The Kalush Orchestra, the Ukrainian group that won Eurovision, will auction the cup and donate the proceeds to a charity fund that helps the Ukrainian military and Ukraine.
"We have planned to auction off our cup and donate all the money to a charity fund that helps the Armed Forces and Ukraine. Look, a lot of people are already donating from abroad and maybe a lot more would like to donate. "And that, in our opinion, will be the thing that motivates them. We think it will be beneficial for Ukraine," said the group's leader, rapper Oleh Psiuk.
Kalush Orchestra thanked the people for their support. "I want to express my gratitude to all the people who supported us - Ukrainians, the diaspora and citizens of other countries. "This is a very important step and victory for Ukraine now," Psiuk added.
At Eurovision 2022, Ukraine received 192 points from the voting of juries of different countries and was ranked after the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain. But public votes changed everything. 439 points for Ukraine made it rank first with a significant difference of points.
The song "Stefania" is a kind of ode for the mother and combines classical and modern, Slavic lullabies and rap music.
