From viral songs to self-discovery: Eman Askar on music and multipotentiality

Music Speakers have the power to inspire through both words and sound, and Eman Askar is a shining example.

A multipotentialite artist, writer, and singer, she has built a reputation for blending creativity with authenticity, reaching global audiences with her unique voice.

Eman first captured international attention with her viral release “Story of Palestine”, a song that gave powerful artistic expression to a cause close to her heart.

Though not a political activist, she used her art to bridge cultural perspectives and spark meaningful dialogue.

Today, she continues to explore the intersections of creativity, identity, and storytelling, empowering others to embrace their journeys without comparison.

In this exclusive interview with The Champions Speakers Agency, Eman shares her thoughts on music, self-expression, and the lessons she’s learned along the way.

Q: You’ve often been described as a multipotentialite. In the context of your creative journey, how does this term reflect who you are as an artist?

Eman Askar: “Okay, so I learned about this term only a year ago. Before that I had no idea it existed and I had no idea what was wrong with me.

“That’s the thing - I always thought that I’m just not focused. I can’t, I just have too many interests. I need to have just one goal, one project, and work on it so I can excel, and that was the problem.

“When I learned about multipotentiality and multipotentialite as a term last year, it was a very liberating feeling for me and it was a very empowering thing because I felt like, you know what, first of all nothing is wrong with me. People like me exist, so that’s awesome. 

“The second thing is, it gave me energy to keep going and keep doing what I’m doing, and you know what, it’s okay that some people can combine more than one interest into one field or one creative project, or people can do them differently, and that’s okay. Just everybody has their journey.

“For me that was a game changer. Just one term - it was a game changer for me.”

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Q: Your song ‘Story of Palestine’ went viral and resonated globally. When you first released it, what message were you hoping to convey through your music?

Eman Askar: “All right, so I don’t know if you watched any of my content or checked my page. I am not an activist, this is not who I am. I am not into politics. Of course I do hear about, I care about humanity, but it’s not what I mainly do.

“I’m an artist. I mostly like to describe myself as an artist or a content creator, and an artist expresses how they feel and expresses their thoughts through what they do.

“This is what “Story of Palestine” was for me. At that time there were events going on and I’ve always been so empathetic with the Palestinian cause. Without getting into the details of this, when the war on Gaza was happening, I had a few non-Arab friends whom we used to hang out with online. 

“We talked about a lot of things and debated. This was a time when we had this debate about the issue, and I felt like so many non-Arabs don’t know our point of view. They don’t know how we see the story from our side.

“Regardless of their opinion, it doesn’t matter if they’re agreeing or not - they just need to at least hear it. They need to have this context where it’s clear, loud, and effectively delivered. Then they get to decide what they want to do with it. 

“My intention when I made this song was only for this few, like a small number of friends that I had this debate with, just to have the opportunity to explain it to them in my way, in my artistic way.

“I put it online. I had 3,000 followers back then - only a few of them whom I was intending to talk to. That’s why I chose English. That was my intention, but never have I ever imagined it would go viral.”

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Q: Many aspiring artists feel stuck or uncertain about their path. From your own experiences, what advice would you give to those struggling to move forward?

Eman Askar: “I think the most important thing, and the main reason why I used to be stuck back then as well, is looking at other people’s journeys.

“I used to look and think, how come she’s making it and I’m not? How come she’s achieving her goals and I’m not even sure about my goals?

“How come, you know, I was supposed to be doing that but I’m not? This constant feeling of ‘I should have done this’ or ‘why am I not doing like her?’ - this is so toxic and so unproductive.

“It keeps you where you are. This is literally why I think I was stuck, and why a lot of people can be stuck, because of that.

“If we just free our minds from all the comparisons and just look at our journey, and only our journey, and focus on “this is what I feel like I can be doing right now, and I’m going to do that, and this will take me from this point to another,” then we don’t have to worry about the noise around us. 

“If we just shut it all off and focus on our own, be kind to ourselves and to our journey, and just move on like that, I think it will help us get out of this stuck situation.”

This exclusive interview with Eman Askar was conducted by Megan Lupton of The Motivational Speakers Agency.

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