The biggest pop music event in Europe – “Eurovision” – is taking place in the Italian city of Turin on Saturday evening. This year, the representatives of Latvia “Citi zēni” could not get out of the semi-finals of the selection and did not qualify for the finals, but Latvians can also vote for their favorite final song.
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Eurovision is taking place for the 66th time, this time in Italy. Tonight, 25 countries competed in the final – ten from each semi-final and five countries in the so-called “big five”. It is significant that both of our neighbors – Lithuania and Estonia – also took the stage.
It is no secret that both bookmakers and passionate fans of Eurovision are expected to win this year in Ukraine, represented by the men’s association “Kalsuh Orchestra” with the song “Stefania”. Edgars Bāliņš, editor of “Delfi” social networks and hardened fan of “Eurovision” in its analysis The preliminary results of the competition were as follows: most likely, the other 24 participants are fighting for second place instead of first place.
Shortly after 11 pm, when the Ukrainians came on stage, the audience in the arena supported the boys with rhythmic applause and many rose to their feet. The performance ended with powerful cries of excitement. The musicians mentioned what was happening at the Azovstal steel foundry in Mariupol, where Ukrainian defenders are currently fighting heroically against the occupying forces. Defenders in the Kiev region also sympathize with their own:
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Lithuanian Monika, like an unusual number of other participants this year, performed the composition in her native language. Estonian Stefan, who finished the big race, showed a particularly vital and easy performance.
History has shown that Eurovision comes as a surprise. Not only the vote of TV viewers but also the jury’s assessment play an important role in the outcome. Which country won this year’s competition will be known in one night.
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