UKRAINE EUROVISION 2022 REACTION - KALUSH ORCHESTRA - STEFANIA 

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Тhis is not a flute, not even a Ukrainian sopilka.This is another national instrument - tilinka!) Thanks for the reaction! KALUSH - the best!

The „tatoo“ suit of a guy has an ornament that is often used on traditional ukrainian CARPET. So he‘s called something like „Carpetman“ but in ukrainian 😁 Such carpet is a very common thing in many ukrainian houses. They lay on the floor, they hang on walls… all over the house… So it‘s kind of a humor) The name of the song is the name of a blond lady you saw during the show. She is a mother of creator of the band (guy in a pink hat)

You, guys, just don‘t understand. It‘s not banned to visit Crimea in general. It‘s banned to enter Crimea FROM RUSSIA (as you probably know, Russia provides her war aggression on Ukrainian territories for already 8 years. They annexed Crimea, they kill our people in Donbass for many years) She could travel to Crimea easily through Kherson border, and that would be legal, but she chose not to🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m from Ukraine and I’m totally agree with Alina’s disqualification! Although I also liked her performance much, there are several reasons why she should not represent our country on EV. Here’s some of them: 1. The votings and all the directing of competition was corrupt in favor of Alina 2. She violated the rules of participation in the competition (she was traveling to Crimea through the russian border in 2015) 3. She broke the law of Ukraine by providing a forged document. And once again she was traveling to Crimea through the russian border in 2015 These were official reasons, and there also were personal reasons: 1. She was rude in public to journalists and to Kalush Orchestra 2. She lied many times on interviews. And she was got caught in her lies. Nobody likes liars and nobody wants a lier to represent his country on international events So Kalush are just super! I hope they will take part in EV competition and European people like them as much as they liked Go_A

Having a family in Crimea isn't a crime, but going there without Ukraine's knowing (flying from Moscow in Alina's case) is indeed

Stefania is the mom of the front man (rapper in pink hat). That's her in the middle of the video. He dedicated this song to her)))

Козаки, давно за Вами слідкую. Дякую за реакцію! # UAразом

That man is MC Kylym-Man (Carpet-Man). It's like Superman, you know:) He's indeed wearing a costume with patterns of traditional carpets styled as tattoos. Thank you very much for reviewing our song and for your support of our song and the band. We hope they accept the contract offered by our broadcasting channel. Lots of love from Ukraine! 🇺🇦 ❤️

Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again She lulled me asleep and she gave me the rhythm And maybe my will can’t be taken away because she gave it to me too Maybe she knew even more than Solomon ever did I will walk the broken roads to get to you, always She wouldn’t wake me up, never wake me during a heavy storm She’d take away two «fig signs» from grandma like they are bullets (NOT literally, local superstition reference) She always knew me well, could not be deceived And when she was very tired, she lulled me like this… Lyuili-lyuli-lyuli… Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again I’m not in diapers anymore, but mom, but mom, stop it! No matter how much I grow, she buys me clothes to fit me when I’m bigger I am not a small child, but she keeps worrying about me I used to paaaaarty… Shliak by tebe trafyv! (untranslatable Ukrainian swearing, think «goddammit») You are young, oh mom, you’re at your prime! If I don’t value your care when I’m at the peak of glory At the dead end let me get struck with a pike this pike would end up burnt by my love anyway Lyuili-lyuli-lyuli… Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again

they will be represent Ukraine!!! Alina Pash was disqualified. "black face" is a guy in a suit, it's not a tattoo. His stage name is "Carpet", because the patterns on the suit resemble a carpet

Fun fact: Before this performance the Kylym-Man said "I'm a carpet and I'm flying" and the front man continued and said that they're goind to fly to Turin on him (just like Aladdin :D)

It's a great song, catchy, fun, modern & meaningful, and has the potential to come top five again for Ukraine.

'Stefania' is about the dear person we call Mother

For me, the winner of the audience vote is the real winner. This song has so much depth. At first glance, the main singer dedicated it to his mother, Stephania, apologizes for his actions, and asks to sing a lullaby as she did in childhood. And before the chorus, the boys sing luli luli - the beginning of the traditional Ukrainian lullaby. But if you dig deeper, you can see the image of the homeland because Ukrainians often call their country "Nanny". I don't care what place this song will take, the main thing is that the dedication to mothers will be heard all over Europe.

