Ukraine's Eurovision song mourns Moscow purge of Crimean Tatars


  • World
  • Monday, 22 Feb 2016

Crimean Tatar singer Susana Jamaladinova, known as Jamala, waves to supporters after performing in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest outside Kiev, Ukraine, February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - A Crimean Tatar who sings about Joseph Stalin's deportation of hundreds of thousands of people from her Black Sea homeland will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision song contest, two years after Russia annexed the territory.

Jamala, a 32-year-old singer, won a domestic competition on Sunday night to represent her country.

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