Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin believes that in 2017 the Leningrad group and its leader Sergei Shnurov should represent Russia at the Eurovision music competition. The politician expressed his opinion on Twitter on Sunday, May 15. “We’ll send Shnurov to the next Eurovision. He won’t win, but he’ll send them all somewhere,” Rogozin wrote.
Shnurov himself on his Instagram page has already reacted to the initiative from government circles. He was surprised that “out of 140 million citizens, only one” could do what Rogozin pointed out. “The deputy prime minister of a nuclear power writes about this on his Twitter,” Shnurov noted. "The Russian people, how fairy tale hero, refers to Cord as evil spirits lower order, in order to together defeat the absolute fairy-tale evil in its fairy-tale lair, which the magic mirror showed us,” the musician wrote.
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The results of the Eurovision 2016 contest, in which the Ukrainian Jamala won, were also criticized by others Russian politicians. The head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Alexei Pushkov, believes that Eurovision has turned into a “political battlefield.” He also suggested that “Belarusians have the right to sing about the burned Khatyn,” and “Russians - about the martyrs of Odessa” (probably, we are talking about the fire in the Odessa House of Trade Unions in Ukraine, when 48 people died as a result of the fire. - Ed.).
Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimean government Ruslan Balbek on his Facebook page suggested that the organizers of the competition “went down with their bones to deprive Russia of victory.” He also stated that there was “Ukrainian blackmail” and “ignoring audience choice". Balbec stated that “if there were no political overtones in Jamala’s songs, the entire peninsula would support her,” and also predicted that “in a couple of years no one will remember such a singer.”
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Dmitry Rogozin proposed sending Shnurov to the next Eurovision after the 2016 contest was won by singer Jamala from Ukraine. “We’ll send Shnurov to the next Eurovision. He won’t win, but he will send them all somewhere,” Rogozin wrote on Twitter.
We will send Shnurov to the next Eurovision. He won’t win, but he’ll send them all somewhere pic.twitter.com/DaVBUQSXc8
— Dmitry Rogozin (@Rogozin) May 15, 2016
Sergei Shnurov responded to Rogozin on Instagram. He compared Russian reality to a fairy tale, which has its own rules. “An event does not happen or is not recorded (which is the same thing in the media world) if it does not fit into a different, transcendental, parallel, illogical logic,” the musician wrote.
“The Russian people, like a fairy-tale hero, turn to Cord, as an evil spirit of the lowest order, in order to together defeat the absolute fairy-tale evil in his fairy-tale lair, which the magic mirror showed us,” added the Leningrad leader.
In another entry Shnurov answered more prosaically: “We survived. It turns out that out of 140 million citizens, only one can even simply send *****. The deputy prime minister of a nuclear power writes about this on his Twitter.”
Ukrainian singer, which took place in Stockholm on May 14. She performed the song “1944” about deportation Crimean Tatars. Russian singer Sergei Lazarev took third place.
Russia has not won Eurovision since 2008. For eight years, Russians have been pining for first place at an international song competition.
This year there were a lot of hopes for Sergei Lazarev. Good song, powerful voice and a number of amazing complexity. But the pop singer did not take the lead, but only closed the top three. Many saw political messages in this. Like, if it weren’t for the professional jury, which did not want to give Russia the coveted points, Lazarev would definitely have taken first place.
Even Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin spoke about the competition. He made an unexpected proposal - to send Sergei Shnurov to the competition.
“We’ll send Shnurov to the next Eurovision. He won’t win, but he will send them all somewhere,” the official wrote on his Twitter page.
A few hours later, the musician responded to this proposal on Instagram. He admitted that he was surprised by Rogozin's words.
“We made it. It turns out that out of 140 million citizens, only one can even just send *** (to hell). The deputy prime minister of a nuclear power writes about this on his Twitter,” wrote the leader of the Leningrad group.
Some fans supported the idea of sending Shnurov to Eurovision.
“The cord will break everyone,” they write in the comments.
However, the musician himself does not seem to be passionate about the competition best performers Europe. Previously, he compared it to a fairy tale, which has little to do with reality.
