Eurovision Song Contest: Ukraine won at the finish line – VG

Pulled the longest straw in highly dramatic voting.

What drama!

After a long voting session with Australia in the lead right from the start came Ukraine by Susana “Jamala” Jamaladinova (32) thundering into absolute last asked.

– This was a fun outsider win! And it slightly piquant is that just Ukraine and Russia remained at the very end – two countries that have not just been friends the past few years, says VG reviewer Stein Østbø.

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– Ukraine’s song is also about Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944. Those who claim that the Eurovision song Contest are no longer political, must think again. Now I wonder bad about what Putin thinks.

Can be interpreted as Russia’s annexation of Crimea

The singer Jamala is krimtatar itself. The grandmother was deported, and one of the children died along the way.

– I needed this song to rid the memory of my grandmother and the girl who has no grave, said she told AFP.

Jamala does not deny that the message may also include Russia’s annexation of Crimea – and says she joined the singing competition this time for people to hear about the helplessness she experienced after the Russian annexation.

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko was quick congratulations.

– Yes! wrote the president on Twitter.

– A fantastic performance and victory. The entire Ukraine thank you from the heart, he continued.

Australia led obvious

END RESULT: How so leaderboard out when the last score was awarded. Photo: EUROVISION.TV

This year, the new voting system, with both jury and audience votes served from each country.

Jury The judgment was handed out first. People’s voice secondly.

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Australia was long in obvious aid, with Ukraine in second place.

Australia’s contribution got dice 6 VG reviewer. “A version for Eurovision eternity”, said Stein Østbø.

It was the second time the country was in the competition.

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Ukraine got dice 5. “a study in collective suffering; from the intensely low to the painful and desperate cry of conclusion, “wrote VG man in Stockholm.

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the Russian advance favorite was long a notch behind the topsheet.

the Norwegian jury gave Australia ten points, and endowed Italy 12-point opportunity.

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