Ukraine’s visa winner appeals to his followers on social media.
Jamala won the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm in 2016 with the song 1944. AOP
The singer Jamala, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016, lived Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova has posted videos on social media after Russia invaded Ukraine.
He has written in his publications that Ukrainians do not want war. He also calls on his followers to support Ukraine in the midst of the war.
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In his latest publication, he cites his Eurovision winning song 1944.
– When guests arrive. They will come to your house. They kill everyone and say, “We are not guilty,” the lyrics of the song are translated into Finnish.
– When I wrote these words in 2014, it was the beginning of the 1944 song. I would never have believed that the events of World War II would come true again, Jamala ponders in his update.
This is how Jamala aired its victory in 2016. AOP
Cold history
Already in 2016, the victory piece of 1944 caused a stir because it was accused of being too political in its wording. The rules of the Eurovision Song Contest prohibit, among other things, politics in the competition songs, but the jury ruled that the song did not break the rules.
Jamala has told the public that the song originated from the freezing events of history.
The song refers to the mass deportations of Tatars from Crimea during World War II. Behind the deportations had been the dictatorial leadership of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin.
The singer’s grandmother was one of the deported Tatars. According to a study of history, almost 200,000 Tatars were forced to leave their homes. An estimated 8,000 Tatars lost their lives during the forced relocations.