The Kalush Orchestra became a finalist in the international song contest, despite the risk of disqualification.
Ukraine became the winner of the international song contest Eurovision-2022. The final took place in Turin, Italy on Saturday, May 14th.
According to the results of the jury and the audience voting, the Kalush Orchestra with the song Stefania got 631 points.
It should be noted that after the band’s call from the Eurovision stage to help Mariupol’s defenders, the musicians were threatened with disqualification, as political appeals to the contest were prohibited. However, the organizers noted that the statement of the Ukrainians was of a humane nature.
“We understand the deep feelings around Ukraine at the moment and believe that the statements of the Kalush Orchestra and other performers expressing support for the Ukrainian people are humanitarian, not political,” they said.
Thus, according to the results of the jury vote, Ukraine took fourth place, and received a record 439 votes from the audience, it moved to first place in the standings, which it retains.
The second place in the competition was taken by Great Britain, the third – by Spain.
As reported, the group of Russian hackers threatened to prevent the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra from winning Eurovision 2022.
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Source: korrespondent
