British bookies are currently offering odds of 7/18 for Ukraine to triumph at this evening’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, with their entry Kalush Orchestra’s distinctive blend of …
’s distinctive blend of rap and folk music, combined with the country’s current courage in the face of Russian invasion, expected to unite voters across Europe in support.
“For our country it is so important to have victories in all ways. So if we win, it will be another opportunity to show Ukraine to the world, to remind people about Ukraine, and to increase morale in the whole country.” was originally inspired by Psiuk’s mother, but lines such as “I will always walk to you by broken roads” have become interpreted in context of the country’s current plight.
And Kalush Orchestra were only Ukraine’s second choice in the national contest to compete, but found themselves on the path to Turin when Ukraine’s original winner Alina Pash was found to have made a trip in 2015 to Crimea, an area seized by Russia the year before, and was therefore deemed ineligible to take part.
This represents a sea change for the UK who – despite being one of the six countries allowed to go straight through to the final without having to compete in either semi-final, due to its long-time investment in the EBU – have endured nearly more than a decade of humiliatingly low scores.
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