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Eurovision Winners to Auction Trophy to Raise Funds for Ukraine
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1:07Now PlayingEurovision winners, the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra, vowed on Tuesday to auction their trophy in order to raise funds for Ukraine's war effort.
Speaking from Lviv during their first news conference upon returning to Ukraine, the band said the win helped lift the spirits of Ukrainians.
Ihor Psiuk, the band's frontman said the sale of the trophy could raise a substantial amount of money which would be used "to benefit the country and the army".
He added that details of the auction would be posted online soon.
The band's song "Stefania" beat 24 other performers during the Eurovision song contest grand final in Turin on Saturday.
It was penned by Psiuk as a tribute to his mother, but since Russia's invasion it has become an anthem to the motherland, with lyrics that pledge: "I'll always find my way home, even if all roads are destroyed."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed the victory, Ukraine's third since its 2003 Eurovision debut.
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