Video: Ukrainian giant takes Eurovision 2013 by storm Igor Vovkovinskiy, who is 7 feet 8.33 inches tall, won an army of online fans as he walked out onto the stage at the start of Ukraine's performance on Tuesday night, dressed as a medieval giant, carrying singer Zlata Ognevich in his arms. Vovkovinskiy, who was born in Ukraine and later moved to Minnesota, is best known for being the tallest living person in the United States. His heroic efforts on stage paid off, as Ukraine made it through to Saturday night's final along with nine other countries including Russia and early favourites Denmark. The UK's entrant Bonnie Tyler qualified for the final automatically, along with contestants from France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Love it or loathe it, Eurovision is one of the longest-running television events in the world, watched by an audience of tens, if not hundreds, of millions. Footage courtesy of YouTube/Eurovision.TV