A Song With Power: Ukraine’s Eurovision Entry Unites Nation

A Song With Power: Ukraine’s Eurovision Entry Unites Nation
Oleh Psiuk, frontman of Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, during an interview in Turin, Italy, on May 5, 2022. Antonio Calanni/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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TURIN, Italy—Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra’s upbeat, melodic entry for this month’s Eurovision Song Contest was written as a tribute to the frontman’s mother.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has become an anthem to the war-ravaged motherland.