Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra Wins Eurovision

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra Wins Eurovision
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine pose for photographers after winning the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, in Turin, Italy, on May 15, 2022. Yara Nardi/Reuters
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TURIN, Italy—Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy on Saturday with their entry “Stefania”, riding a wave of public support to claim an emotional victory that was welcomed by the country’s president.

Sung in Ukrainian, the winning song fused rap with traditional folk music and was a tribute to band frontman Oleh Psiuk’s mother.