The Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra, whose song Stefania mixes hip-hop and traditional music, collected 631 points, ahead of Briton Sam Ryder and his title spaceman and the Spanish singer Chanel with Slo-Moduring the Eurovision party organized in Turin, Italy, on May 14.
The clip of the Ukrainian group was shot in Bucha, Irpin, Borodyanka and Hostonel, towns close to kyiv, which suffered the horrors of the occupation. At the end of the video, it is mentioned that this clip is dedicated to the Ukrainian people, to the mothers who protect their child and to all those who give their lives for freedom.
The video was shot in the middle of immdestroyed trees. We see soldiers, inhabitants gathered in gymnasiums and children, certainly the symbol of the future of the country. VSThis song, written before the war, is about the mother figure of the singer. But his words take on another dimension today evoking the motherland, even if at no time the word is mentioned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed his country’s victory in Eurovision on Saturday May 14 by making the link with the Russian invasion, with this sentence written on his Facebook page: “Our courage impresses the world, our music conquers Europe”. “For the third time in its history. And, I believe, not the last. We will do our best to one day welcome Eurovision participants and guests to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Free, peaceful, rebuilt!”he added of this port city in the south of the country occupied by Russian troops and almost completely destroyed.
“I thank Kalush Orchestra for its victory, and all those who voted for us! I am sure that our victorious choir in the battle against the enemy is not far away. Glory to Ukraine!”wrote the Head of State.