Performed by: Alyosha
Music by: Olena Kucher, Borys Kukoba, Vadim Lisitsa
Lyrics by: Olena Kucher
Language: English
Placing: 10th (108 points)
Other versions: English

"Sweet People" is a song by Ukrainian singer Alyosha. It was the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway. At first, a song performed by Vasyl Lazarovich was intended to represent Ukraine at Eurovision, but a new national final was held due to the broadcasting network's internal selection of Lazarovich. Alyosha won the new final with "To Be Free", but it was disqualified since it had previously been released. "Sweet People" was then chosen to represent Ukraine. The song finished tenth in the Eurovision final, receiving 108 points.

In December 2009, Ukrainian broadcasting company National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) announced that Vasyl Lazarovych had been selected to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. In March 2010, a new national final was held due to complaints over the broadcaster's internal selection of Lazarovych. The final was held two days before the deadline to enter songs for Eurovision. Alyosha won the final with the song "To Be Free", but one day before the deadline, it was discovered that the song had been available for purchase since 2008. Eventually, "Sweet People" was chosen as the Ukrainian entry.

At Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Alyosha performed "Sweet People" during the second semi-final on May 27, 2010 in Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway. The ten best-placed countries qualified for the final and Alyosha received 77 points overall and finished in seventh place, thus qualifying for the final. In the final, she performed seventeenth of the twenty-five participants. She finished in tenth place with 108 points. She did not receive twelve points from any country, but received ten points from Azerbaijan and Belarus.

During the Eurovision performances, Alyosha was alone on stage. At the beginning, she wore a black leather coat hood. A wind machine was used and she had no backing vocals. Alyosha talked about her performance, stating: "My song is very self-sufficient, it doesn't need any dancers or special effects or backing vocalists."

Lyrics:

Sweet people
Oh, sweet people
What have we done?
Tell me what is happening?
For all that we've built
Tumbles and is gone

Oh, sweet people
Have you no love for mankind?
Must you go on killing
Just to pass the time?

The message is so true
The end is really near
All these feelings take me down
It steals the things so dear

Yes, the message is so real
Don't turn all the earth to stone
Because, because, because
This is your home

Oh, sweet people
What about our children?
In theatres and video games
They watch what we send to ruin

Oh, sweet people
What senseless game
Have we all been playing?
No one but you to blame?

The message is so true
The end is really near
All these feelings take me down
It steals the things so dear

Yes, the message is so real
Don't turn all the earth to stone
Because, because, because
This is your home

This is our home

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