ESC Covers will publish a few messages of support for the 2022 Eurovision entry from Ukraine from people living in South Africa (from various nationalities). They all took part in our effort to help collect stuff for Ukraine.
The featured image is of the South African embassy in Kyiv.
This year’s biggest favorite, and I now understand that is really quite correct. This song is so life-affirming that one has to struggle not to get caught up in this. When it also has the melancholy undertone I always love, this is a knock for me. This has to win in my eyes.
Bulgaria
One of many rock groups participating this year, this happens every year that someone “copies” last year’s winning song. Unfortunately, this is one of the most tame I’ve seen from a rock band. The song is very bland, but the guys have to make sure they look like real rock boys who have been on a stage before.
The Netherlands
Another song in its native language, and one of the songs many believe is one of the better ones. I do not know if I completely agree. This gets a little too dark and sad for me, she has such an appropriate intensity in the performance, but the song never manages to take off, but waits for something big that does not come.
Moldova
Then it’s this year’s train ride that many people want to take part in. Here there is partying and fun from end to end and you just have to be happy about this. Throw in that everyone on stage oozes joy during the entire performance, this will take off in the hall without a doubt.
Portugal
The Portuguese delegation has had an outbreak of Covid-19 and will practice later today.
Kalush Orchestra will soon take to the Eurovision stage with their song Stefania despite the terrible events going on in Ukraine. They have been given special permission to go to Turin for the contest.
Apsolutiram has released her first official solo single called Perspektive (Perspectives). It has a silky smooth jazz and soulful feel and is performed in Serbian.
Here are the votes of an international community of fans of the singer Melovin, who participated in Eurovision 2018 for Ukraine.
Quite recently, the fan community received its own fan site, which became the first English-language fan site of the Artist.
Following the successful INFE Eurovision polls over the last five years, the INFE Network is holding for a sixth consecutive year its Eurovision 2022 poll in collaboration with the old time classic eurovision site of ESCToday, with the second last set of results coming Ukraine.Continue reading INFE EUROVISION VOTING – UKRAINE→
Darina Krasnovetska has been doing a series of ‘The War Stories’ interview videos with her mother. She has recorded a cover of the song Obiymy (Hug Me) by Okean Elzy.
Anna Trincher has released a beautiful and emotional song called Ne zalyshay (Don’t leave). It is such an anthemic sung with so many sincere emotions by Anna and dedicated to all women who have been separated from their lovers during this very difficult time for Ukrainian people but it is also a message of hope and to keep faith.
Melovin has released a new song called Waste No Time that he has composed during the very difficult times being experienced by all Ukrainians right now during the terrible war.