Ukraine picks Eurovision 2023 entry from underground bomb shelter

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Ukraine picks Eurovision 2023 entry from underground bomb shelter
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Ukraine revealed its entry to the 2023 Eurovision song contest over the weekend, choosing the winning song live from a Kyiv metro station that doubles as an underground bomb shelter.

For their second attempt, on Saturday, the pair sported hand-sown silver and gold hearts on their chests and gave an energetic performance of “Heart of Steel,” whose lyrics, unlike some of the other entries, did not appear to overtly be about the war. But the specter of war was present throughout the performance, with dancers joining Hutsuliak and Kenny onstage wearing gas masks, as the international warning sign for radiation flashed on screens in the background.

“We didn’t think we’d win but we want to say thank you to everyone who supported us, who listens to our music and who are fighting on the front line,” Hutsuliak added.won Eurovision in 2022, less than three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which sent shock waves through Europe that reverberated even inside the quirky musical world of Eurovision. The European Broadcasting Union, which puts on the yearly event, kicked Russia out of the contest in 2022.

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