Euro Vision Song Contest: Ukraine and her sad song of the Crimea – SPIEGEL ONLINE

In the end it was then but in the duel addition that had built up over the whole Euro Vision Week in Stockholm: Russia against Ukraine. After the jury votes the third way had still been in the lead, the Australian title of Dami Im. But with the new voting system at the Song Contest still lacked the audience votes. (Read the statement on the new voting system)

They brought Ukraine a decisive impetus to the jump past Australia. Only Russia Sergey Lazarev had performed better with the viewers – but its spruced-up with a lot of entertainment expenses Simpel-pop song “You Are The Only One” was too far behind after the jury votes to win the Euro Vision Song Contest 2016th Second at the Jurys, second in the audience: This gave the overall victory for Ukraine.

So now is Jamala second Ukrainian ESC winner, by Ruslana 2004. The winning performances could hardly be more different: Ruslana’s “Wild Dances” was an unruly drumming, the singer wore a leather apron, the dancers whirled around them. This year, the whole production was concentrated on Jamala in blue dress, the song is a ballad, the message in the center.

A song about expulsion

And the message of the song “1944″ was discussed from the moment when Jamala had won in February the Ukrainian preselection. For the year the song title is the year in which Jamalas grandmother was deported as members of the Tatar population – on Stalin’s orders. When transporting to Central Asia one of their five children died.

Again and again stressed Jamala since then, the song IN QUESTION from personal fate of their family; Susana Jamaladinova came in 1983 in Kyrgyzstan to the world, their relatives came only after the fall of the Soviet Union to the Crimea back, where Jamala began her musical education, which she then continued in Kiev.

Perhaps stuck behind this emphasis on family history but also a strategic thought: Of course, one thinks at Jamal’s song today immediately to the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. There was again forced displacement, even among the Crimean Tatars. But political statements in text and song titles are prohibited by ESC rules. The European Broadcasting Union announced because on demand, you have “1944″ checked, it complied with the rules.

In the days before the finale, however stressed Jamala, that since 2014 no longer to the Crimea to her family had returned; Of course the song ALSO TRADE which she told the “Guardian”. as 2015

How can the ESC be apolitical <- At the same time, the Director General of the Ukrainian television announced, in an eventual victory of Russia Ukraine will probably refrain again to participate.? / p>

Yes, the decision is a political Jamala. But it is also a decision for a song – that recited the trained opera singer Jamala with much fervor. It would have addressed many different populations, with its blend of electronic beats with a light-nineties retro touch, but also traditional musical elements. She calls the spread in Azerbaijan vocal technique mugham and the Armenian woodwind instrument duduk.

In the winner’s press conference at night in Stockholm, Jamala was happy that “who pronounce the truth that human touch”. She said, the soundtrack to the Holocaust film “Schindler’s List” meant to her much, and she hoped that her song had a similar power.

Until 62 Euro Vision Song Contest, which will probably take place in Kiev, heated discussions are now kindled how political should be the European Song Contest. But in so heated times in Europe, the ESC can not possibly be apolitical.

And a conciliatory message plugged so anyway in the Detailed voting results of the competition of Stockholm: The Ukrainian TV viewers gave the Russian contribution the maximum number of points, twelve points. And the Russian TV audience rewarded, unlike the jury, the song of the Ukraine – with ten points

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