UKRAINE – President Volodymyr Zelensky hastened to congratulate the Kalush Orchestra, which presented an improvised cover of the song “Stefania”.
The band Kalush Orchestra returned to Ukraine today after its triumph in the Eurovision song contest. Soldiers and women – praised in the winning song “Stefania” – welcomed the band members to the border with Poland.
The frontman of the band Olech Psyuk was offered flowers in the colours of the Ukrainian flag (yellow and blue), before embracing his partner. The Kalush Orchestra then presented an improvised rendition of the song “Stefania”, which won first place at the international competition hosted this year in Turin, Italy.
With its triumph on Saturday, the Ukrainian band gave the Ukrainians a boost of morale after 12 weeks of the war.
Ukrainian soldiers watching the Eurovision Song Contest on television hailed the victory and Psiuk’s call for help in the besieged Mariupol and those trapped in the Azovstal steel plant.
President Volodymyr Zelensky hastened to congratulate the Kalush Orchestra, while the residents of the city of the same name were ecstatic. “I love Kalous. My wife and I watched until 1 in the morning. We are happy that we won. I was jumping. “I was in seventh heaven,” said Peter Yogan, 74, on Sunday, adding, “But I also want to end this war as soon as possible. That will be an even bigger victory. ”
Bookmakers have been a clear favourite of the Ukrainian band in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which draws around 200 million viewers, largely in support of the international community in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February.
The song “Stefania”, which combines hip-hop with traditional sounds, was a tribute to the mother of the band’s frontman Oleh Psiuk. Although he was in 4th place in the ranking after the verdicts of the committees, he jumped to the top with the votes of the public.
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