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Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra team up with The Rasmus for In The Shadows remake-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro
The song has been adapted to reflect the war in Ukraine.
The Rasmus have teamed up with Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra for a remake of their song In The Shadows ( Picture: Venla Shalin)
Kalush Orchestra have joined forces with fellow European rock stars The Rasmus for a new collaborative track after the bands met while competing in Eurovision 2022.
The new single is a Ukrainian folk-influenced remake of The Rasmus’ 2003 hit In The Shadows, which enjoyed massive success and remains the Finnish band’s most popular single to date.
Working together to continue to raise awareness about the ongoing invasion by Russia, the newly created track is titled In The Shadows Of Ukraine.
The release is Kalush Orchestra’s first since their Eurovision-winning hit Stefania, and the changes to the original song reflects Ukrainian feeling during the ongoing conflict in their country.
In The Shadows was a major hit in Ukraine following its original release, and the two groups struck up a creative relationship after meeting in Turin, Italy, earlier this year.
The Rasmus frontman Lauri Ylonen previously told Metro.co.uk in an interview that his band had ‘made a very nice connection’ with the Kalush members, recalling they ‘had a little jam session with them on the streets on the streets of Turin.’
The folk band won the 2022 Eurovison as the public rallied around Ukraine (Picture: Getty Images Europe
The Rasmus previously told Metro.co.uk they were close to splitting up before deciding to give Eurovision a go, and are now stronger than ever (Picture: AFP
‘And we got some pretty good ideas! Maybe we can do something in the future,’ Laura – who admitted the band almost broke up before entering Eurovision – teased at the time.
Now the new track is here, accompanied by a black and white music video directed by Leonid Kolosovsky and produced with a mostly Ukrainian creative team, to authentically express what many Ukrainians are currently experiencing.
It features musicians and dancers in traditional Ukrainian dress, as well as rap verses in the native language, sung by Kalush Orchestra frontman Oleg Psiuk.
‘Probably all Ukrainians of my age and a little older remember this track by The Rasmus really well,’ Oleg told PA.
‘I was 17 years old when I heard it for the first time and had it in on repeat.
Kalush were fans of The Rasmus from a young age thanks to the popularity of In The Shadows (Picture: : AP)
The ominous,moody and unbelievably catchy track topped charts across the world (Picture: The Rasmus)
‘I could never have imagined that I would not only meet The Rasmus in person, but collaborate on a new version of this iconic song.’
He went on: ‘We were glad to reunite with The Rasmus and work together with these cool musicians. We appreciate their music and their support of Ukraine and they are such sincere and open people.
‘We decided straight away that we wanted to make a video for the song, so people could not only hear, but also see everything that we want to convey to the world with our new work.’
Frontman Oleg admitted he never imagined he would meet The Rasmus, not to mention collaborate with them (Picture: AP)
The Rasmus vocalist Lauri added: ‘We immediately loved the original sound of Kalush Orchestra – Ukrainian folk, singing, flute, rap.
‘It was inspiring to hear how this song can be reborn like that! And the lyrics are unfortunately even more relevant to what is happening now, in Ukraine and around the world.’
On the production of the video, Lauri added: ‘There was a feeling that everyone wanted to make a maximum effort for a common goal.’
In The Shadows Of Ukraine by Kalush Orchestra and The Rasmus is out now via Relentless Records.
It comes as both The Rasmus and Kalush head on tour (Picture: Rex)
Kalush Orchestra are also due to embark on their first tour of North America from October 20 to November 9.
The band triumphed at the 2022 competition in Turin, but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) later concluded the show could not be safely held in the war-torn country.
It was decided the UK would host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, as Sam Ryder came second in the competition.
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Liverpool was recently announced as the host city for the 2023 competition.
Meanwhile, The Rasmus are also currently on tour, with multiple UK dates in the coming weeks including at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.
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