Animosity has festered between Ukraine and Russia since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, and has spilled over into the continent-wide songfest, won last year by Crimean Tatar singer Jamala, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Reuters. Russia is boycotting this ...

On March 18 UkraineIS International Forum featured several thematic demonstrations. As Joinfo.com already reported, the road show of UkraineIS hi-tech projects included state-of-the-art virtual reality apps and 3d models, guest demonstration of drone flights and more. And at the end ...

The Ukraine’s jury of the first national semi-finals of Eurovision 2017 which took place in Kyiv, has voted for a singer TAYANNA (Tatiana Reshetnyak) and “Backflip” group., according to a report posted on the Facebook page of the contest, Joinfo.com reports. The ...

Eurovision Song Contest announced the results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw that determines what countries will participate in each Semi-Final, Joinfo.com reports citing 112 Ukraine TV Channel. During the ceremony, Mrs Eva-Louise Erlandsson Slorach, President of the City Council of Stockholm, handed ...

According to Interfax-Ukraine, the government made the corresponding decision at a meeting on Tuesday. First Deputy Minister of Culture Svitlana Fomenko noted the draft regulation was designed to perform the order to prepare for the contest. Ukraine won the right ...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Twitter congratulations to Jamala after he personally greeted Ukrainian singer, Joinfo.ua reports. “[I have just] personally congratulated Jamala on her winning. All Ukrainian people spoke to the world with her voice tonight! Truth won, ...

Ukrainian singer Jamala has won Eurovision 2016 song contest on Saturday night at the Stockholm’s Globe Arena. Her song 1944 about mass deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Regime scored 534 points, Joinfo.ua reports. Congratulations to Jamala! Australian Dami ...

“I expect that my song will stay in the hearts of millions after tonight’s show,” Jamala told to Eurovision.tv, Joinfo.ua reports. “This is very important experience for me. I’m so impressed with the highest level of organization and sense of ...

After yesterday’s performance at the 2nd semi-final of Eurovision song contest in Stockholm, Ukrainian singer Jamala with her entry 1944 is considered to take the third place with odds of 9/2, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to the Huffington Post. But ...

Ukrainian singer Jamala won the Eurostory Award 2016 for the line “You think you are gods, but everyone dies” in her song ‘1944.’ A new Eurovision-related site www.eurostory.nl, online magazine about the Eurovision song contest, awarded Jamala with Eurostory Award ...

Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar descent Jamala, performing her song  ‘1944’ on Thursday night, has become the fifth of the 10 finalists after the second semi-final round of the Eurovision 2016 song contest in Stockholm, Sweden, Joinfo.ua reports with reference ...

“During my performance, there will be a tree that will supposedly sprout from my singing. It will sprout on stage, and it will shine. This is very symbolic… because both Ukraine and Crimea will overcome all suffering that we are ...

Today Jamala wrote on her Facebook page that “the Reference Group of the European Broadcasting Union has concluded that the title and lyrics of the song ‘1944’ do not contain political speech and don’t breach the rules of the contest,” ...

Jamala, whose full name is Susana Dzhamaladinova, was born in Kyrgyzstan, where her parents lived after Joseph Stalin’s deportation from Crimea in May 1944, Joinfo.ua reports. Her song 1944 is inspired by the tragical story of her great-grandmother and many fates of ...