The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will feature Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra performing “Stefania,” which has become the most-watched music video on YouTube among entries from 40 countries competing at the annual competition.
. “After it all started with the war, it took on additional meaning, and many people started seeing it as their mother, Ukraine, in the meaning of the country.”
Ukrainian authorities gave the singer and his bandmates permission to travel to Italy for the contest, as the country has imposed martial law, because they could be called to battle. One member of the folk-rap group reportedly stayed behind to fight.If Kalush Orchestra — which mixes hip-hop with Ukrainian folk dance — makes it to the Eurovision final on Saturday and wins, Ukraine gets the right to host the 2023 contest.
In 2016, the Ukrainian entry by Crimean Tatar singer Jamala scored Ukraine its second Eurovision win. When the contest was held the next year in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Russia was barred from joining. Armenia and Georgia were among the contenders to pull out in past years over tensions with other countries, while Austrian bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst’s victory in 2014 sparked debates on LGBTQ rights.
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