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Eurovision 2016 Ukraine:
Jamala - "1944"


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Lyrics

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1944

When strangers are coming
They come to your house
They kill you all and say
We're not guilty, not guilty

Where is your mind? Humanity cries
You think you are gods but everyone dies
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls

Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım
Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım

We could build a future
Where people are free
To live and love
The happiest time, our time

Where is your heart? Humanity rise
You think you are gods but everyone dies
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls

Yaşlığıma toyalmadım, ooh
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım
Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım

Yaşlığıma toyalmadım, oh, oh
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım
Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Vatanıma toyalmadım

1944

When strangers are coming
They come to your house
They kill you all and say
We're not guilty, not guilty

Where is your mind? Humanity cries
You think you are gods but everyone dies
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls

Яшлыгъыма тоялмадым
Мен бу ерде яшалмадым
Яшлыгъыма тоялмадым
Мен бу ерде яшалмадым

We could build a future
Where people are free
To live and love
The happiest time, our time

Where is your heart? Humanity rise
You think you are gods but everyone dies
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls

Яшлыгъыма тоялмадым, о
Мен бу ерде яшалмадым
Яшлыгъыма тоялмадым
Мен бу ерде яшалмадым

Яшлыгъыма тоялмадым, о, о
Мен бу ерде яшалмадым
Яшлыгъыма тоялмадым
Ватаныма тоялмадым

1944

When strangers are coming
They come to your house
They kill you all and say
We're not guilty, not guilty

Where is your mind? Humanity cries
You think you are gods but everyone dies
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls

I couldn't spend my youth there
Because you took away my peace
I couldn't spend my youth there
Because you took away my peace

We could build a future
Where people are free
To live and love
The happiest time, our time

Where is your heart? Humanity rise
You think you are gods but everyone dies
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls

I couldn't spend my youth there
Because you took away my peace
I couldn't spend my youth there
Because you took away my peace

I couldn't spend my youth there
Because you took away my peace
I couldn't spend my youth there
I couldn't have my homeland

Ukraine 2016

Artist
Jamala
Title
1944
Event
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Stockholm

Semi-final 2

PLACE   2/18
POINTS287
RUNNING ORDER: 14

Grand Final

PLACE   1/26
POINTS534
RUNNING ORDER: 21

ARTIST

  • Jamala (Джама́ла)
    Real name: Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova (Суса́на Алі́мівна Джамаладі́нова)

BACKINGS

  • Aleksandra Makarovskaya
  • Alina Kosenko

SONGWRITER

  • Jamala (see Artist)

STAGE DIRECTORS

  • Aleksandr Bratkovsky (Олександра Братковського)
  • Konstantin Tomilchenko (Константин Томильченко)

SPOKESPERSON

  • Verka Serduchka
    Real name: Andrei Danilko
    Also known as: Andrei Danilko

COMMENTATORS

JURY MEMBERS

  • Andre France
    Real name: Andriy Yakymenko
  • Maria Burmaka (Марія Бурмака)
  • Oleksandr Ksenofontov (Олександр Ксенофонтов)
    Also known as: Xenophontov
  • Valentyn Koval
  • Valeria Chachibaya

Vidbir 2016 • Result

Jamala – "1944"

Semi-final 1

Hostomel, 6 February 2016
ResultQualified for the final
Place1st
Points18 (20% of the points)
Tele percent49.22%
Tele points9
Jury points9

Final

Hostomel, 21 February 2016
PlaceWinner
Points11 (26% of the points)
Tele percent37.77%
Tele points6
Jury points5

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