She is wanted by Russian justice, but Jamala doesn’t seem too concerned. The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest winner says no Sky News that the Kremlin is trying to “scare” her.
Moscow accuses the singer of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces. “They are trying to stop me or scare me,” Jamala thinks. “But I strongly believe that I can live my life as an artist, as a musician, as a songwriter, the way I want to.”
Forty-year-old Jamala finds it annoying for her family. “I don’t care much about myself because performing is my way of using my voice, helping my country and telling the truth. But it is stressful for my family, for my parents and my children. I worry for them.”
If Moscow tries to track her down, Jamala thinks it won’t be too difficult. She points out that she performs all over the world and that this is visible on social media. “Three days ago I was in Washington. Five days ago in Paris. All information about me can be found.”
Jamala is of Crimean Tatar descent and has been campaigning for that minority in Crimea for years. Her winning Eurovision song was called 1944 and refers to the time when Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had approximately 200,000 Crimean Tatars deported to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, among others. Jamala’s win came two years after Russia annexed Crimea.
2023-11-21 18:56:08
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