In an interview with Olga Tuktareva, the artistic director of the ensemble “Buranovskiye Babushki” “Paragraph” He admitted that team members rarely watch Eurovision as they think it politicizes the competition.
“We watch the competition out of the corner of our eyes. In the same place, everything became politicized, it became strange. It is disgusting to watch. We can say that we were lucky to perform at normal times, ”said Tuktareva.
The artistic director of the ensemble reminded that they were taken to Eurovision in 2012 with colorful artists from the Russian countryside to attract the attention of foreigners and surprise them.
“We, too, were drawn to attract attention. Sandal grandmothers. It is almost the same ordinary as now, only grandmothers are actually kind and sincere. People saw this later, ”Tuktareva summarized.
Previously Liverpool hosted the second semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, where the finalists were determined. Cyprus, Albania, Estonia, Austria, Belgium, Lithuania, Australia, Poland, Armenia and Slovenia qualified for the final. In addition, Norway, Portugal, Croatia, Serbia, Finland, Israel made it to the finals. In addition, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Moldova, Ukraine, Sweden, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and England will fight for victory.