After suffering two consecutive defeats where their entrants were booed by Eurovision audiences, Russia was poised to win this year’s contest.
That was until Ukrainian Tartar singer, Jamala did her song “1944” about the forced deportation of her people from their Crimean homes by Stalin during World War II. The Russian entry Sergey Lazarev, won the popular vote but fell to third after the national jury votes were cast.
The Russians had pulled out all the stops to win this year, hiring top talent to write for, coach and back up the perfect gay friendly singer.
Eurovision produces the worst kind of forgettable pulpy schlock pop music, but this year’s outcome is so wonderfully hilarious because the Russians wanted it so damn badly.
I believe it might be “Tatar”, not “Tartar”. Check your sauce.
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Loaded all their efforts behind (haha) the poofter, eh?
Good for her.
I like tatars … garlic smashed tatars, parsley tatars, tatars o’grottin, French fried tatars, baked tatars with butter …
Does this mean that Putin will need to invade another country to salve his deep and personal humiliation? I am sure If he asks nicely that Obama will let him invade the United States! He has, after all, allowed males to invade female restrooms!
Tartar is considered an alternative spelling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartar
Po-tatoes – Pota-toes
Off to the gulag with him.
Yeah, I’m thinking the Sergey fell further then third place. That will become evident when he gets back to Mother Russia