Stefania (song)
| "Stefania" | ||||
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| Single by Kalush Orchestra | ||||
| Language | Ukrainian | |||
| Released | 7 February 2022 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, folk | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
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| Kalush Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Stefania" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry | ||||
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| 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, romanized: Stefaniia, 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. 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, and in 2023 The Guardian ranked the song as 24th best Eurovision winner.