Kalush Orchestra

The ukrainaian group won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

On 14 May 2022, the group won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with 631 points, securing Ukraine's third Eurovision victory with their song "Stefania"."Stefania" became the first song with rap lyrics to win the contest, as well as the winning song with the highest number of televote points in the history of the contest. The group later announced that they would put their Eurovision trophy up for auction to raise money for the Ukrainian armed forces. On May 30, 2022, the award for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 - a crystal microphone, "Kalush Orchestra" and Sergei Prytula sold for $ 900,000 at a charity auction. The cup was sold for the first time in its history. The Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT became the owner of the cup. The pink panama of the band's soloist was also sold at the auction, raising 11 million UAH from the auction. The Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation stated that the funds raised will be spent on the PD-2 unmanned complex for the Ukrainian army.

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