Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra Win Eurovision 2022 In Europe Defiant Message To Putin

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra have stormed to victory at Eurovision 2022, winning in tonight’s final and beating UK entry Sam Ryder as they topped the leaderboard at the very last minute with the televote.

Last night, the final stage of the song contest aired with the competition heating up for the last stage as 25 songs were performed by the contestants.

In the lead-up to the final, bookmakers predicted that Kalush Orchestra and Sam both had strong odds of being crowned the winners.

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However, in the end, there could only be one act that went home with the trophy, and it was Kalush Orchestra’s time to shine with their hit song Stefania.

Earlier in the night Sam blew viewers away with his stellar performance of Space Man, as people in the UK expressed how ‘proud’ they were of the singer.

Meanwhile, Kalush Orchestra left audiences around the world in tears with their powerful performance of their track Stefania.

When the results were being announced, it was revealed that Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Germany, Belgium, France, Georgia, Austria and the Czech Republic had awarded their coveted 12 points to the United Kingdom, much to viewers’ jubilant astonishment.

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The UK soared to the top of the scoreboard after the jury votes with 283 points, with Sweden in second place with 258 points and Spain placing third with 231 points before the televote confirmed the winner.

However, Ukraine received a huge 439 points in the televote, resulting in them ending the night on 631 points, securing their win.

Members of the band “Kalush Orchestra” pose onstage with the winner’s trophy and Ukraine’s flags after winning on behalf of Ukraine the Eurovision Song contest 2022 on May 14, 2022 at the Pala Alpitour venue in Turin. (

This year’s competition has been eventful to say the least, with several of this year’s entries setting tongues wagging before the grand final had even taken place.

Serbia’s act Konstrakta performed a track called In Corpore Sano, which took everyone aback when it included lyrics about Meghan Markle’s luscious hair.

San Marino’s Achille Lauro delivered an explosive performance at the semi-final, delighting Eurovision fans with a male queer kiss live on stage.

While Eurovision is known for spreading joy on an annual basis, in Ukraine, the competition continued against the backdrop of the ongoing war with Russia.

Ukraine’s commentator for the competition, Timur Miroshnychenko, delivered his usual broadcast from the safety of a bomb shelter, as a precautionary measure in case of any air raids.

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