Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022 As it fights a war against Russia it did not provoke, Ukraine earned a symbolic victory, winning the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Tribune News Service · May 15, 2022
Eurovision opens with 'give peace a chance' as Zelensky pleads for symbolic Ukraine win As Russia's war on Ukraine continues, the Eurovision Song Contest opened this year's event with a moving tribute to the war-torn country Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022
Eurovision 2022: Why is Russia not competing this year? Twenty-five countries are taking part in the Eurovision grand final –but Russia isn’t one of them The Independent UK · May 14, 2022
Eurovision geopolitics: French entry in Breton, Ukraine favourites and an OK UK After winning second place in last year's Eurovision song contest with an Edith Piaf-inspired chanson in French, France's 2022 entry from Alvan & Ahez is sung in the regional Breton language. It faces stiff competition in Turin on Saturday night where Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra is the favourite by far. Radio France Internationale · May 14, 2022
Eurovision: Wolves, witches and rapping Ukrainians TURIN, Italy: Will it be Norway's banana-eating wolves, France's coven of witches or Britain's space man? Bangkok Post · May 14, 2022
Ukraine's Eurovision act wants to bring home some good news Kalush Orchestra's Oleh Psiuk tells NPR that representing Ukraine on the world stage is a huge responsibility. He hopes people will continue to support his country even after Eurovision ends. WEKU · May 14, 2022
Who is Eurovision 2022 winner Kalush Orchestra? Until recently it was unclear whether Ukraine would be able to take part in the singing competition Dublin Live · May 13, 2022
Eurovision 2022: Why is Russia not competing this year? Forty countries will compete in the contest in Italy this week The Independent UK · May 13, 2022
Is Ukraine in Eurovision 2022 and who is their entry? The country is a Eurovision regular Wales Online · May 13, 2022
Ukraine's Eurovision act Kalush Orchestra - national heroes who are favourites to win So many Ukrainians currently have incredible stories to tell, none more so than this year's Eurovision entry Kalush Orchestra. One band member is missing as he stayed behind to fight Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022
A fan-favorite band from Ukraine advances to the Eurovision grand final Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra will compete in the final round of the competition on Saturday. Their song "Stefania" is about the singer's mom, but has taken on new meaning during the war. WEKU · May 11, 2022
Eurovision 2022: All your burning questions, answered What chance does the UK have? Where can you watch the action? And why is everyone talking about Norway? Evening Standard · May 11, 2022
Eurovision 2022: Why is Russia not competing this year? Forty countries will compete in the contest in Italy this week The Independent UK · May 11, 2022
Ukraine’s Eurovision contestant Kalush Orchestra advance to the final with ‘Stefania’ “Representing Ukraine at this difficult time of war, I want to do my best to be yet another mouthpiece for Ukraine,” frontman Oleh Psiuk previously said The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
Evening Standard · May 10, 2022 Eurovision 2022: Who is Ukraine’s entry Kalush Orchestra and what is the meaning behind their song Stefania? The Eurovision final will take place this weekend and Ukraine is currently tipped as the favourite to win the annual song contest, amid the conflict in the country.
Liverpool Echo · May 10, 2022 Eurovision 2022: Who is Ukrainian entry Kalush Orchestra and meaning behind Stefania The Ukrainian entry is the favourite to win the song contest
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Eurovision 2022: Why is Russia not competing this year? Forty countries will compete in the contest in Italy this week
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022 Ukraine’s entry is favourite to win Eurovision song contest Kalush Orchestra say they ‘represent every Ukrainian’ and song Stefania has become an anthem in the country
Wales Online · May 6, 2022 Ukraine's Eurovision entry originally written about frontman's mum is now an anthem to war-torn nation The song is becoming a sentimental favourite ahead of next weekend's contest
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 A song with power: Ukraine's Eurovision entry unites nation Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra’s upbeat, melodic entry to this month’s Eurovision Song Contest was written as a tribute to the frontman’s mother
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022 Score-settling, boo suppression and voter arrests: will this be the most electric Eurovision ever? With Russia banned and Ukraine the favourite, this year’s song contest will be momentous. Can the nations unite against Putin? Could we see another police roundup? And how did a Kyiv rapper’s tribute to his mum become an anthem for peace?
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022 Ukraine’s Eurovision entry want to be ‘another mouthpiece’ for their country Russia was banned from the contest in February after a decision by the European Broadcasting Union
France 24 · Apr 7, 2022 Ukraine's Eurovision Song Contest band calls for end to war In this edition of Encore!, we hear from the frontman for the group representing Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest as he calls for people across the world to protest Russia's invasion of his country. Kalush Orchestra's Oleh Psiuk was speaking from Israel, where the group have been rehearsing together…
Reuters · Mar 14, 2022 Eurovision favourites, Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra join war effort Topping the Eurovision leaderboard is a dream for many international music acts but for Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra, the glitz of the song contest seems a long way off.
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2022 How Eurovision became tangled up in the Ukraine war Ukraine’s 2022 entrant for the song contest is currently swept up in the war effort - but this is just the latest chapter in a years-long story