Scandal at the National Selection: a famous singer refused to participate because of another artist

Oleksandr Teslenko / Instagram screenshotUkrainian singer Oleksandr Teslenko is ready to refuse to participate in the National Selection for Eurovision 2025. He made such a decision due to the participation of ENLEO, who previously admitted that he listens to Russian music.

“We thought for a long time with Teslenko and somehow tried to find an excuse in our heads to silence the problem of tolerance to Russian music of one of the participants of the National Selection. But we cannot come to terms with this in the third year of the war and after another shelling of Kyiv,” – say the artist’s team.

The singer’s producer added that they cannot take part in the contest with a person for whom “Ukrainian music is a kringe and a collective farm.”

Teslenka’s team also noted that the artist will withdraw his candidacy from the National Selection if ENLEO gets to the shortlist.

Instagram screenshot”Because, in addition to the rules, there is also the ethical code of Eurovision. And by participating in it, we seem to confirm that this is the norm. But it is not the norm,” the singer’s producer added.

Instagram screenshotIt is worth noting that previously Teslenko performed at the scandalous event of Anna Alkhim, where the Russian language and Russian music were played. At the same time, the artist’s team says that he performed only the Ukrainian-language repertoire.

“Our communication with Alkhim was at a charity event, where more than 2 million hryvnias were collected for the Armed Forces. At this performance, Sasha sang his repertoire, which is exclusively Ukrainian. I understand that some will try to pull an owl on a globe, but these are not comparable things,” Muzvar quotes Teslenka’s representative as saying.

We will remind, Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona revealed the name of their favorite at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

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