“An event in a fairy tale becomes only that which has a fairy-tale meaning or something to which it can be added. There are a lot of things happening in our world, but they are not noticed as happening only because they do not fit into the fairy tale plot. Eurovision rises above the general horizon of all events. It's true! A song competition with elements of free psychological struggle, which has become a real ritual, the results of which are perceived by us as a manifestation of will higher powers", he explained on the social network.
Jokes are jokes, but Lately Shnurov and the Leningrad group became incredibly popular. The song about Louboutins brought them to the heights of success. Last clip, for the composition “Drinking in St. Petersburg”, was also loved by listeners and viewers. It has already been viewed by more than eight million people.
However, some consider Shnur’s work to be obscene and even ask that it be checked for compliance with the law. They say that “Leningrad” insults the feelings of believers and veterans with its songs, disgraces the image of a cultural city and its residents, and also violates the law prohibiting swearing. But so far the supervisory authority has not applied any sanctions to the contractor. But the police fined me a couple of times for obscene language at concerts.
Sergey Lazarev performed at Eurovision with the song “You Are The Only One” and entered the top three, taking an honorable third place. This happened despite the fact that many bookmakers called Lazarev the favorite of the competition, and his colleagues predicted the singer to win, for which he had every reason - a complex and beautiful number with special effects, a catchy song and charisma. No wonder Sergei became the best according to the results of the popular vote.
Many people counted so heavily on Sergei Lazarev for first place that they still cannot calm down. IN in social networks Every few minutes there are posts about the unfairness of the competition results. A meme with a photo of the leader of the Leningrad group Sergei Shnurov is also “walking” in the virtual space - Internet users suggest sending him to the competition in 2017. They motivate this action by the fact that Shnurov will show foreigners the real Russian soul and the attitude towards Eurovision that the majority developed after the announcement of its results.
This meme was unwittingly supported by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. He also followed Eurovision and actively supported Sergei Lazarev. And, having learned about the results, he took to Twitter with the idea of sending Sergei Shnurov from Russia next year. “We’ll send Shnurov to the next Eurovision. He won’t win, but he will send them all somewhere,” he wrote on the social network.
Rogozin’s message was immediately picked up by the media and ordinary Internet users. Many began to seriously discuss this performance and even began to choose a song with which Shnurov could go to Eurovision. According to the majority, a good option- composition “Leningrad” “Moscow, for whom your bells ring.” They also discussed why the leader scandalous group It's worth going to the competition. “Shnurov will express the opinion of almost the entire people of Russia, and from the heart”, “We definitely need to go to “troll” everyone next year”, “Yes, Shnurov will definitely win, he will sing another song about Louboutins”, “Let’s show them Kuzka’s mother ", they wrote on social networks.
Sergei Shnurov himself promptly responded to Rogozin’s post. The leader of "Leningrad" and the author of the hit "Exhibit", which has this moment more than 72 million views on YouTube, expressed his opinion on Instagram. In his address, Shnurov did not refuse to participate in Eurovision, but did not declare his readiness to represent Russia in the competition.
“We made it. It turns out that out of 140 million citizens, only one can even send. The deputy prime minister of a nuclear power writes about this on his Twitter account... And the Russian people, like a fairy-tale hero, turn to Shnur, as an evil force of the lowest order, in order to together defeat the absolute fairy-tale evil in his fairy-tale lair, which the magic mirror showed us,” - Shnurov wrote in his microblog.
Before last moment it was unclear who would win audience voting in the Belarusian national selection for Eurovision 2016. At first, Napoli was in the lead, but by the middle of the voting there was a feeling that fans of Olga Shimanskaya (Napoli) were exhausted, and those voting for Alexander Ivanov, on the contrary, found a second wind. There was a strange jump in voting for Ivanov - from 3 to 17 thousand votes. However, guess what - both artists have a powerful resource behind them. Napoli is supported by the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, and Ivanova is a Russian producer, and from the recent past, also a holder of the Order of Francis Skorina, Viktor Drobysh.
