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"1944" was composed and recorded by Jamala.The English lyrics were written by the poet Art Antonyan. The song's chorus, in the Crimean Tatar language, is made up of words from a Crimean Tatar folk song called Ey Güzel Qırım that Jamala had heard from her great-grandmother, reflecting on the loss of a youth which could not be spent in her homeland. [7]
1944" was released as the lead single from the album on 5 February 2016. Jamala was announced as one of the eighteen competing acts in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She performed in the first semi-final on 6 February 2016, where she won both the jury and televote, advancing to the Ukrainian final.
Jamala successfully represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "1944". [16] The song is about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 and particularly about her great-grandmother, who lost her daughter while being deported to Central Asia. [13] [17] [18] Jamala wrote the song's lyrics in 2014. In the second semi ...
In the final, "1944" performed by Jamala was selected as the winner after tying for first place following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote—the tie was decided in Jamala's favour after "1944" scored the highest with the public. "1944" is the first Eurovision Song Contest song to feature lyrics in ...
Crimean Tatar singer Jamala entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with her song "1944", which refers to the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in the eponymous year. Jamala, an ethnic Crimean Tatar born in exile in Kyrgyzstan, dedicated the song to her deported great-grandmother. She became the first Crimean Tatar to perform at Eurovision and ...
The first semi-final was opened by Monatik performing "Spinning", while the interval featured Jamala performing a new version of her winning song "1944" and "Zamanyly". [80] The second semi-final was opened by a medley of past Eurovision songs performed by co-presenters Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk, while the interval featured a ...
1944 is a year. 1944 may also refer to: 1944, a 2015 Estonian film; 1944, a 2016 album by Jamala "1944" (song), a song performed by Jamala; 1944, an EP by Soul-Junk; 1944: The Final Defence, a 2007 Finnish film; 1944: The Loop Master, a 2000 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game
Jamala and the orchestra were supposed be onstage, but they were sheltering in a basement. ... She won the competition that year in Stockholm with “1944,” which is about the deportation of ...