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...