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Ukrainian hip hop, anyone? Eurovision winner plays Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­show next month

Last year's winner of the global phenomenon Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­soon.
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The Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest while war ravaged their home country of Ukraine. They will start their North American tour in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­on Nov. 1.

Last year's winner of the global phenomenon Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­soon.

The Kalush Orchestra, a Ukrainian hip-hop act integrating traditional music, will be in town Nov. 1. Their show at the Biltmore Cabaret marks the beginning of their 2023 North American Tour, which will wrap up in Toronto.

The six-person group actually started off as a side project from Kalush, a two-person rap group. Forming in 2021, they were Ukraine's entry into Eurovision in May 2022, just months after Russia invaded their country.

They entered the contest with their song "Stefania" about a child watching their mother age.

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­concert will also act as a fundraiser for Ukraine, states the band in a .

The show takes place at 8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.) on Nov. 1 at the Biltmore Cabare. Originally it had been planned for the Vogue Theatre, but there's been a venue change. Tickets sold for the Vogue show will be honoured at the Biltmore. are just over $100 after fees.