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GreenJolly (Template:Langx, Gryndzholy) was a Ukrainian hip hop duo. They represented Ukraine at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Razom nas bahato", which became an unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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GreenJolly consisted of Roman Kalyn and Roman Kostyuk, who originate from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine.<ref name="Greenjolly">What happened to Orange Revolution band Greenjolly?, Kyiv Post (23 November 2011)</ref>
After receiving a wild card to the final of the Ukrainian Eurovision pre-selection, Evrobachennya 2005 – Natsionalyni vidbir, the duo was chosen to represent their country at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, with the song "Razom nas bahoto".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In conjunction with various Ukrainian radio stations, the band wrote the song to support protests against electoral fraud that took place during the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election.<ref name="Greenjolly" /> However, the track had to be reworked in order to comply with contest regulations, and the European Broadcasting Union.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the final, the duo finished 19th with 30 points, tied with Sweden.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Following their Eurovision appearance, the group disbanded.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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