Eurovision is the world's largest music contest, which Ukraine has used as a tribune for cultural expression. Every Ukrainian performance is a manifesto.
Winners: Ruslana with Wild Dances (2004, Istanbul) — ethno-pop with Hutsul motifs, trembitas, and Carpathian costumes; Jamala with 1944 (2016, Stockholm) — a song about the Stalin-era deportation of Crimean Tatars that sounded two years after Crimea's occupation; Kalush Orchestra with Stefania (2022, Turin) — a Ukrainian rap-ethno group that won less than three months after the start of the full-scale invasion, scoring 631 points. Other cult performances: Go_A with Shum (2021, an authentic spring-calling song with trance beats); Verka Serduchka (2007); Alyona Alyona + Jerry Heil (2024, Teresa & Maria). Ukraine has won Eurovision three times — in 2004, 2016 and 2022.
