Not even an ongoing war can maintain President Volodymyr Zelensky from cheering on Ukraine’s champion in the Eurovision Tune Contest.
“Very shortly in the last of Eurovision the continent and the full environment will listen to our native word,” Zelensky explained in a small video clip posted to his social media internet pages Saturday as the competition received underway.
“I believe that that, in the stop, this word will be ‘Victory!'” he additional — urging viewers to cast their votes for Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine’s agent in the 66-yr-previous international opposition.
The hybrid folks-rap band is greatly favored to earn for “Stefania,” a tribute to frontman Oleh Psiuk’s mother.
The long-operating musical extravaganza has pitted functions symbolizing the nations around the world of the European Broadcast Union in a head-to-head fight of the bands considering that 1956.
This year’s present, in Turin, Italy, noticed 40 nations battling for the coveted glass microphone.
The levels of competition is recognized for its above-the-top rated staging — and for launching the careers of superstars like ABBA and Celine Dion.
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