{"id":443667,"date":"2022-05-08T05:11:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T02:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ukraines-kalush-orchestra-favored-to-win-eurovision-music-contest\/"},"modified":"2022-05-08T05:11:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T02:11:16","slug":"ukraines-kalush-orchestra-favored-to-win-eurovision-music-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukraines-kalush-orchestra-favored-to-win-eurovision-music-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ukraine&#8217;s Kalush Orchestra favored to win Eurovision music contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2409e73a82c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2409e73a82c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukraines-kalush-orchestra-favored-to-win-eurovision-music-contest\/#%E2%80%9CUkraines_Kalush_Orchestra_favored_to_win_Eurovision_music_contest%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ukraine&#8217;s Kalush Orchestra favored to win Eurovision music contest&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUkraines_Kalush_Orchestra_favored_to_win_Eurovision_music_contest%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ukraine&#8217;s Kalush Orchestra favored to win Eurovision music contest&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Ukrainian band is considered a favorite to win a popular televised European song contest, as the country continues to resist Russia\u2019s unprovoked invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Bookmakers <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/odds\/eurovision\">have given<\/a> Kalush Orchestra\u2019s song \u201cStefania\u201d a 46 percent chance to win the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which has been televised across the continent annually since 1956.<\/p>\n<p>Oleh Psiuk, 27, the r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing frontman of the band, insists his song will win the competition on the merits, not because of an outpouring of support for his war-torn homeland, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/well-win-eurovision-because-of-the-song-not-the-war-insists-ukrainian-rapper-jswq0scqt\">according to The Times of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The contest is decided both by a panel of music industry experts and viewers at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we have first place with the bookmakers, but before the beginning of the war we were fifth. It turns out people really like our song, so huge gratitude to everybody who have paid attention to Ukrainian music,\u201d Psiuk said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk\">Stefania<\/a>,\u201d a love song to Psiuk\u2019s mother that features elements of traditional music and rap, was written before the war began, but has taken on a new meaning as fans equate the lyrics with the Ukrainian motherland, the artist told the paper. <\/p>\n<p>It features stanzas like \u201cI\u2019ll always find my way home even if all roads are destroyed,\u201d and  \u201cMother sing me the lullaby, I want to hear your dear word.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 16: Ukraine representatives and members of Kalush Orchestra attends the red carpet of the Eurovision party &quot;Eurovision PreParty&quot; at Sala La Riviera on April 16, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa\/WireImage)\" class=\"wp-image-22183789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/kalush-orchestra.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukraine\u2019s Kalush Orchestra on the red carpet of the Eurovision Pre-Party in Madrid on April 16. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Aldara Zarraoa\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Ukraine.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra has rised to be a top contender to win this year\u2019s Eurovision song contest with its viral hit, &quot;Stefania.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-22183554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Ukraine.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Ukraine.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Ukraine.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra has risen to be a top contender to win the 2022 Eurovision song contest with its viral hit, \u201cStefania.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur song is loved by Europeans not only because of the war. The more people pay attention to Ukraine, the more they hear about the song, so this song is loved by an ever-wider audience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Kalush Orchestra needed a special governmental waiver to leave Ukraine to compete in the contest\u2019s final round next week in Turin, Italy, according to the Times of London. All able bodied men under the age of 60 are required to remain in Ukraine and take up arms against the Russians.<\/p>\n<p>Winning the contest would \u201creally increase the morale of the country,\u201d Psiuk told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mariupol-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People walk past a residential building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 3, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22183553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mariupol-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mariupol-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mariupol-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kalush Orchestra band member Oleh Psiuk hopes a possible win could boost the \u201cmorale of the country\u201d amid its defense against Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Alexander Ermochenko<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expert observers of the competition told the paper that such a \u201cmorale\u201d boost seemed likely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will win the public vote by a landslide,\u201d said Paul Jordan, who wrote a Ph.D. thesis on the Eurovision Song Contest and later worked for the organization. \u201cThe [expert] jury vote will be different and difficult to predict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has won Eurovision twice since its first appearance in the contest 19 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Russia was banned from participating in this year\u2019s event.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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