Eurovision Winner Inspired By Schindler's List, Unveils New Song
Ukraine's Jamala, a 32-year-old Crimean Tatar, says her winning performance at the Eurovision Song Contest was inspired by the soundtrack of the film Schindler's List. She also previewed a new song at her postcontest news conference in Stockholm. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
Ukraine's Crimean Tatar Eurovision Singer Shares Message Of Peace
Jamala, the Crimean Tatar singer representing Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest, won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her entry 1944. The song, with lyrics in English and Crimean Tatar, is about Josef Stalin's deportation of Crimean Tatars to Central Asia. Speaking to RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service in Stockholm on May 10, Jamala said that she wants to reach listeners with an emotional message of peace and tolerance.
Worth another look in light of Ukraine's big win last night:
Russian TV Doesn't Get Ukraine's Eurovision Entry
Ukraine's Eurovision entry has reached the finals with a song about the suffering of Crimean Tatars forcibly deported under Josef Stalin. But seen through the prism of Russian state media, the song has a very different meaning.
