Yurcash Frontman Yurko Yurchenko, almost 20 years after national selection for Eurovision 2005, made a loud statement. In a new interview, the musician stated that the results of the then vote were falsified, and it was his group - not Grindjoli - had to represent Ukraine at an international competition.
In 2005, Yurcash made a patriot . At the same time, the victory was won with a song together with a song , which quickly became a symbol of the Orange Revolution and the unofficial political anthem of the time.
According to Yurchenko, then the favorite of the organizers was another artist who was actively promoted, but the results of the vote changed after mass protests on the Maidan. However, Yurcash himself, says the musician, was an objective winner of the selection, but did not go to the competition due to political intervention.
"Then they pushed the first place in *** (I will not even mention it, because it has died for all of us for a long time), but others have won, because the political situation changed. Even then, colleagues who had access to the vote said: 'Did you win that vote, but you understand that you will not go to Eurovision?"
The artist hinted at the sidelines and the impact of political expediency on the creative process and selection of representatives of Ukraine on the international stage.
Yurchenko's statement has already summoned a lively discussion on social networks, because the situation around Ukraine's participation in Eurovision in 2005 remains a topic of controversy among fans of the competition.
