Stefania (song)

"Stefania"
The official cover for "Stefania"
Single by Kalush Orchestra
LanguageUkrainian
Released7 February 2022
GenreAlternative hip hop, folk
Length2:59
LabelSony Music Entertainment
Composer(s)
  • Ihor Didenchuk
  • Tymofii Muzychuk
  • Vitalii Duzhyk
Lyricist(s)
Kalush Orchestra singles chronology
"Shtomber Womber"
(2022)
"Stefania"
(2022)
"In the Shadows of Ukraine"
(2023)
Music video
"Stefania" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry
Country
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
337
Final result
1st
Final points
631
Entry chronology
◄ "Shum" (2021)
"Heart of Steel" (2023) ►
Official performance video
"Stefania" (First Semi-Final) on YouTube
"Stefania" (Grand Final) on YouTube

"Stefania" (Ukrainian: Стефанія, pronounced [steˈfɑn⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ] ) is a song by Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra, co-written by all group members alongside Ivan Klymenko and was released through Sony Music Entertainment. It represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 held in Turin, which it won.

"Stefania" has been described as an alternative hip hop and folk song. It is the third song sung entirely in Ukrainian to represent Ukraine at Eurovision, but the second to compete at the contest following the cancellation of Eurovision 2020.[1] The song won the contest with 631 points, becoming the first replacement song, the first rap song and the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian to win. "Stefania" charted in twenty-two music markets, topping the charts in Ukraine and Lithuania, while also reaching the top ten within Finland, Croatia, Iceland, Hungary and Sweden.

In 2022 The Independent ranked "Stefania" as 15th best Eurovision winner,[2] and in 2023 The Guardian ranked the song as 24th best Eurovision winner.[3]

  1. ^ "Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra will go to Turin with 'Stefania' 🇺🇦". Eurovision.tv. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ Kelly, Ben (10 May 2022). "All 68 winning Eurovision songs ranked from worst to best". The Independent. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (11 May 2023). "All 69 Eurovision song contest winners – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2023.