Analysis of Characteristic Features of Modern Ukrainian Pop Hits on the example of Works that Won International Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, 2016, 2022

Abstract

The purpose of the work. The article is devoted to the analysis of three winning songs of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, 2016, and 2022 (“Wild Dances”, “1944”, and “Stefania”), performed by singers Ruslana, Jamala, and the “Kalush Orchestra” band. To carry out the study, a list of the characteristic features and peculiarities features of modern Ukrainian and world pop hits identified by domestic scientists has been systematised. The research methodology consists in using the principles of analysis of musical compositions and general scientific methods of systematisation and generalisation of the obtained results. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time the “Stefania” song was thoroughly researched, which appeared relatively recently and received the highest scores during the international “Eurovision 2022” contest. Conclusions. Ukrainian scholars investigating the problems of pop song creativity (in particular, V. Tormakhova, M. Mozgovyi, T. Riabukha) have sufficiently developed conceptual approaches that allow in-depth analysis of samples of modern world and domestic “hits”. In fact, the author has found in the analysed works all of the characteristic features and peculiarities of modern Ukrainian pop songs identified by researchers. The clearly expressed national basis of all the researched Eurovision winning works (Ukrainian in the songs “Wild Dances” and “Stephania” and Crimean Tatar in the song “1944”) draws attention, which indicates the growing interest in the cultures of the indigenous peoples of our country in the world and their inclusion in global artistic processes. Confident victories of Ukrainian performers at the international Eurovision contest in 2004, 2016 and 2022 are certainly an indicator of the successful development of Ukrainian pop and song art.

Key words: Eurovision, Ukrainian pop artists, hit aesthetics, stylistic synthesis, folklore authenticity, “Wild Dances”, “1944”, “Stephania”.