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#tbt: Ukraine hosts Eurovision in 2005
As Ukraine gets ready to host Eurovision Song Contest for the second time, let’s look back at how the first go-round went. Entry Background Song Title: “Razom nas bahato” (Together we are many) Artist: GreenJolly Grand Final: This song finished in 19th place, which is Ukraine’s worst finish to date. Last year’s entry: “Wild Dances” – Ruslana (Winner!) Technically speaking, “Razom nas bahato” by the hip hop band GreenJolly is Ukraine’s worst Eurovision entry to date. The song finished tied for 19th in a field of 24 countries, finishing ahead of the Big Four countries. In other words, all the automatic qualifiers1 were at the bottom of the pile. What on Earth happened? There is a lot to dissect with this entry as to why it was not successful. First of all, there is a lengthy history of hip hop and rap not doing well at the Contest. Going as far back as 2010, there have only been a couple of songs with just elements of hip hop that have advanced to the final, let alone full-on rap songs that have qualified. Second, Eurovision is not a political contest2, and this song pushed that rule to the limit. “Razom nas bahato” was the unofficial […]
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