Singer-songwriter Jamala beats rivals with ballad about deportation of Crimean Tatars seen as criticism of Russia’s actions in 2014Ukraine has won the 2016 Eurovision song contest with an entry that caused tensions with Russia over its politically charged lyrics.Singer-songwriter Jamala beat her rivals with haunting ballad 1944, which evoked the deportation of Crimean Tatars by Joseph Stalin and has been interpreted as a criticism of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
