The band that won Eurovision auctioned off its trophy to buy drones for Ukraine

The band that won Eurovision auctioned off its trophy to buy drones for Ukraine

The glass microphone trophy was auctioned off on Facebook, with the band writing: “You guys are amazing! We thank each and every one of you who donated to this auction, and a special thanks to the Whitebit (cryptocurrency exchange) team who purchased the trophy for $900,000 and are now the rightful owners of our trophy.”

Sunday’s sale coincided with an appearance by the band at a benefit concert at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, the purpose of which was to raise funds for medical care and supplies, the newspaper reported. BBC. At the concert, the band member Oleh Psiuk he urged people not to get used to the war, started by the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. “It should always be on the front pages, until peace comes,” Psiuk said, according to the BBC. .

By sweeping the public vote in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14, Kalush Orchestra she won the competition with her song “Stefania.” The band had received special permission to leave Ukraine for the event, as most Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to do so in case they are needed to fight.

Source: Ambito

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