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"The main idea (with "Gun") is to create something that will be
about peace in Ukraine. Peace in Russia. Peace in Israel. Peace
in Palestine," she told Reuters in a Zoom interview from Moscow.
Born in Tajikistan, Manizha, whose full name is Manizha Sangin,
fled the civil war there in the 1990s, and was initially
welcomed in Russia.
But after she made public her opposition to Russia's invasion of
Ukraine that began in 2022, and also campaigned for LGBTQ
rights, she said she is banned from performance in the country,
which in turn can no longer take part in the Eurovision Song
Contest.
Her Russian identity also makes international performance
difficult.
"I'm cancelled in my country and I'm cancelled in the world,"
She said, saying her thoughts on this are explored in her track
"Standing Between Two Walls," which is also on the upcoming EP.
Ultimately, she believes there is hope.
"Every war is having an end because I experienced that in my
homeland in Tajikistan. So it's just a very, very dark part of
our time," she said.
She also says she still loves Russia and has been helping
displaced people following Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's
Kursk region.
(Reporting by Sarah Mills; editing by Barbara Lewis)
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