Before taking to the stage at Amsterdam’s Eurovision in Concert, Rory spoke with alyona alyona and Jerry Heil for an interview. The duo is representing Ukraine at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Teresa and Maria”.
Check out our interview with alyona alyona and Jerry Heil here!
In their interview with Rory, Alyona and Jerry talked about their numerous previous collaborations. They also chat about Alyona’s rise in Ukrainian rap, as well as Jerry’s tumble that has left her worried for their performance in Malmö.
Who are alyona alyona and Jerry Heil?
alyona alyona is a singer and rapper from Ukraine. In 2019 alyona alyona kickstarted her music career with her debut album “Pushka”. The album was followed on by an EP entitled “V khati MA”. Since 2019 alyona alyona has released music regularly, often alongside other artists. One artist alyona alyona has released music with on a few occasions is Jerry Heil. Jerry Heil accompanies alyona alyona on the Eurovision song “Teresa and Maria”.
Jerry Heil first came to prominence in 2012 for her YouTube channel, which has amassed over 34 million views in the last 12 years. In 2019, she kickstarted her music career with her first single “Okhrana otmjena”, which featured on her first album entitled “Ya yana”. Jerry Heil participated in Vidbir for the first time in 2020 with her song “Vegan”. In 2022 Jerry Heil later returned to Vidbir with the song “When God Shut The Door” in the hopes to represent Ukraine in 2023.
alyona alyona and Jerry Heil’s Eurovision song “Teresa and Maria” was written by Alyona and Jerry themselves, alongside Anton Chilibi and Ivan Klymenko.
Ukraine’s Eurovision journey
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has scored eight top-five placements, with an extra four top-ten finishes. Ukraine won the Contest three times – in 2004, 2016 and 2022 respectively. Ukraine made history for being the first ex-Soviet country to win the Contest more than once.
In 2023, TVORCHI represented Ukraine as co-host entry in Liverpool with their song “Heart of Steel”. The duo finished in 6th place, scoring 243 points – of which 54 points came from the jury, whilst the remaining 189 points came from the televote.
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