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Kalush Orchestra perform for Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service

Eurovision winners give an impromptu performance at the Polish border, greeted by servicemen and women.

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Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra gave an impromptu rendition of their winning song, Stefania, at the Polish border as they made their way home on Monday.

The band, whose music blends traditional folk and hip-hop, were presented with blue and yellow flowers as they were greeted at the border by servicemen and women, before breaking into song.

Meanwhile speculation around whether Ukraine will be able to stage the Eurovision 2023 began as soon as Kalush Orchestra won in Turin on the weekend.

While the beseiged country hopes to host the event for Europe next year, the reality lays in stark contrast.

Mykola Chernotytskyi, Head of the Managing Board of Ukrainian broadcaster UA: PBC said, “I want to congratulate everyone on this victory. It is so great that Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time, that we are joining the European family as much as possible. I am very grateful to Kalush Orchestra and its frontman, Oleh Psiuk, for doing their best to prepare and perform in this difficult time. I am infinitely grateful to Oksana Skybinska, the head of our delegation from Suspilne, who also withstood all these burdens and arranged all organizational things to make our presentation at the Eurovision Song Contest at the highest level.”

The Ukrainian delegation will start planning and prepping for Eurovision 2023 immediately.

“We received fantastic viewing indicators both on television and on digital platforms, broadcast by Radio Promin. Now we face another challenge – to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Ukraine. If in other countries this concerns the matters of infrastructure and funding, in our country, for sure, we also have an important security factor. And I can announce that on Friday we are starting consultations with the European Broadcasting Union about hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.”

Close ally Poland and second place nation United Kingdom are considered strong alternatives but other nations including Italy and France.

Oleh Psiuk, from Kalush Orchestra tadded, “Many countries have already conveyed the message that they can host the Eurovision Song Contest if we do not succeed. But I hope that we will host the Eurovision Song Contest in a happy, rebuilt and strong country.”

Source: Wiwibloggs, Guardian

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