Eurovision winners Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in Croatia for first concert next weekend

by croatiaweek
May 19, 2022
in Entertainment

Eurovision winners Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in Croatia for first concert (Photo: Press)

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra, winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, will perform their first concert after winning the title last weekend in Croatia next weekend at the Sea Star festival.

Kalush Orchestra is one of the headliners of the festival which will be held in Umag at Stella Maris lagoon on 27-28 May.

Kalush Orchestra, who formed as an offshoot of the rap group Kalush, won the Eurovision final with the song “Stefania”, which Oleh Psiuk, rapper and frontman of the band, dedicated to his mother.

(Photo: Press)

Specific in the mix of rap with traditional Ukrainian melodies, the group has been creative and active so far, releasing two albums and as many as 26 singles.

Also performing in Umag next weekend will be some of the world’s leading stars such as hip hop superstar Iggy Azalea, techno queen Amelie Lens, platinum hitmakers Meduza and Topic, and leading regional performers such as Dubioza kolektiv, Senidah, Buč Kesidi, Umek, Vojko V, z++, Grše, Bore Balboa, Adiel and Konstrakta and others.

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Iggy Azalea

Festival tickets are on sale at a promo price of HRK 299, which will be valid until Friday, May 20, until the end of the day, after which their price will jump to HRK 349. In addition to them, their are daily tickets at a price of 169 kn and VIP Gold at 750 kn.