Monday, February 22, 2016

Ukraine: Jamala to Stockholm with "1944"

The Ukrainian national final took place yesterday in Kiev. The show was hosted by Dimitri Tankovich and Aleksander Pedan.Six contestants were in the battle to win the competition.Voting was a mix of jury and televotes. The Hardkiss and Jamala got 11 final points. Jamala got the highest votes from the audience for her song "1944", means she won the competition and will be honored to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. The song is half english and half Crimean Tatar.

This was the full line-up:

Here you can see the full result of the jury and televotes: 
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"It’s inspired by story that my great grandmother told me when I was small. The song is about the tragedy that happened to our family and all Crimean Tatar in 1944. I mean the deportation of Crimean Tatar people from Crimea to Central Asia, the crime made by Soviet government. My great grandmother lost one of her daughters during the deportation. Actually “1944” concerns all people that had their own horrible tragedies in the past, such as Holocaust. We should always remember and never forget them to avoid like in the future. I want to deliver this message to as many people as possible." said Jamala in our interview about her song "1944". Read the full interview with Jamala soon...
Here you can see the first reaction after she was announced as winner of the competition:


Support Jamala and her music. Download her Eurovision entry "1944" and her latest album "Дыхание (Breathe)" on iTunes or listen to it on Spotify:


Jamala will represent Ukraine in the second half of the second Semi-Final on 12th May 2016 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. Will her song "1944" make it to the Eurovision final?

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