Ukraine’s 2024 Eurovision entrants alyona alyona and Jerry Heil have announced that they will sell the Eurovision microphone in the event that Ukraine wins the contest in Malmö.
The pair have revealed that they would be using the proceeds to fund efforts to rebuild the education infrastructure in the country. In an interview with Deadline, it was revealed that they would use the proceeds to rebuild a school in Dnipropetrovsk destroyed by Russian bombardment in 2022. This is part of a wider effort by the pair to raise money for Ukrainian school destroyed by war. While in Malmö the pair also performed in a concert turned fashion show that featured collaborative artwork made that afternoon by a series of Ukrainian fashion designers.
This echoes the 2022 Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra who auctioned off their winner’s trophy following their win to help fun the war effort following Russia’s invasion of the country earlier that year. The group managed to sell the trophy for an equivalent of $900,000 dollars and used the proceeds to purchase drones.
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 Aliona Savranenko, Anton Chilibi, Ivan Klymenko and Yana Shemaieva
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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Source: Deadline, That Eurovision Site
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