Ukrainian star Jamala, who left her children and husband, started “her war”: “Lithuania is an inspiration to us”
In 2016, the performer who won the Eurovision Song Contest on the Day of the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence will take part in the finals of the television project Lietuvos Voice and will be dedicated to supporting Ukraine.
“My country is in the throes of a great tragedy in 80 years. You can’t imagine how hard it is to leave your home. I woke up and my husband said the war started at five o’clock in the morning.
What happened? Shock. I didn’t know what to do with me. I started collecting documents, warmly dressed the children. We went down to the hideout – cold, concrete car parking. We went there three times a day. In the evening we decided to go to Ternopolis, “Jamala started the press conference.
The trip to the city in western Ukraine took two days.
After staying with his family and friends, Jamala decided to move on, towards Romania.
At the border a woman on average a man with children, singer Bekir Suleimanov remained in Ukraine.
The ultimate goal of Yamala is a sister house in Turkey. Here she left her offspring and, as she says herself, began her war.
In public, the woman drew attention to the war in Ukraine: shared an interview, began raising funds.
Almost 70 million people were collected through text messages. euros.
Jamala says this was done by “ordinary people” who are more resolute than politicians.
“Ukraine is my home, my heart there. How can I not come back? Although I will sing tomorrow, I will not do so as a singer. What happened is like a coup – all the plans, the whole future, have collapsed. We will do our best – do everything possible to defend our country, history. culture, ”said Jamala hopefully.
At the same time, the Ukrainian thanked the Lithuanian people for supporting the war-torn country.
“Thank you to Lithuania for accepting our people who can live here. It is very important – to feel healthy, who respond to our problems and troubles, “said the Ukrainian.
“Lithuania is an inspiration to us. We’ve been watching us all the time since 1991 – how you defended your language, your culture, your country – that inspires us. We will win, we will not betray our country – we will defend our country and culture. Slava Ukraini! ”Jamala said, barely controlling his feelings.
Listen to the full interview here: