Oleh Psiuk’s pink bob did not go unnoticed on Monday at the border between Poland and Ukraine. The Kalush Orchestra, the group that won Eurovision on Saturday in Turin, is back in Ukraine and took advantage of its border crossing to sing “Stefania”, trophy in hand, behind a Ukrainian flag held by border guards . “Eurovision is a very important thing, especially this year. But the lives of so many people are much more important,” he said, quoted by Reuters. The musical formation intends to auction the trophy of victory, to participate in the war effort: “Many people are ready to make donations. It’s just to entice them a little more, they can be the owners of this trophy. Someone must find it cool to have the Eurovision 2022 winner’s trophy at home!
⚡️ Kalush Orchestra returns to Ukraine after Eurovision win.
The Ukrainian band gave an impromptu performance of the winning song, “Stefania,” for the members of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service after crossing the border on their way home.
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The Kalush Orchestra, which came fourth in the jury’s votes, was able to benefit from enormous popular support among the viewers of the musical competition, which propelled their song mixing traditional tunes and rap to the top of the rankings. The group released a new clip of “Stefania”, shot in Boutcha, Irpin, Borodyanka and Hostomel, towns near kyiv recently liberated after being occupied by Russian troops, and where unbearable scenes shocked the world. giving particularly poignant meaning to the words of “Stefania”: “I will always find my way home, even if all the roads are destroyed”. In the clip, the lyrics of the title, written before the Russian invasion of February 24, have been translated into English.