On the Stage: "Time" by O. Torvald
Eurovision has always been a platform for countries to spread a message each year, and display the identity of their country to the world. For my analysis I will be looking at Ukraine’s performance in 2017: “Time” (2017) by the pop-rock group O. Torvald. Ukraine was the host country in 2017, following the win of “1944” by Jamala (Eurovision TV). I find “Time” to be an interesting choice by Ukraine because it differs so much from “1944” in all aspects from genre, visuals, language, and messages. In my last blog post I discussed the national identity of Ukraine. While in recent years tensions have been high with Russia around the dispute of Crimea, Ukraine has solidified what their national identity means as a country. Ukraine in recent years has taken pride in speaking Ukrainian, and has not allowed Russian to become an official language, although it is spoken by almost 30% of the population (Ukrainian Profile Timeline, 2020). Ukraine has al...