The musician admitted that he expected an active reaction from the public, but did not foresee such a negative response.
44-year-old Ukrainian singer Sergei Babkin commented for the first time on the scandal regarding his new song “Zrada”.
A person from Kharkov admitted that he missed the main wave of hatred because he held a charity concert in favor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the group 5’nizza. He thanked the emotional response to the new track and added that he anticipated a lot of feedback, but underestimated how strong the feedback from Ukrainians would be.
Babkin said, “According to statistics, I see that one-third of the listeners liked it, but two-thirds did not. Therefore, I would like to thank separately those who liked it and those who deigned to comment.”
The musician added that everyone reads the text and listens to the song through the prism of personal experience, upbringing, education and intelligence.
“There is no point in analyzing every line anymore and trying to explain that someone misunderstood something, that it was exaggerated, or something else. This is not a song, a press release, a political statement or an answer to a question in an interview,” the singer added.
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Babkin, in particular, recalled that he was Russian by nationality, but identified himself as a Ukrainian and helped the army in every possible way. Therefore, “he couldn’t make fun of himself.”
“Many people there heard the ‘ridicule of Russian propaganda’ or even the ‘thesis of Russian propaganda’. It’s a shame that this is so, because for me today Russia is a hostile terrorist country that I hate,” the Kharkov native emphasized.
The musician added that he chose to help Ukrainian defenders by donating funds from charity concerts. According to the singer, this is already hundreds of thousands of euros. Babkin showed the flag given to him by the 127th Separate Brigade of the Union Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the city of Kharkov and two watches, male and female.
The 127th Troop Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine expressed its gratitude to Sergei Babkin and his wife Snezhana for their extensive assistance in their social networks.
“The financial assistance provided by Sergei and Snezhana Babkin is extremely necessary at the front! Since the beginning of the full-scale occupation, they have transferred more than 1 million UAH to the brigade. The funds were spent mainly on the repair of vehicles, and Ukrainian defenders said, “They purchased much-needed unmanned aerial vehicles for the army We are taking it. “As fighter brigades are now making titanic efforts to defend their territory in the most difficult conditions, Sergei Babkin’s song – 127MA – gives them the energy to fight and motivates them to move forward,” he said.
They added that Sergei Babkin is a person who believes in victory and gathers around himself those who really want to help.
Scandal with the song “Zrada”
In his new song, Sergei Babkin criticized Ukrainians, who, according to the singer, often accuse each other of “zrada” and exaggerate these scandals. For example, he says the following lines: “The little girl watches Smeshariki on YouTube – zrada”, “If you don’t have an embroidered shirt in your closet at home, zrada”, “lipstick is like Alla Pugacheva’s – zrada.”
However, netizens reacted negatively to the composition, mocking their desire to defend their national identity.
“Your song is a disappointment. Your work has become less interesting, but such manipulations of the realities of war are simply unacceptable. You could have publicly apologized for collaborating with racist organizers, but instead you have sunk to the level of “what’s the difference?”, “The song is a direct confirmation that the artist is Little Russian… The lyrics are simply disgusting. You should be ashamed,” “What an unfortunate suicide based on one’s own stupidity and devaluation of Ukrainians” they are struggling for their own identity. If you want to end your career, you should not have followed the example of Potap or Arestovich. Just one You can write: “I’m tired, I want love,” Ukrainians reacted to Babkin’s new decision essay.
Let us also remind you that Sergei Babkin sang New Year’s carols with other Ukrainian stars at the end of 2022.
Moreover Focus Wrote about Sergei Babkin’s vision problems in 2021.
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