Eurovision 2022 is just around the corner, so music fans don't have much longer to wait for a night brimming with exuberant performances and whacky costumes.
The grand final takes place on Saturday May 14 in Turin, Italy, thanks to rock band Måneskin's win last year. But it's Ukraine who have been pegged as the favourite to win the competition this year.
Rap group Kalush Orchestra are flying the flag for Ukraine this year, with their song Stefania. The outfit combines hip-hop with folk motifs and elements from Ukrainian traditional music. Read more: Ryanair refuse teenager on flight despite their passport meeting the new EU rule Rapper Oleh Psiuk, multi-instrumentalist Ihor Didenchuk and dancer Vlad Kurochka make up the original group, known mononymously as Kalush.
Formed in 2019, the trio is named after Psiuk's hometown of Kalush, in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of western Ukraine. For their Eurovision performance, the group has joined forces with sopilka (Ukrainian folk flute) player Vitalii Duzhyk and vocalists Tymofii Muzychuk and Oleksandr Slobodianyk to create Kalush Orchestra.
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