(FILES) Ukrainian rapper and songwriter Aliona Olehivna Savranenko (R), also known as Alyona Alyona poses with Ukrainian singer Jerry Heil (L) during a press afternoon prior to the 'Eurovision in Concert' in AFAS Live in Amsterdam on April 13, 2024. "It's an opportunity for us to represent our culture. To show that we've got so much more to give people," Ukrainian singer Jerry Heil -- the stage name for Yana Chemaieva -- told AFP in an interview. "We just need to be visible," she said. A week of Eurovision Song Contest festivities kicked off on May 4, 2024 in the southern Swedish town of Malmo, with 37 countries taking part. (Photo by Sander Koning / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SANDER KONING/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)