Yesterday, late at night, the name of the Eurovision participant in Kiev from Russia was announced. The latest news about this was reported by representatives of the leadership of the First Channel.
In the Ukrainian capital will go 28-year-old singer from Ukhta Julia Samoilova, since childhood chained to a wheelchair. This information produced the effect of a bomb that exploded and caused a real stir on the Web.
Julia Samoilova: why she will go to Kiev
The theme of "Eurovision" is being discussed in the press for more than a month. Seeing the prejudiced attitude towards Russia last year and the hostile attitude of Ukraine towards the Russian participants in this, many in general proposed to boycott the contest and not send a representative of Russia to Kiev. In particular, this position was expressed by the singer Iosif Kobzon and MP Vitaly Milonov.
Until yesterday, the intrigue remained: who will go to Eurovision from Russia and whether he will go at all? Yulia Samoilova's candidacy became a complete surprise for everyone, because the main contenders for this year's competition were Golos finalists Alexander Panayotov and Daria Antoniuk.
The network has been discussing the latest news since the very morning. Many Internet users expressed bewilderment at the choice of the leadership of Channel One. Firstly, the name of Yulia Samoilova was not even on the list of applicants, although the girl already has a ready-made song "Flame Is Burning", which fully corresponds to all the canons of "Eurovision". It was co-authored with Leonid Gutkin, who is well versed in the tastes of the Western audience and has written songs for this contest more than once. Secondly, the girl is disabled and moves around in the stroller. And the recent scandal at the show
"Minute of Glory" with Pozner and Litvinova made it clear that putting an invalid on the scene is a "forbidden reception" that can affect the results of the vote.
However, Julia is not the first participant of Eurovision in a wheelchair. In 2015, Poland was also represented by a wheelchair singer, paralyzed after a car accident. Then her speech was called "a powerful message of the singer - to build bridges to tolerance in the name of love." It should be noted that Kiev has already reacted to Moscow's decision to send Julia Samoilova to Eurovision-2017. The well-known adviser to the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Anton Gerashchenko, said that the Russian singer may not be allowed to go to Ukraine if she supported the annexation of the Crimea:
If Yulia Samoilova did not publicly support the annexation of Crimea and aggression against Ukraine, I do not see any problems
In addition, to get to Kiev Julia and in the near future you need to refrain from any political statements.
If you do not pay attention to behind-the-scenes intrigues and political differences, you can not help but admit: Yuliya Samoilova is really a talented performer, worthy to represent Russia at this song contest. The girl has wonderful vocal data, she herself writes texts and music for her songs. In 2012 she became a finalist of the contest "Factor A", having received from the hands of Alla Pugacheva herself the honorary "Gold Star of Alla".
In 2014 Julia performed a song at the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. She has long dreamed of becoming a participant of "Eurovision", and this year her dream is destined to come true. Good luck, Julia!