A 13-year-old Ukrainian singer refused to share the stage with a Russian at the Sanremo Junior festival. VIDEO

A 13-year-old Ukrainian singer refused to share the stage with a Russian at the Sanremo Junior festival.  VIDEO

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Thirteen-year-old singer from Ukraine, winner of the 2021 Black Sea Games, Sofia Samoliuk, refused to share the stage with a Russian performer at the famous Sanremo Junior festival held in Italy. Read UP.Kultura in Telegram The organizers announced the participation of the Russians a few hours before the contest itself on May 3, the singer’s representatives said. Instead of presenting her vocal number, Sofia Samoliuk made a speech. In it, the singer pointed out the inadmissibility of the presence on the international stage of representatives of the aggressor country. Sofia Samoliuk at the festival. Photo: the singer’s press service “I will not sing on the same stage with Russian terrorists who kill Ukrainian children. I hope that next year there will be no terrorist country on this stage. Please support Ukraine,” Sofia said from the stage. Thirteen-year-old singer from Ukraine, winner of the 2021 Black Sea Games, Sofia Samoliuk, refused to share the stage with a Russian performer at the famous Sanremo Junior festival pic.twitter.com/0TNzppPCME — UP.Zhyttya (@UPZhyttya) May 4, 2023 Kiyanka Sofia Samoliuk became the winner of the festival in 2021 The Black Sea Games, which took place in Skadovsk, Kherson region. She won in the category “Vocalists 11-13 years old”. In 2022, the singer won the Grand Prix of the United Kids Children’s Festival in Bulgaria. She became the best among participants in the age category of 13-14 years. The Sanremo Junior vocal competition is held in Italy under the auspices of the international organization UNICEF – the United Nations Children’s Fund. Its purpose is to protect the rights and interests of children. Read also: MKIP explained how a Russian got into the Ukrainian music competition, and the organizers called the outraged haters

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