Actually Alina Pash didn't refuse to participate in Eurovision. She said all these things like "I don't want to be involved in politics" AFTER official Eurovision organisators and administration said that she's going to be dismissed. And she just managed to announce it first :)

I love your reactions! Stefania is an amazing song. Best wishes from Kyiv!))

Alina’s song is a caricature on Ukrainian culture and her personal qualities are… Anyway Kalush are honest guys and their song is much much better. Thank you for your reactions, congrats with you wedding, wish you many happy years, Eurovisions, love and music 💐

Thanks for a great reaction :D 🇺🇦🇨🇦❤️🇬🇧 Send you love as a Ukrainian Canadian

2:40 She did say that, yes, and just hours after her Instagram post Suspilne (UA:PBC) announced that she did not in fact withdrew - they said it was Suspilne's decision to suspend her, and not her decision. So the situation was even more messy than you know it.

Kalush won the people‘s vote from the very beginning. And on the topic of Alina Pash, she didn’t withdraw, she was disqualified on the basis of forging documents she had submitted.

Love you guys, thank you for great reaction! Kalush is a winner for us 😍

Thanks for your great reaction ❤🇺🇦

This was not a reaction, this was pure entertainment! So enjoyable to watch! 👍 . p.s. oh and yeah, the guy with the whole body costume calls himself a "carpetman", he's kinda like a superhero who wears a carpet as his costume to maintain anonymity

For a lot of reasons this is 101% in the Top 3. Ukraine 🇺🇦 is a top deliverer, I am still obsessed by Goa - Shum though which I still prefer to this entry. People will support this Country also to share Love also because of …. ❤️ ☮️

The guy you were talking about is a carpet. He has a carpet pattern bodysuit (always) and his stage name is MC Kilimmen, with kilim meaning carpet in Ukrainian. 😂

Just want to put it here for those who are curious. No, it is not a crime to have relatives in Crimea, but if you want to visit the peninsula, you should do it properly, by crossing the border from the Ukrainian side. She went there from Russia, so she crossed the internationally recognized border without informing Ukrainian authorities. De jure the border was crossed even if Russia thinks it wasn't.

Alina Pash has forged a government issued document. That’s against the law in most countries. In many countries it’s even a jail time. I loved her song and was so happy she won. But her morals and values made me change my mind about this entire thing. Love your chanel, btw! Hugs from Ukraine 🇺🇦

Вы такие позитивные!👍🇺🇦 Человек в ковре на украинском языке "килиммен" - это как символ украинского рэпа 😉

Kalush orchestra is very creative! The song is the bomb! It will be interesting to watch them. Thank you for your reaction.

It’s not a moral question it’s an Ukrainian law! So she did it agains the laws, so you have to understand it🙏🏼 That’s the problem

Guys, the initial idea of Eurovision is not making you download the songs from it, it's all about stage performances and overall packages. Eurofans that rank songs basing only on how much can they listen to them on their headphones... are not fully right, to put it mildly)

Калуш на Евровидение 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🔥🔥🔥🔥

парни, вы классные! обожаю смотреть вашу реакцию) мне очень нравится эта вторая заявка от Украины! Буду болеть за них из России. Это если не победа, то точно топ!

Калуш плбедил в зрительском голосовании, а жюри…. Надо быть честным, правда всегда побеждает, рано или поздно! Алина подделала документы и Калуш заслуженно победил и поедет в Турин! 👍💪🙏🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 их песня значительно лучше! !👍👍👍❤️

The Stefania in question is the mother lol

Hey guys !Happy to see you reacting without skip video music! Thank you for this amazing reaction! Congratulations for good reaction and positive feelings! With love and support I’ll be waiting for next video reaction 😄! 🇺🇦🇵🇹🇫🇷

I love this song more than Alina's. This is so much fun! Hello from Russia👋

You guys,are incredible🎉 I was waiting for your reaction to this song)

Just a small correction Ukraine came 2nd in the public votes, Italy won the televote !

Mom Stefania is like our mom Ukraine: our blossom fields, our lullabies, our rhythms and our power! God bless Ukraine and momma Stefania! ❤️❤️❤️

Hello, Toy and Goy! Congratulations on your wedding! Thank you for your reaction ❤️ from Ukraine

Kalush in the Ukraine more popular than Alina.They are first rap band now.Original folk rap is amazing.Listen songs s Gori,Zori,Soniachna,Tipok and others.It is real cool.

Greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦 I really like your reaction, you are very cool !!!🥰 Thank you for your reaction!!!

You're so positive, guys! Love your reactions 💕

😁💖які ви класні!!! Дякую за чудову реакцію!!! Калуш 🔥💖👍👏

I love This song. Is my winner.

👍 Thanks for the reaction to the song 🎵 Ну що понеслась - тепер переглядаємо всі реакції на КАЛУШ 🤠 Навіть для таких хлопці було дивно побачити "Килимена" 🙃

Ohhh I love a lot this guy in this video, he is so funny 😅

I like all the top 3 songs of vidbir. They are all different and amazing. Go Ukraine! 🇺🇦

Thank you from Ukraine!

That glamorous woman was actually singer's mom Stefania, to whom the song is dedicated :)

Дякую Вам, хлопці, за те що наша музика Вам подобається. Добра Вам.

The "black man" called "Carpetman" and yes it's a suit, his stage outfit ) 🤎

Guys, there was no man with a black face on stage :). He was dressed in a special suit with an ornament in the style of a Ukrainian traditional carpet (the carpet on the housing wall served as decoration in the past). This costume resembles a tattoo. This is his stage image. And his stage pseudonym - Kylymmen, it translates into English as a "carpet man." Kylymmen is a collective image of Ukrainian hip-hop with the post-Soviet past, a new Ukrainian superhero :). He dances Break, Hip-Hop and Hopak (Ukrainian traditional dance), DJs, reads rap and sings.

Мої ширі вітання з України...

Stefania the not yung woman is shown during the entry is a mother of the pinc_cap_man. Sopilkar (real flute man) is the same that Go_a he was playing contrabass on the back side of the stage.

Pray for Ukraine🙏🇺🇦

Thanks for your reaction From Kyiv🇺🇦

Thank for reaction! Salute from Ukraine 💛💙

Hey, some properly translated lyrics: Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again She lulled me asleep and she gave me the rhythm And maybe my will can’t be taken away because she gave it to me too Maybe she knew even more than Solomon ever did I will walk the broken roads to get to you, always She wouldn’t wake me up, never wake me during a heavy storm She’d take away two «fig signs» from grandma like they are bullets (NOT literally, local superstition reference) She always knew me well, could not be deceived And when she was very tired, she lulled me like this… Lyuili-lyuli-lyuli… Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again I’m not in diapers anymore, but mom, but mom, stop it! No matter how much I grow, she buys me clothes to fit me when I’m bigger I am not a small child, but she keeps worrying about me I used to paaaaarty… Shliak by tebe trafyv! (untranslatable Ukrainian swearing, think «goddammit») You are young, oh mom, you’re at your prime! If I don’t value your care when I’m at the peak of glory At the dead end let me get struck with a pike this pike would end up burnt by my love anyway Lyuili-lyuli-lyuli… Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again Stefania, mama, mama, Stefania The field is in bloom, but her hair is turning grey Sing me a lullaby, mama I want to hear your dearest words again

Дякую всім за підтримку України, всім миру і любові 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

I think it would be cool if you guys could reacts to another contestant of Vidbyr: Roxolana - Girlzzzz. It was my personal favorite of them all :) She's cute, she's got the moves, a catchy song, a rap part, an amazing ethnic break. I think you would enjoy it. Unfortunately her vocals weren't the best that night and she's got low scores, but what can one do :)

word for word my thoughts. Thanks from Ukraine💙💛

Thanks for the reaction ✨

Kaaaaluuussshhh

Yay, Joy is back 😍 Personally, I prefer this song over Alina's, and even though I love the eurovision drama, Ukraine is just another level... 😂 Thank you for your reaction, entertaining as usual - please keep Joy for the rest of this season, especially when you react to Germany 🤣🙏🏻

Дуже люблю ваші реакції 🖤 I really like your reactions 🖤

Kalush best represents Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian traditions, and they won this selection in the audience vote with a big advantage. Spit on world trends, Ukraine at Eurovision is a trend🇺🇦I adore your reactions🤗🤩

💛💙 Thank you for a pleasant reaction and a rather reasonable opinion on the situation with Alina. Having family in Criema isn't a crime :) I'm from there, although I live in Kyiv, I've been to Crimea a few times in the past 8 years, but I had to take 16h bus rides there and get there through legal checkpoints. Aperantly, Alina didn't want this inconvenience and decided to fly through Moscow- breaking the Ukrainian law. For me that speaks to her character. It's not like she didn't have a choice and she went there illegally. She just didn't want to be bothered with a long car/bus journey.

