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‘Our children’s schools were bombed’: the Eurovision stars fighting to rebuild Ukraine
Former teacher alyona alyona and singing partner Jerry Heil are favourites at this year’s contest – and they’re using their rousing song Teresa & Maria to help children who have lost their childhood
The country won again in 2016 with Jamala’s politically charged 1944 about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union during the second world war, and in 2022 Kalush Orchestra rode a wave of European solidarity after Russia’s invasion, winning with Stefania. Photograph: Alastair Grant/APalyona alyona and Jerry Heil don’t seem to be letting the pressure of following in those footsteps get to them, and they are keen to use their appearance to draw attention to the plight of schoolchildren. Photograph: Jessica Gow/EPAEurovision fans obsess over how well songs do depending on when they perform during the final, but the Ukrainian pair have no preference for being high or low in the running order at the weekend.
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