Folk-rap band Kalush Orchestra is the favorite to win the Eurovision Song Contest next month.
Ukraine’s participation in this year’s competition has received special permission from the country’s government to travel to Europe to prepare for a big event on May 14 in Turin, Italy.
The Kalush Orchestra is a rap group named after the foothills of the Carpathians and whose music is imbued with the traditional folk voices of this region. They will participate in the competition in May StefaniaA song inspired by the mother of the leader Oleh Psyuk, whose interest in rap stems from Eminem’s childhood love.
The six-man band was only together for a year and was formed from Psyche’s previous project, the rap trio Kalush.
The group initially placed second to represent their country when the national selection was held in January. However, the initial winner, Alina Fash, had already visited Russia-controlled Crimea in 2015 and the Ukrainian national broadcaster, the National Selection Committee and PASH jointly decided not to participate. The Kalush Orchestra will replace him in this year’s competition.
The group was told just days before Russia invaded Ukraine. I said to psyche Times“The dates were very close, so I had mixed feelings, but I’m happy to be able to help my country with my music, it’s the best way I can use it now.
“People don’t think much about music now, because a much more important thing is to think: how to survive, how to find food for your family.”
For example, the band’s dancer will not go to Turin next month. He joined the Kyiv Territorial Defense Forces, decided to lose Eurovision fame and stay home to fight.
Source: Deadline
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