Jerry Heil's Banderaciaga sweatshirt irks Poles, they urge not to vote for Ukraine at Eurovision 2024

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Polish users of the social network are actively sharing and discussing a video in which Jerry Heil, one of the Ukrainian representatives at the song contest, sings the song Teresa & Maria in a sweatshirt with the words Banderaciaga. Banderaciaga plays on the combination of the name of the 20th century Ukrainian independence fighter, OUN leader Stepan Bandera, and the fashion house Balenciaga.

Poles, who consider Bandera a fascist guilty of committing genocide against the Polish people, are outraged by this video and call for not giving any votes to the Ukrainian representatives at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The image of Jerry Heil in the sweatshirt is called “advertising for the criminal Bandera” and emphasizes the “cult of Bandera in Ukraine.”

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The semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be held at the Malmö Arena on May 7 and 9. The grand final will take place on May 11. Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona will represent Ukraine at the song contest, they won the national selection.