the Danish Leonora is not going to compete against the singer Maruv from the Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv in the month of may. In fact, she comes not to fight against Ukraine.
the Land to the east has chosen to withdraw from this year’s Eurovision.
The writing eurovision.tv.
’the Eurovision is an opportunity for all countries to show them even in an international context and for each participant to act as an ambassador for their country and winning fans from all over the world. But the national selection has been made aware that there is a systematic problem with the music industry in Ukraine. The connection between the artists and a predatory state (Russia, ed.), as we in the last five years have been in military conflict with. For some of these compounds were acceptable, but for others it creates anger and is unacceptable’, writes UA:PBC (National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, ed.) in an official statement.
‘because of the current situation and in accordance with the Ukrainian law on public broadcasting (…) UA:PBC has chosen to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019’, says the on.
Also the EBU (The European Broadcasting Union, ed.) confirms that Ukraine does not become a part of Eurovision this year.
‘Each participating broadcaster is responsible for selecting their performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in accordance with the rules provided by the EBU. It is with regret that the EBU must confirm that the Ukrainian broadcasters UA:PBC has informed the EBU that they, after long discussions have taken the difficult decision not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019’, writes the EBU and stresses that they hope that Ukraine will again be in Eurovision in 2020.
Event & Culture – 24. feb. 2019 – at. 22:40 Bombarded with complaints: – It simply do not fit
the Decision, that Ukraine should not participate in Eurovision, comes after the singer Maruv chose to withdraw from the Eurovision immediately after his victory on Saturday night.
After the victory of the Ukrainian singer subjected to a test of his political positions and a requirement to sign a contract stating that she would cancel its scheduled concerts in Russia.
It is still the conflict on the Crimean peninsula, which haunts in Grand Prixet, and already during the show was that, according to the Grand Prix-the site Good Evening Europe political test of the finalists. Among other things, chose the former Eurovision-winner Jamala to test Maruv in potential questions from the press in Tel Aviv.
– the Crimea is Ukrainian or…? she asked.
Maruv answered promptly, to the peninsula of course is Ukrainian.
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But the answer was evidently not convincing enough, and just before the winner was announced, read the show’s host, according to the Grand Prix-the site Good Evening Europe a statement up, who explained to viewers that the tv station could very well reject a winner of the show.
After the show got Maruvs management are handed a contract, in the course of 48 hours should be signed. In the had the singer sign on, she would cancel all of its Russia-concerts. It refused she.
After a maratonmøde between the parties selected Maruv Monday to withdraw, because she would not succumb to political pressure and implicate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the vocal competition.
On Facebook writes Maruv among other things, about his decision:
‘I am a citizen of Ukraine, I pay taxes and are genuinely in love with the Ukraine. But not ready to act with slogans. I’m a musician – not a bat in the political arena.’