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The leader of the band «Okean Elzy», Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, presented the premiere of the song «UA So Beautiful». This is his first cover of Joe Cocker’s world hit. It became a musician’s confession of love for his native Ukraine.
«Unfortunately, most foreigners almost saw our country on their screens already smashed by Russian missiles and bombs, burning in the fire… We show the world Ukraine, which we love so much – beautiful, peaceful, smiling, happy as it was, which we defend every second, and which it will definitely be after our victory,»- explained on the official Facebook page of the group.
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The clip consists mostly of personal archives of Ukrainians – photos and videos that they sent specifically for its creation.
It will be recalled that Sviatoslav Vakrchuk, the leader of the Okean Elzy band, like many other Ukrainian musicians joined the Ukrainian military resistance, enlisting in the Territorial Defense Forces of the Lviv Region.
Translated by Vitalii Holich
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