My Sister's Crown
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- Adam Albrecht
- Michal Jiráň
- Patricie Kaňok Fuxová
- Šimon Martínek
- Tanita Yankova
- Kateryna Vatchenko
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| Single by Vesna | ||||
| from the album Muzika Slavica | ||||
| Language | English, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian | |||
| Released | 30 January 2023 | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
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| "My Sister's Crown" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry | ||||
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| Semi-final result | 4th | |||
| Semi-final points | 110 | |||
| Final result | 10th | |||
| Final points | 129 | |||
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| ◄ "Lights Off" (2022) | ||||
| "Pedestal" (2024) ► | ||||
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| "My Sister's Crown" (First Semi-Final) on YouTube "My Sister's Crown" (Grand Final) on YouTube | ||||
"My Sister's Crown" is a song by Czech folk band Vesna, released on 30 January 2023.[1] Described as a feminist anthem,[2][3] it represented Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning ESCZ 2023.[4][5] The song finished in the top ten in the grand final with a score of 129 points. After the contest it reached the charts in Finland, Czech Republic, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden and UK.
In an interview with Eurovision fansite ESC Bubble, two members of the band reported that band lead singer and songwriter Patricie Kaňok Fuxová wanted to share about a story of sisterhood and as a protest against gender inequality, saying that "you can have support from other people and [on the subject of] equality, it's not just between women, but [everyone]."[6]
"The song is about all people who are experiencing some kind of unfreedom, as oppression from society, trends, technology, and it's such a symbol for these people to put on a crown and feel strong enough," said Bára Šutková, the band's violinist, to Radio Prague.[7] During Vesna's performance at Eurovision, a Violence at Home Signal for Help was shown on the screen.
There are 4 languages in the song: English, Czech, Bulgarian and Ukrainian. In an interview with Radio Prague, the band said the reasoning to include four languages was to reflect the diversity of the band members as well as the current year's ESC dedication to previous year's winner, Ukraine.[7] The song and the music clip was banned in Russia and Belarus for these reasons.[8]