SWEET PEOPLE
ALYOSHA
SONGWRITERS: BORIS
KUKOBA; ELENA KUCHER & VADIM LISITSA
COUNTRY: UKRAINE
WHERE: LIVE AT EUROVISION
ALBUM: SWEET PEOPLE
LABEL: CATAPULTL MUSIC
GENRE: POP rock
YEAR: 2017
Olena Oleksandrivna Kucher-Topolya (Ukrainian:
Олена Олександрівна Кучер-Тополя;
born 14 May 1986), better known by her stage name Alyosha (Ukrainian:
Aльоша), is a Ukrainian singer.
Alyosha was born
on 14 May 1986 in Zaporizhia. She studied vocals at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts and signed with the Catapult
Music record label in 2008.
2010: Ukraine in
the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
On 20 March 2010, Alyosha won the Ukrainian
National Final and thus represented Ukraine in the Eurovision
Song Contest 2010. She replaced Vasyl Lazarovych who was originally picked on December 29, 2009, to represent
Ukraine. After some political changes that took place in Ukraine his candidacy
was withdrawn on March 15 under suspicion that he was picked with the help of
the current director of the State National Television (1st National)
Vasyl Ilashchuk. The petition to organize another concourse and to cancel the
current results was signed by several Ukrainian performers such as Taisia Povaliy, Ruslana Pysanka, and
Kostyantyn Meladze.
Originally, she was due to participate in the
contest with the song "To Be Free".
Later on, it came to the light that the winning song has been available for
purchase (under the name of Alonya) at Amazon.de since 12 April 2008. This
would break the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest. A new song, "Sweet People",
was chosen, two days after the 22 March deadline had passed, so NTU was fined
by the EBU. Alyosha performed in the second semi-final on 27 May 2010, where
she progressed to the final. In the final Alyosha finished 10th with 108 points.
Oh, sweet people
What have we done?
Tell me what is happening?
For all that we've built
Tumbles and is gone
Oh, sweet people
Have you no love for mankind?
Must you go on killing
Just to pass the time.
The message is so true
The end is really near
All these feelings take me down
It steals the things so dear
Yes, the message is so real.
Don't turn all the earth to stone
Because, because, because
This is your home
Oh, sweet people
what about our children?
In theaters and video games
They watch what we send to ruin
Oh, sweet people
What senseless game
Have we all been playing?
No one but you to blame?
The message is so true
The end is really near
All these feelings take me down
It steals the things so dear
Yes, the message is so real.
Don't turn all the earth to stone
Because, because, because
This is your home
This is our home.
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