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1944 was the Ukrainian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm performed by Jamala. Ukraine missed the previous contest due to political and financial reasons. The song tied for first place in the 2016 Ukrainian final with the band The Hardkiss, but won by virtue of winning the televote in the tiebreaker.

After its release, this song has come under fire by Russian politicians, and various fans due to its political influences (which is against the official rules of the contest); the song is about Josef Stalin deporting Crimean Tatar people from Crimea to Central Asia.

The chorus in Crimean Tatar are words that Jamala has heard her grandmother say to her about her childhood in Crimea.

It qualified from the second semifinal in 2nd place. In the final, it was performed 21st following Latvia and preceding Malta. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 537 points despite finishing 2nd in both the jury and the televote, the first win under the new scoring system and Ukraine's first win since Ruslana in 2004.

Lyrics[]

When strangers are coming...
They come to your house,
They kill you all
and say,
We’re not guilty
not guilty.

Where is your mind?
Humanity cries.
You think you are gods.
But everyone dies.
Don't swallow my soul.
Our souls

Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım
Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım

We could build a future
Where people are free
to live and love.
The happiest time.
Hard time

Where is your heart?
Humanity rise.
You think you are gods
But everyone dies.
Don't swallow my soul.
Our souls

Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım
Yaşlığıma toyalmadım
Men bu yerde yaşalmadım

Vatanima toyalmadim















I did not enjoy my youth
I was not able to live in this place
I did not enjoy my youth
I was not able to live in this place














I did not enjoy my youth
I was not able to live in this place
I did not enjoy my youth
I was not able to live in this place

I did not enjoy my homeland

Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Participants
Semi Final 1
SandhjaArgoLidia IsacFreddieNina KraljićDouwe BobIveta MukuchyanSerhatSergey LazarevGabriela GunčíkováMinus OneZoë

Jüri PootsmannSamra RahimliHighwayGreta SalómeDeen & Dalal ft. Ana & JalaIra Losco

Semi Final 2
JustsMichał SzpakRykkaHovi StarIvanSanja VučićNicky ByrneKaliopiDonny MontellDami ImManuEllaPoli GenovaLighthouse XJamalaAgneteYoung Georgian LolitazEneda TarifaLaura Tesoro
Final
AmirJamie-Lee KriewitzFrancesca MichielinBareiFransJoe & Jake
Songs
Semi Final 1
Sing It AwayUtopian LandFalling StarsPioneerLighthouseSlow DownLoveWaveI Didn't KnowYou Are The Only OneI StandAlter EgoLoin d'iciPlayMiracleThe Real ThingHear Them CallingLjubav jeWalk On Water
Semi Final 2
HeartbeatColor of Your LifeThe Last of Our KindMade of StarsHelp You FlyGoodbye (Shelter)SunlightDonaI've Been Waiting For This NightSound of SilenceBlue and RedIf Love Was a CrimeSoldiers of Love1944IcebreakerMidnight GoldFairytaleWhat's The Pressure
Final
J’ai cherchéGhostNo Degree of SeparationSay YayIf I Were SorryYou're Not Alone
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
19561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattooThe CodeWasted Love
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Trivia[]

  • The visuals for Jamala's stage performance were created by the multimedia group Front Pictures. In 2018, they auditioned for the 13th season of America's Got Talent, making it all the way to the semifinals as a double wild card act.
  • It is one of two songs to win performing out of the 21st slot in the running order, the other being The Code in 2024.


Videos[]

Jamala_-_1944_(Official_Music_Video)_PREMIERE!!!

Jamala - 1944 (Official Music Video) PREMIERE!!!

LIVE_-_Jamala_-_1944_(Ukraine)_at_the_Grand_Final_of_the_2016_Eurovision_Song_Contest

LIVE - Jamala - 1944 (Ukraine) at the Grand Final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest