GreenJolly
{{short description|Ukrainian rap band}}
{{About|the Ukrainian hip hop duo|the American comedy rock band|Green Jellÿ}}
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| native_name = Ґринджоли
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| origin = Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 2004–2005
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- Roman Kalyn
- Roman Kostyuk
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GreenJolly ({{langx|uk|Ґринджоли}}, Gryndzholy) was a Ukrainian hip hop duo. They represented Ukraine at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Razom nas bahato", which became an unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution.{{Cite web |date=30 January 2017 |title=What's in a name? Eurovision slogans through the years |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/what-s-in-a-name-eurovision-slogans-through-the-years |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
History
GreenJolly consisted of Roman Kalyn and Roman Kostyuk, who originate from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine.[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/guide/general/detail/117460/ What happened to Orange Revolution band Greenjolly?], Kyiv Post (23 November 2011)
After receiving a wild card to the final of the Ukrainian Eurovision pre-selection, Evrobachennya 2005 – Natsionalyni vidbir, the duo was chosen to represent their country at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, with the song "Razom nas bahoto".{{Cite web |date=28 February 2005 |title=Украину на Евровидении будет представлять группа "Гринджолы" |url=https://detector.media/withoutsection/article/23176/2005-02-28-ukraynu-na-evrovydenyy-budet-predstavlyat-gruppa-gryndzholy/ |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=detector.media |language=uk}} In conjunction with various Ukrainian radio stations, the band wrote the song to support protests against electoral fraud that took place during the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election. However, the track had to be reworked in order to comply with contest regulations, and the European Broadcasting Union.{{Cite news |date=22 February 2016 |title=Eurovision: Ukraine's entry aimed at Russia |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35630395 |access-date=28 March 2024 |work=BBC News}}{{Cite web |last=Philips |first=Roel |date=30 March 2005 |title=Greenjolly to sing in eight languages |url=http://esctoday.com/4136/GreenJolly_to_sing_in_eight_languages |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126225025/https://esctoday.com/4136/greenjolly_to_sing_in_eight_languages/ |archive-date=26 January 2023 |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=ESCToday}} In the final, the duo finished 19th with 30 points, tied with Sweden.{{Cite web |title=Grand Final of Kyiv 2005 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/grand-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420054251/https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/grand-final |archive-date=20 April 2021 |access-date=28 March 2024 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
Following their Eurovision appearance, the group disbanded.{{Cite web |last=SG |first=David Omar |date=31 January 2022 |title=Razom nas bahato – Corrupción, revolución y Eurovisión en Ucrania |url=https://historicca.es/2022/01/31/razom-nas-bahato-corrupcion-revolucion-y-eurovision-en-ucrania/ |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=Historicca |language=es}}
References
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before=Ruslana
with "Wild Dances" |
title=Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest |
years=2005 |
after=Tina Karol
with "Show Me Your Love" |
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{{Eurovision Song Contest 2005}}
{{Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
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