Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision 2022

Ukrainian band in the middle of the Russian invasion Kalash Orchestra and its subjectstefania“He has achieved a significant victory this Saturday, handling the crystal microphone of not only music, but moral and media, Eurovision 2022 Singing for the motherland.

at a festival held in Turin Olympic Palacehis candidacy prevailed over him United Kingdomsecond, and SpainThird, what he has achieved Channel and subject”slomo“His best position since 1984.

Right after his performance, Kalash Orchestra The city has sought “help” for its country Mariupol And for soldiers trapped in the Azovstal steelworks, there is a message that, due to its political nature, is prohibited in principle in the festival’s rules, although the organization has yet to rule on its consequences.

It is the third time that Ukraine has won Eurovision since its debut in 2003. Only a year later it won first thanks to Ruslan and “Wild Dance” and then in 2016 with Jamala and “1944”, which violated the Russian government by fixing the historic episode of deportation of Crimean Tatar minorities.