"I Believe in U" is a song written and performed by Ukrainian singer

Jamala Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova, ; rus, Суса́на Али́мовна Джамалади́нова, Susána Alímovna Dzhamaladínova, sʊˈsanə ɐˈlʲiməvnə dʐəməlɐˈdʲinəvə, links=yes. (born 27 August 1983), known professionally ...

. The song was presented on 12 May 2017 in Kyiv in

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at the concert of the singer. It was released as a digital download on 14 May 2017 by Enjoy! Records.

Live performances

On 13 May 2017, Jamala performed the song during the voting interval of the final of the

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, which took place at the

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. The performance was disrupted by a man draped in an Australian flag who invaded the stage and briefly mooned the audience before being removed by security. The stage invader was later identified to be Ukrainian prankster

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Music video

The shooting of the clip of the singer Jamala's song "I Believe in U" was held in April in Portugal. Directed by Igor Stekolenko, who directed over a hundred music videos for Ukrainian and foreign artists, including

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and Brutto. The video shoot lasted three days and took place in Portuguese capital,

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. The premiere of the video took place in 17 May. Lisbon hosted the next year's contest.

Track listing

Release history

References

2017 songs 2017 singles English-language Ukrainian songs Jamala songs {{2017-single-stub