Hi guys, I loved Joy presence in your video, he is so cute, he looks a teddy bear, I feel like I want to hug him. About the song: I loved Alina song since the beginning and I am really sorry for what happened. Alina song, with the present Ukrainian situation, had a winner look. It was so emotional but when I heard that song, I felt it so much also because of their political situation, it looks somehow related to it. This song, "Stefania" , is totally non political, and it is still really cool like Ukrainian kind of cool, that is really really cool to me. I think that this song has got more Go_a eritage, moreover among the Kalush Orchestra ther'is Ihor from go_a. The staging was sublime and the song grows time by time. It became cooler every time I listen to it.

Thank you guys, I was waiting for this reaction💙💛

Искала вас чтобы посмотреть реакцию… каждый год вас смотрю

Ой насмешили ))Спасибо за хорошие слова

Thanks for your reaction!

They're most likely to be confirmed, but their participation is not official yet. There was no announcement from the broadcaster, no official confirmation, nothing. And ESC's website is also still states that ukranian participant is "To be announced ".

As a ukrainian, I am glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your feedback!

You said it very correctly. Singer represents the country. If we choose a singer that has opinions different from state ones, Russia will happily jump the opportunity and use it in their dirty politics. It's just how it always happened in the past.

the song, actually, is dedicated to the vocalist's mum, Stefania.

Love Kalush Orchestra ❤️thanks for your reactions 🥰

Kalush actually had a flute in the their songs from the start of the band in 2019. You can check out their songs.

You are sо cool guys))) Smiled all the video) P.S Ukrainian bloggers sharing your reaction, because it's amazing 👏 😉 ♥

Thank you guys for appreciate!!!!!! love love loooooooooooooove )

You are so positive 😃😃😃 Thanks for your reaction 😉

Дякую за творчість, Калуш! Зробіть будь ласка ще й акустичний варіант! Ця запальна мелодія порве весь світ і без слів (іноземзі й поготів такий варіант зацінять, бо й так слів не розуміють), особливо зайшло з останнім видозміненим бітом! Експерементуйте й надалі! Успіхів у Турині! PS: і обов'язково візьміть маму Стефанію з собою (вдягніть її в автентику чи теж у ваш стиль) - вона буде теж гарною родзинкою як під час туру/інтерв'ю, так і доповнить картинку, показавши її бодай на 3 секунди знову під час вашого виступу, давши титри вже англійською мовою!

Thank you from Ukraine! 🥰

When I first heard "Stefania" I knew I heard the song before especially the chorus. Then I realized of course TikTok. I just read that despite the war they are still going to perform either by pre recorded video or ,if its over, in Turin. Either way thats going to be a wonderful thing for Ukraine and Europe.

Yeeey))) Joy is back 😊 like it when you are all together))

this is a very cool song, thanks for the reaction, 👍🇺🇦✌️

Thank you for your reaction from 2024, when Kalush Orchestra are already won Eurovision and the reason for Alina's disqualification became clearer then ever. Greetings from Ukraine 💙💛

Дуже дякуємо за гарні слова. Сподіваємось вам сподобається вибір України цього року. На жаль ми зараз трохи зайняті. Виганяємо російську наволоч із європейської землі. Все буде добре, ми прикриємо, Європо.

I love both, Alina and kalush, anyway, thanks for your loving reaction!! 💙💛

Will do well it’s Ukraine 🇺🇦!! They could can’t send a bad entry there final selection was loaded with good songs

The guy that seems to be doing a blackface just have a balaclava with a tattoo print on it, with stage lighting it looks kinda wrong. They should really think over some of their costumes :D btw Stefania is the name of the main singer's (i assume) mother.

Thanks for your reaction! Stefani it’s a name of frontman’s mother)

Дякую за реакцію! Калуш Оркестру 💙💛🇺🇦💕👍

Kalush 💯🥰

Glory to Ukraine! Glory to heroes! Glory forever !!

Thanks for your amazing reaction!❤️ Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

Jesus, you guys think only Go_A does folk music in Ukraine or plays the sopilka?🤣🤣🤣 Btw the sopilka player in Go_A is part of this group as well and he is one of the composers of this song. So yeah, I guess you can see the influences. They just confirmed their participation in EV btw, and I can't wait to see them live.

You are so cute! Thank you for reaction 😊