Louise Bernard, with Solène Delinger 10:52 a.m., October 26, 2022
At war for almost a year, Ukraine will not give up the Eurovision contest.
As in France, the country will therefore organize an evening on television to designate the song which will represent kyiv during the competition.
This evening will take place in special conditions, from an anti-aircraft shelter to protect against bombs.
As in France, Ukraine organizes an evening on television to designate the song which will represent it during the Eurovision Song Contest.
And despite the war, public television intends to organize this evening anyway, live from kyiv from an anti-aircraft shelter to protect itself from bombs.
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400 songs sent by nearly 300 candidates
She also says that there is a strong enthusiasm on the part of the artists: 400 songs have been sent by nearly 300 candidates.
Not all will be sung during the evening.
There will be a preselection.
And these songs are bound to be very political.
There is still a major problem: will there be electricity?
This weekend, a million Ukrainian homes were deprived of it after Russian strikes and the city of kyiv was temporarily plunged into darkness, the time to repair the infrastructure.
To see how the situation will have evolved by the evening of selection.
It must take place on December 17.
The competition will take place in May, in Liverpool, for lack of being able to be organized by Ukraine.
The country had however won the competition with its song Stefania.