lilac Cooper:
My jazz background definitely influenced the way I approached this song, especially in the phrasing. With “Dreams,” I did not want the vocal to feel too polished or too controlled. I wanted it to breathe. Jazz taught me how to trust softness, how to stretch a phrase emotionally, and how to let silence do part of the work. It also taught me that intimacy in singing often comes from what you do not force. So a lot of the expression in this song lives in the small details, in the air, in the restraint, in the slight changes in tone. That is something my jazz training really gave me.
Faithfulness: Lyrically, “Dreams” encourages belief before proof. Why was that message important for you to share right now?
Lilac Cooper:
Because I think so many people are living in that exact space right now. Wanting something deeply, praying for something, working toward something, but not seeing it fully materialize yet. That can be a very lonely and exhausting place. I wanted to share a message that says your belief still matters in that in between space. Maybe especially there. For me, belief before proof is one of the hardest and most important parts of any dream. It is easy to believe once something already happened. The real test is whether you can still trust when things are unclear. That message felt very alive for me, so it felt important to put it into a song.
Faithfulness: Since releasing “Dreams,” what kinds of reactions or interpretations from listeners have surprised or moved you the most?
Lilac Cooper:
What moved me most was hearing that people connected to it in such personal ways. Some people heard it as a spiritual song, some as a healing song, some as a song about chasing their purpose, and some as a reminder not to give up on themselves. I love that because it means the song became bigger than my own story. I think the most touching reactions were from people who said it made them feel less alone, or that it gave them a sense of peace in a difficult moment. That means everything to me. When a song becomes part of someone’s inner life, that is very powerful.
Faithfulness: “Mute” explores themes like intuition, anxiety, romantic vulnerability, and faith. When you were creating the project, did you see it as telling a specific emotional story?
Lilac Cooper:
Yes, definitely. I always saw it as an emotional journey. Each song lives in a different emotional state, but together they tell one bigger story. To me, “Mute” is about learning how to quiet the noise enough to hear what is actually true. It moves through overthinking, fear, longing, self doubt, hope, and belief. It is very internal. Very human. I was not trying to create a perfect concept. I was trying to capture real emotional transitions that people go through, including me. So yes, there was a specific story, but it was more emotional than literal.
Faithfulness: The songs on “Mute” feel connected almost like chapters of the same story. How intentional was the order and progression of the tracks when shaping the EP?
Lilac Cooper:
It was very intentional. The order mattered a lot to me because I wanted the listener to move through the project in a certain emotional arc. It begins in a place of inner conflict and questioning, then goes deeper into anxiety and emotional uncertainty, and eventually arrives somewhere more open, surrendered, and trusting. I wanted it to feel like a real progression, almost like the mind and heart moving through different stages until they reach a kind of inner release. So the tracklist was never random for me. It was part of the storytelling.
Faithfulness: The production across “Mute” is very intentional and restrained, allowing space and silence to carry emotional weight. Why was that minimal, introspective approach important for this project?
Lilac Cooper:
Because this project needed honesty more than decoration. The songs are very emotional and very internal, so I did not want the production to overpower that. I wanted there to be space for the lyrics, the vocals, the tension, the breath, even the discomfort. Silence can say so much when it is placed in the right way. Sometimes what is not there is just as important as what is there. That kind of restraint felt right for “Mute” because the whole project is about inner listening. If the production had been too full or too loud, it would have gone against the heart of what I was trying to say.
Faithfulness: You collaborated with producers like Ron Bakal and TJ Fuller while creating the EP. How did those collaborations help bring your vision for Mute to life?
Lilac Cooper:
Each collaboration brought something different and important. Ron really understood the emotional language of the project. There was a lot of trust in that process, and I think that helped shape the EP in a very cohesive way. He understood that these songs needed space, subtlety, and emotional precision. TJ brought a different color and sensitivity that also really served the world of the project. I think the best collaborations are the ones where people do not try to change your vision, but help you see it more clearly and bring it to life in a stronger way. That is what these collaborations felt like for me.
Faithfulness: As you continue building your presence on the global stage, what kind of legacy or impact do you ultimately hope your music will have on listeners around the world?
Lilac Cooper:
I hope my music makes people feel seen, strengthened, and less alone in their inner world. That is the deepest thing for me. Of course I want to grow, perform globally, and reach as many people as possible, but at the heart of it, I want the music to mean something real. I want it to give people permission to feel deeply, to trust themselves more, and to stay connected to who they are. If my music can create that kind of emotional truth and comfort for people, then that is the impact I care about most. I want the legacy to be honesty, connection, and songs that stay with people long after they hear them.
CHECK OUT THE RELEASE OF ‘Dreams’
HAVING LISTENED TO ‘Dreams’, HERE ARE MY HONEST THOUGHTS
Lilac Cooper’s “Dreams” is a captivating and deeply introspective track that immediately drew me in with its intimate, meditative atmosphere. From the very first note, her jazz-trained vocals reveal remarkable control, warmth, and emotional depth, conveying sincerity without relying on theatrics. I found myself mesmerized by the subtlety in her phrasing, where each melodic rise and fall mirrors the patient unfolding of personal growth, making the listening experience feel profoundly personal. The production complements her vocals beautifully, with spacious piano chords and understated synth layers that allow each sound to breathe, creating a cinematic warmth and emphasizing contemplation over spectacle. What struck me most was the lyrical content, “Dreams” reads like a modern prayer, blending self-affirmation and spiritual reflection in a way that encourages trust, patience, and introspection, making it feel deeply resonant on a personal level. Overall, “Dreams” stands out as the emotional and spiritual centerpiece of MUTE, leaving a lasting impression that is both intimate and universal, and firmly establishes Lilac Cooper as an artist of remarkable vision and emotional honesty.
Finally to our audience, I urge to listen to “Dreams“, add it to your playlist and be Inspired by it and on behalf of Dulaxi I like to appreciate you all by saying thank you everyone, See you on our next interview.
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