Jamala has won the Ukrainian national final today in a very close race with the group The Hardkiss. She won the selection on her second attempt after finishing 3rd in the scandalous 2011 final. Her song โ1944โ is being sung in memory of the Crimean tatars, Jamalaโs ancestors, that were expulsed from Crimea to Central Asia in that year. The song is half English and half Crimean Tatar, a Turkic language.
- 1st: Jamala โ 1944 (6 televoting, 5 jury)
- 2nd: The Hardkiss โ Helpless (5 televoting, 6 jury)
- 3rd: SunSay โ Love Manifest (4 televoting, 4 jury)
- 4th: Pur:Pur โ We Do Change (3 televoting, 2 jury)
- 5th: NuAngels โ Higher (2 televoting, 3 jury)
- 6th: Brunettes Shoots Blondes โ Every Monday (1 televoting, 1 jury)
A total of 382,000 votes were cast (only one vote per telephone was allowed) which is a record in the history of the Ukraine and the jury was made up of Ruslana, Konstantin Meladze and Andrey Danylko alias Verka Serduchka. In case of a draw, the televoting caused a higher rank. Jamala will sing in the second half of the second Semi Final on May 12th in Stockholm.
Source: NTU
