Ukraine winner of Eurovision 2022 – At the same time, Chanel Terrero from Spain has fought for the top spot at Eurovision with SloMo and although she didn’t make it, the singer has made history with her qualification. The artist enters the Eurovision Olympus with her third place for Spain.
Kalush Orchestra, representatives of Ukraine, win victory for their country.
Original article by EuropaFM in Spanish)
Euope has spoken. After a dizzying final, Ukraine has emerged as the champion of Eurovision 2022 in Turin.Everything pointed to a UK victory after the votes handed out by the professional jury, however, the televote awarded 431 points to Ukraine and ended with a strong 631-point victory.
Kalush Orchestra and their hit song Stefania managed to beat the UK with 466 points and in third place was Chanel’s performance with 459 points.
Kalush Orchestra, winners of Eurovision 2022
The winning song, Stefania by Kalush Orchestra, has nothing to do with war. It is so titled because it is dedicated to Estephania Psiuk, the mother of the band’s leader Oleh Psiuk. “I will always find a way to return home / even if all the roads are destroyed” are the lyrics of this song, which seems to have been written long before the war broke out.
Chanel wins third place for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest
Chanel has made history. Her performance with SloMo got a total of eight votes from the professional jury of the 40 countries, a result we haven’t had since Betty Misiego’s participation in 1979. It is the best position for Spain since 1995, when Anabel Conde came second with the song Vuelve Conmigo.
“I’m super happy, super excited, it’s a dream come true and we couldn’t be happier, prouder. Our triumph was to get off the stage and say ‘we have done it’. Thanks to all the Eurofans who have given us candles, sent us their charms and their love”, said the singer to the RTVE microphones at the end of the ceremony.
What the lyrics of ‘Stefania’, Ukraine’s Eurovision 2022 winning song, mean
Stefania is the winning song of Eurovision 2022. The song by Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra was the favourite given the war situation in the country. It is a kind of resistance anthem, but in fact it was written before the war broke out.
It was the favourite song to win Eurovision 2022 and Stefania has finally won the crystal microphone. The song by the group Kalush Orchestra, representing Ukraine, won over the public and earned the country 631 points in the final ranking.
The song was chosen to represent the country 12 days before the Ukrainian war broke out and has become a kind of resistance anthem, but in fact it was written before the Russian invasion.
What do the lyrics of ‘Stefania’ mean?
The song has nothing to do with the war. It is titled Stefania because it is a song for Estephania Psiuk, the mother of the band’s leader Oleh Psiuk.
“I will always find a way to return home / even if all the roads are destroyed,” are the lyrics of this song, which seems to have been written long before the conflict broke out.
“After the war, the people of the country have found new meanings to what I wrote. It reminds them that they also miss their mothers, or see Ukraine as a wounded mother. Thanks to these new interpretations, the song has become even closer to the people, so at Eurovision we will defend all these other interpretations,” said the musician on his arrival in Turin.
The plus points of ‘Stefania
The war situation in Ukraine was, for many, the main reason why Stefania was the favourite to win Eurovision 2022. They said it, in part, because a rap like Stefanía sung in a language as difficult to understand as Ukrainian should not, a priori, be number one on the charts.
Oleh Psiuk has argued that the war is not the reason why Ukraine has been so high in the charts. According to him, the song mixes traditional singing with an original and catchy riff, two key elements that made the song stick in the heads of many Eurofans before the official competition starts.
Stefania incorporates old Ukrainian melodies and unique musical tones from a primitive and difficult-to-play woodwind instrument called telenka, played by lead singer Tymofii Muzychuk. In addition, the band members mix in their break dance number with hopak, a Ukrainian folk dance. Their costumes include embroidered Cossack shirts and waistcoats mixed with contemporary streetwear.
Stefania’s lyrics in English
Estefania mama, mama Estefania
The field is full of flowers but you’re full of grey hairs
Sing me a lullaby, mama
I still want to hear your loving word
She rocked my cradle, she gave me the rhythm and maybe the willpower,
because she always gave me and never asked me
She probably knew more than Solomon.
I’ll always come back to you through broken roads
She’ll let me sleep, she’ll let me sleep, in heavy storms
She’ll raise two fists like bullets, just like grandma did
She knew me so well, she wouldn’t be fooled even if she was tired, she’d rock me in time.
She cooed, she cooed, she cooed, she cooed
Estefania mama, mama Estefania
The field is full of flowers but you, of grey hairs
Sing me a lullaby, mummy
I still want to hear your loving word
I don’t wear nappies anymore but ma, but ma, enough!
Like I’m not an adult who can pay for her things
I’m not a child anymore but she still gets mad.
I walk and she curses me.
You’re still young, ma, you’re on top and if I don’t value this now,
I’ll be at a dead end
Getting to the top I sing my song with all my love
Arrorró, arrorró, arrorró, arrorró
Estefania mama, mama Estefania
The field is full of flowers but you’re full of grey hairs
Sing me a lullaby, mama
I still want to hear your loving word
Stefanía mama, mama Stefanía
The field is full of flowers but you, of grey hairs
Sing me a lullaby, mummy
I still want to hear your loving word
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