Alexander Ivanov in the project " Main stage"was under the leadership of Viktor Drobysh. Photo: Main stage
Young Kirill Ermakov unexpectedly found himself in third place, albeit with a large gap from the leaders, and Navi, for whom the Belarusian-speaking audience probably voted, was in fourth place. Alexey Gross, whom many predicted to win because he represents the SPAMASH production center, received only fifth place.
By the way, here’s a paradox - if NAVI is read in reverse, you get IVAN, the stage name of Alexander Ivanov. The artist had to take a pseudonym due to constant confusion with another Alexander Ivanov, the leader of the Rondo group, who sang “God, what a nonsense.” But there was also a satirist with that name and surname, and even earlier, an artist. A popular combination in general.
But let's return to the final of the national selection. In Hamburg terms, it left a depressing impression. It’s as if the main team of the national team went on vacation, leaving the youth team in their place. And it seemed that the stage was elegant, the backdrop was constantly exploding with effects, and the artists had specially prepared a bright wardrobe... But as for the songs, it was somehow completely dim, there were no hits. While the audience was voting, the main cast of stars reminded themselves of themselves. Looking at Gunesh, I thought that if she had decided to take part in the selection this year, she would certainly have won. But, alas, everything needs to be done on time. And send Gunesh to Eurovision when she dreamed about it.
Who is Alexander Ivanov?
The guy is from Gomel. He is, one might say, a hereditary rock musician. His dad is a famous guitarist in Gomel, Viktor Ivanov, who plays in the Original standart group. Before that, they performed together in the group Brown Velvet, which was later renamed Ivanoff (by the way, Alexander’s brother, who is very similar to him, plays guitar there).
Sasha entered the music school by class classical guitar. There he sang solo and in the choir. Music career started in 2009, when he passed the qualifying round of Mass Medium Fest. Then he moved to St. Petersburg to promote his work and make rock music.
Alexander Ivanov participated in the television project “Battle of the Choirs” - he performed for St. Petersburg, the rock choir from which, under the direction of Viktor Drobysh, took second place. In 2014, Alexander Ivanov became the winner of the “Five Stars” competition in Yalta, received the main prize of the festival - a precious star made of metals and the right to represent Russia at the International music competition"Intervision". In 2015, Alexander Ivanov took part in the X-Factor competition. Main stage,” during the qualifying round he superbly performed Nikolai Noskov’s song “I Will Not Agree for Less.” Igor Matvienko became interested in the young contestant, but Alexander Ivanov asked to join Viktor Drobysh’s team, and the producer happily took him under his wing. Based on the results of participation in the project “X-factor. Main stage" Alexander Ivanov became a super finalist. He took second place, but received the Grand Prix from the producers. And here is another victory in his career - this time in his native Belarus.
This is strange - but back in December, in the “Party Zone” program on MTV, the presenters claimed that Alexander Ivanov would compete at Eurovision 2016 with Russian singer Sergei Lazarev. Did the VJs know something?
Let us remind you that Eurovision 2016 will be held in Sweden. This time, 43 applications were submitted, which is a record. The semi-finals will take place on May 10 and 12, the final on May 14.
EXPERT OPINION
Ruslan Starikovsky, director of Eurovision 2015 participants Yuzari and Maimuna:
In principle, the Gomel guys generally perform well outside of Belarus. The heavy group TT-34 immediately got into the “Night Watch”, Seryoga and Bianca became the stars - and this is all a Gomel school. Well, don’t forget that “Syabry” is also from Gomel! So, why not! Although, to be honest, I sincerely rooted for the guys of Max Aleinikov from The EM.
The time is such that Eurovision needs to be an interesting show - so let’s hope that the production center of Viktor Drobysh will do something for Ivanov good number. Sweden, where the competition is being held this year, is strong in rock music, where even pop artists look like rock musicians. And here, as they say, all the cards are in hand - Alexander’s appearance and image are quite consistent.
Well, I also want to say: the artist passed television competitions, and successfully, so he won’t lose his nerves on the Eurovision stage. The guy has the ingredients for success - it all depends on how to manage it. Wish? Perhaps I should work on my English pronunciation...
The Navi group does not regret participating in the Eurovision selection. Photo: personal archive
Winner of the national selection for Eurovision 2016 from Belarus Alexander Ivanov.