This year’s Eurovision Song Contest in May was supposed to add some flair to crisis-ridden Ukraine, but there is trouble brewing behind the scenes. Over 20 event organizers have resigned in protest of their boss.
Following the first round of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in 2005, Ukrainians are proud that they may give it a second go this year in Kyiv. The city’s mayor, ex-boxing world champ Vitali Klitschko, believes that music can unite people. That is “particularly important for Ukraine,” he said as the assignment of participants for the semi-final was announced. But now there’s trouble on the horizon, and some are even uttering the word “failure.”
