Russia's Eurovision 2020 song released: Little Big – "Uno"
Russia's song for Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has just been released. The song is called Uno and will be performed by the punk-pop-rave band Little Big
The 41st – and last — song for Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has just been released: Uno.
Last week, the punk-pop-rave band "Little Big" was revealed as the Russian representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam. The Russian broadcaster, Channel One, internally picked Little Big to travel to Rotterdam.
Little Big
Little Big is a Russian rave band founded in 2013. It is built of four members:
- Ilya Ilich Prusikin
- Sergey Gokk Makarov
- Sonya Tayurskaya
- Anton Boo Lissov
Two members will be added to the band just for their performance at Eurovision Song Contest:
- Florida Chanturia
- Yuriy Muzychenko
Influenced by the likes of Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rammstein or Vivaldi, Little Big's music genre is not unanimous but brings the Russian culture alive while mixing it with hip hop and rave music. They call themselves a "satirical art collaboration" and are known for mocking stereotypes, mostly in their home country.
With three albums released, three EPs and millions of views on YouTube, it's safe to say that Little Big are a big name in Russia's music industry and even around Europe.
Russia in Eurovision Song Contest
Since 1994 Russia has participated 22 times in Eurovision Song Contest. They won the contest in 2008 with the song "Believe" performed by Dima Bilan.
In 2017 the Russian singer Yulia Samoylova was denied entry to Ukraine, and therefore Russia decided to boycot Eurovision 2017. She returned for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, but for the first and only time, Russia didn't qualify for the Grand Final.
