“SHUM”.
Go A to sing “SHUM” at Eurovision 2021
Released as a single in late January, “SHUM” was immediately touted as a potential song for Rotterdam. However, the Ukrainian delegation was quick to say that it was “not for Eurovision”. Soon after they announced that Go A would present a number of entries to a professional jury. Just one day before today’s confirmation, it transpired that “SHUM” was one of three songs in the running.
After honouring melodramatic Carpathian folk tales with techno and EDM last year with “Solovey”, Go A have opted for a somewhat darker style in “SHUM” (“ШУМ”). They describe its meaning as “to awaken and summon spring and hasten the awakening of all living things after winter”.
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We have the fourth Eurovision 2021 entry! Ukraine has decided its Eurovision entry for Rotterdam.
Go A will fly to Eurovision 2021 with ‘
Shum‘.
A special jury consisting of the following Ukrainian artists/personalities were responsible to determine GO A’s Eurovision 2021 entry:
Jamala – singer/Eurovision 2016 winner
Yevhen Filatov – producer/ lead singer of The Manaken band
Ruslan Kvinta – music producer/ composer
Yaroslav Lodygin – member of the Managing Board of UA: PBC in charge of television
Dmytro Khorkin – member of the Managing Board of UA: PBC in charge of radio
SHUM is inspired by a spring ritual folk song of the same name. It is a modern reinterpretation of an archaic game with elements of ancient magic ritual practices.
And now Ukrainian public broadcaster UA:PBC has revealed that the selection process will work
a little differently than the group seems to have thought. The broadcaster has revealed that a five-person panel is going to determine Go A’s Eurovision effort. And there will be more than just one song on the table.
Jury to select Go A’s Eurovision 2021 song
The jury to select the entry includes Ukrainian stars and established music industry experts. Former
Vidbir judges Jamala and Yevhen Filatov are there, as well as
Vidbir musical producer Ruslan Kvinta. Here’s what the full jury looks like.