Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Ukraine has re-chosen after Alina Pash, the winner withdrawn from Eurovision due travel document scandal and backlash on social medias etc. Among other things. Long story short the runner up (and televoting winner) Kalush orchestra was asked to do the honors and after few days of thinking they have accepted.  Kalush is Ukrainian rapper Pleh Psiuk, multi instrumentalist Ihor Didenchuk (also a member of Go_A) and DJ MC Kilimmen. The band was formed in 2019. Last year Kalush became a parallel project with added multi instrumentalis members Tymofil Muzychuk and Vitali Duzhuk and added folk and traditional music to the sound, just like their Eurovision entry Stefania. Today the full results of Vidbir 2022 were also published: 1. Alina Pash - Tini zabutykh predkiv (jury 8 + televote 7) 15 , total televotes 19.535 2. Kalush orchestra - Stefania (6 + 8) 14, 31.634 3. Wellboy - Nozzy bossy (7 + 6) 13 , 5.642 4. Roxolana - Girlzzzz (3 + 5) 8 , 5.034 5. Barleben - Hear my words (4 + 3) 7 , 2....

UPDATE 16.2.2022:  Alina Pash withdraws - or is forced to. The same old Crimea/Russia/Ukraine affair. Let's see if Ukraine sends someone else or withdraws completely..... :-( Ukraine has its national final Vidbir 2022 this weekend and chose Alina Pash with  Тіні забутих предків aka Shadows of forgotten ancestors , a song heavy with Ukrainian flavor. This one of the better ones this year for sure. And Vidbir 2022 was such a feast for eyes and ears, with a lot of local flavor indeed that it shot among the best national finals this season for sure.  Alina Ivanivna Pash (28) is an Ukrainian singer/rapper, writer and actress. Her career started already 2010 when she took part in Karaoke na majdani, but her major fame arrived with X Factor where she placed third. Various nominations and awards followed after 2019. Three albums, two EPs and a dozen singles later she's ready to take on the international stage with her Eurovision entry, unless the political situation once again m...

Along with the three Baltic states also Ukraine is to have its national final for the Eurovision song contest tonight. No semi-finals but a straight up final in Kyiv eight finalists. Before the announcement of those a short list of 27 acts in consideration was published, and right after Laud had made it he was disqualified as his song Head under water was proved to have been published already in 2018. Barleben got his place in the final line up. There will be a jury/televote 50/50. So what to think about these? Most everyone needs a revamp to stand out. Alina Pash, Kalush orchestra and Roxolana are for me the three possible ones, all needing a major revamp before Turin though.  Barleben - Hear my words ** I listened and this went by without a trace. I like the piano though. Cloudless - All be alright ** Quite standers pop rock. You wait forever to this take off and it never does really. Verses are pretty nice but chorus a yawn.  Michael Soul - Demons * Very uninteresting three...