Alina Ivanivna Pash ( uk, Аліна Іванівна Паш, ; born 6 May 1993) is a Ukrainian singer and rapper. In 2016, she participated in the sixth season of
the Ukrainian edition of ''
The X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
'', placing 3rd. She also participated in
Ukrainian national selection for
Eurovision 2022
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and won the selection.
Vidbir 2022 and subsequent withdrawal
Pash entered ''
Vidbir 2022'' with the song "
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors". She won the competition, thus gaining the right to represent
Ukraine
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at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
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. However, after the competition, the Ukrainian broadcaster
UA:PBC began investigating a trip Pash had taken to Crimea in 2015, under the suspicion that Pash had broken the law by not travelling there through Ukraine. In a statement, UA:PBC said "the artist's representative falsified a certificate provided to UA:PBC. The artist agreed with this decision of the organizing committee." Following this investigation, it was decided via a mutual agreement between the broadcaster, Vidbir's organising committee and Pash that her participation in the contest would not go ahead.
Kalush Orchestra
Kalush (stylised in all caps) is a Ukrainian rap group formed in 2019. The group consists of founder and rapper Oleh Psiuk, multi-instrumentalist Ihor Didenchuk, and breakdancer MC KylymMen (). Didenchuk is also a member of the electro-folk ...
, who placed second in ''Vidbir 2022'', were later selected to represent Ukraine at Eurovision with the song "
Stefania".
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Living people
1993 births
English-language singers from Ukraine
People from Zakarpattia Oblast
Ukrainian pop singers
Ukrainian singer-songwriters
21st-century Ukrainian women singers
Ukrainian LGBT rights activists
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