Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We're still here
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more than ever.
Ukraine’s entrants in the pan-continental music competition — the female duo of rapper alyona alyona and singer Jerry Heil — set off from Kyiv for the competition on Thursday. In wartime, that means a long train journey to Poland, from where they will travel on to next month’s competition in Malmö, Sweden.
“We need to be visible for the world,” Heil told The Associated Press at Kyiv train station before her departure. “We need to show that even now, during the war, our culture is developing, and that Ukrainian music is something waiting for the world” to discover.
“We have to spread it and share it and show people how strong (Ukrainian) women and men are now,” added alyona, who spells her name with all lower case letters.
Related articles
Family tree reveals Taylor Swift is a descendant of French King Louis XIV
With her record-breaking success and unparalleled fan base, you won't have to go far to hear Taylor2024-05-06Bamboo dance competition held at middle school in Hainan
Students participate in a bamboo dance competition at Baoting Middle School in Baoting Li and Miao A2024-05-06Ethnic groups in China's Xinjiang mainly use 10 languages
A woman is seen at the Kantuman Bazaar in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regio2024-05-06China hosts 135th Canton Fair in Guangzhou
The 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, better known as the Canton Fair, will be held2024-05-06- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ranger Suárez pitched six strong innings, Whit Merrifield homered and the streak2024-05-06
Xinhe County in Hebei promotes handmade dried noodles to raise income
A villager arranges handmade noodles at Wangteng Village of Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Provin2024-05-06
atest comment