Ukraine: Eurovision 2022 trophy sold for $900,000 going to the Ukrainian military

Ukraine: Eurovision 2022 trophy sold for $900,000 going to the Ukrainian military
Monday, 30 May 2022

  • The trophy of Eurovision 2022, won by Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, has been auctioned off to the price of  $900,000, all going to the Ukrainian military.

    The winners of Eurovision 2022, Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, had decided to auction off their Eurovision trophy and the pink bucket hat in order to support financially the Ukrainian military. 

    In collaboration with TV persona Serhiy Prytula the trophy was about to land in the hands of the individual or entity donating the highest amount of cryptocurrency in order to raise funds to support Ukraine's military which is fighting against the Russian invadors. 

    Kalush Orchestra obviously satisfied by the outcome expressed their enthusiasm stating: 

    Friends, you are incredible!

    We are grateful to each and every one of you who has donated to this auction – especially to the WhiteBit Team who have bought the trophy for $900,000 and have since become the owners of the trophy. 

    Subscribe to them, they really deserve it 

    Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Armed Forces !

     

    A few words for Kalush Orchestra

    Kalush is a Ukrainian rap group formed in 2019. The group consists of founder and rapper Oleh Psiuk, multi-instrumentalist Ihor Didenchuk, and DJ MC Kilimmen. Didenchuk is also a member of electro-folk band Go_A. In 2021, Kalush announced the launch of a parallel project, Kalush Orchestra. Unlike the main band, Kalush Orchestra focuses on rap with folk motifs and Ukrainian traditional music. The core members of Kalush were joined by multi-instrumentalists Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk.

    Kalush was formed in 2019 and named after Psiuk's hometown of Kalush, Ukraine.The band's first music video for the song "Не маринуй" was released on their official YouTube channel on October 17, 2019.After the release of their second music video "Ти гониш" in November 2019, Kalush signed an agreement with the American hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings. On February 19, 2021, the band's debut album HOTIN was released. On July 23, 2021, Kalush together with rapper Skofka released their second album entitled ЙО-ЙО.

    Following Alina Pash's withdrawal from the competition after allegations about falsifying travel documents regarding her entry in the region of Crimea back in August 2015, the Organising Committee decided to offer the Eurivision 2022 spot to Kalush Orchestra who came second in the national final with the song ' Stefania', which however topped the public voting scoreboard. 

    Kalush Orchestra took part on May 12 in the 1st semi final achieving to qualify by winning the semifinal. The Ukrainian representatives brought the third trophy to Ukraine after winning the Grand final. The band accomplished to came 4th in the jury voting and by topping the televoting with the record breaking amount of 439 points won the competition with the overall score of 631 points. 

     

     

    News Source : Kalush Orchestra

    Image:EBU/SARAH LOUISE BENNETT

     

     

     

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  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.