Last Thursday (February 9), Shlomo Artzi performed in front of a full house at Binyanei Ha’uma in Jerusalem. But an eight-year-old named Ben Karaso became the true star of the show.

As Shlomo sang “Melech HaOlam”, Ben and his mother were spotted dancing in the aisle. Moments later, producers decided their choreography was too good to ignore – so they decided to feature them on the giant screen behind Shlomo. As the audience cheered them on, Shlomo himself turned around to watch as he finished the song.

Watch the video:

“There were quite a few exciting moments at the concert at Binyanei Ha’uma in Jerusalem on Thursday, but it seems to us that this moment surpassed them all,” Shlomo Artzi’s Facebook page reads. “Watch the boy who captivated the audience in ‘King of the World.'”

Meet Ben Karaso, viral dancing sensation.

Since the concert, we’ve learned that Ben lives in Ramat HaSharon, dances in a dance troupe, and plays the piano.

Interviewed by Walla, Ben seemed to love every minute. “The audience noticed and the cameraman noticed. Then suddenly they put me on the screen. Mom suddenly says to me, ‘Ben, look at the screen!’. I look and say: ‘What?!’. I was shocked. The audience told Shlomo: You have a guest. People in the audience called me ‘king’ and my mother ‘queen’.

“At the end they actually asked me for an autograph,” Ben continued. “We just wanted to dance. I really enjoyed myself, I left really happy and I was really overwhelmed. I said thank you very much to my parents and everyone who encouraged me afterwards. I was very excited. I had fun”.

The Walla article also shares some interesting details about Ben’s connection with Shlomo Artzi:

“‘My grandfather and Shlomo Artzi’s father came to Israel on the same ship and became friends,’ Ben reveals to us, and also wrote thanks on his mother’s Facebook account on Artzi’s Facebook page: ‘I want to thank you for your lovely show. I was really happy that my parents brought me to see you. Now I understand why they like your songs so much.'”