Vita gazette – Awarded as a jury member at the international music festival “Road to Yalta in Moscow”, Pupo gave up going to Russia after pressure.

Pupo will no longer go to Moscow and appear as a judge in the Russian “San Remo”. Enzo Ghinazzi announced this: Something unexpected happened with my participation in the “Road to Yalta” festival. After thinking and thinking about my trip to Belgium, I decided not to go to Moscow. Reason? Of course, not because of the debates and events these days, but because of a fact I will explain later. I am apparent with everyone….”

Pupo’s participation was also highlighted on Instagram: the “legendary Italian, the singer who won Russian hearts a long time ago, was a jury member in 2021 and was even the protagonist on our stage with a song”. In the video clip, Pupo and his Italian colleague Thomas Grazioso, the Russian singer Ernest Matskiavichius and the musicians of the Otta-Orchestra sang “Bella Ciao” on the stage of the event which two years ago took place as usual in Yalta, in Crimea. It is not the first time that Pupo has flown to Russia for professional reasons, as the Russians much love him.

The controversy was immediately unleashed on social media, and Al Bano also joined the debate: “I too have had several calls to do concerts in Russia, but I declined. I love the Russian people, but as long as this situation exists, which is unacceptable, I don’t feel like it”, his words. Now Pupo’s turnaround puts an end to the controversy.

Al Bano: “I’d like to know what’s behind it.”

“It leaves me perplexed, I’m angry,” comments Al Bano about Pupo’s participation as a juror at a Russian music festival. “A colleague who accepts a job in a country at war causing innocent victims? I’m thrilled.” Al Bano warmly comments on Pupo’s presence as a juror at the Russian Road to Yalta music festival. The singer was called upon to judge the competitors who would bring Soviet songs about the war to the stage sung in different languages ​​ , and, as the Kremlin’s official website knew, “the special Guest from Italy was the singer Pupo”.