People's Artist of Ukraine Olga Sumskaya responded for the first time to the scandal that arose in early March due to the use of a song by a Russian artist in her video. The actress explained that she did not pay attention to whose cover was played in the video, and also thanked her haters who pointed this out to her.

She spoke about the situation during a comment to the journalist “Ranku u velikomu sti”, addressing people who criticized her on social networks.

According to Sumskaya, the composition Je reviens te chercher, which she used, is in fact a famous French chanson, which has been performed by many world-class artists. That is why the track attracted her attention, but she did not check whose interpretation the cover was in. And it was quailed by Russian blogger Sergei Grigoriev-Appolonov, known under the pseudonym Gray Wiese.

" A blogger who has not lived in that country for more than 20 years. This song sounded in French chanson and was performed by many French performers, world-class stars. She's really atmospheric. I liked her. Then I thought, so I took a risk,” said the actress.

Sumskaya also explained that at the time of publication of the video she did not know that the cover of the Russian artist was used in the video. According to her, she deleted the video immediately after she learned about it from the comments under the note..

“I immediately deleted it as soon as I saw it in the comments.. So thanks to my haters who immediately suggested this to me,” she added.

Let us remind you that the scandal surrounding Sumskaya’s video arose in early March.. Then the actress posted a video on Instagram in which she walks along a paved path, holding two dogs in her arms.. For the video, she used the track Je reviens te chercher, which has recently been actively distributed on social networks.

However, netizens noticed that the video does not feature the original composition of the French singer Gilbert Beco, but a cover by the Russian Grigoriev-Appolonov. This choice of music caused a wave of criticism against Sumskaya.

Reference.

Sergey Grigoriev-Appolonov is a Russian singer and blogger who is the cousin of the lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov. He was born in Saratov, Russia, and first published covers of popular songs online in various languages..

Since 2017, the artist began releasing his own compositions under the pseudonym Gray Wiese, and then, together with Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov Jr., created the music project AppolonovGang. Now the performer lives between Germany and France, continues to make music and is active on social networks.