Jamala successfully represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " 1944 " . The song is about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 and particularly about her great-grandmother , who lost her daughter while being deported to Central Asia . Jamala wrote the song 's lyrics in 2014 . In the second semi-final of the contest , Jamala performed 14th and was one of ten participants who qualified for the grand final . It was announced later that she placed second , scoring 287 points , and won the televoting with 152 points On 14 May 2016 , Jamala won the competition with 534 points . Jamala 's song was considered by Russian media and lawmakers to be critical of the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the " ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine " in Donbass . For this reason it has been announced that no other flags than the official country-participant are allowed in the arena for the Eurovision Song Contest . This included a ban for flags like Crimean Tatars ' flags to be in audience , and only the Ukrainian flags was allowed for her Crimean Tatars ' supporters
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Jamala