May 30, 2022 at 02:42 Eurovision winners auctioned off the trophy in support of the Ukrainian defense The Ukrainian Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra have sold the trophy from the competition at auction. The money goes to the country’s military, which is fighting against Russia. – A big thank you to the group Whitebit who bought the trophy for 900,000 dollars, and now they are the rightful owners of our trophy, Kalush Orchestra said on Sunday. The sum corresponds to just over NOK 8.5 million at today’s exchange rate. Whitebit is a Ukrainian company that operates a platform for exchanging cryptocurrencies. At a charity concert in Berlin on Sunday, the group’s frontman Oleh Psiuk also auctioned off his characteristic pink bucket hat. All the money goes to the Ukrainian defense. The Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin on 15 May. The victory was interpreted as a declaration of solidarity from the public in countries across Europe in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russians were banned from the competition for the same reason. (NTB)
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