Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other

Ukraine has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 20 times since making its debut in Template:Escyr. The current Ukrainian participating broadcaster in the contest is the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC/Suspilne), which has selected its entrant with the national competition Script error: No such module "Lang". in recent years. Ukraine has won the contest three times: in Template:Escyr with "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, in Template:Escyr with "1944" by Jamala, and in Template:Escyr with "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, thus becoming the first country in the 21st century and the first Eastern European country to win the contest three times. The Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr contests were held in Kyiv, while the Template:Escyr contest was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ukraine is one of the only two countries outside of the "Big Five" to have qualified for the final of every contest they have competed,Template:Efn and has been placed outside the top-ten only six times.[1] Ukraine has a total of nine top-five placements, with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" by Verka Serduchka (Template:Escyr) and "Shady Lady" by Ani Lorak (Template:Escyr) both finishing second, "Gravity" by Zlata Ognevich (Template:Escyr) as well as "Teresa & Maria" by Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil (Template:Escyr) third, "Angel" by Mika Newton fourth (Template:Escyr), and "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Go_A fifth (Template:Escyr), in addition to its wins. The only countries with more top-five results in the 21st century are Template:Esccnty (13) and Template:Esccnty (10).

History

The National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1 January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It participated in the contest representing Ukraine since its Template:Escyr in 2003. Since 2017, its successor, the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC/Suspilne), is the participating broadcaster representing Ukraine.

NTU made its debut in the contest in 2003, when it finished in 14th place with the song "Hasta la vista" performed by Oleksandr Ponomariov.

Ukraine won the contest at the second attempt in Template:Escyr, with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, defeating second-placed Template:Esccnty by 17 points, 280 to 263. In Template:Escyr, Ukraine became the first Eastern European country to win the contest twice, when "1944" by Jamala won. The televote was won by Template:Esccnty and the jury vote by Template:Esccnty; Ukraine was second in both, but won with an overall total of 534 points, with Australia second with 511 points and Russia third with 491 points. In Template:Escyr, Ukraine was pre-qualified for the final as hosts, however it achieved its worst result to date – 24th place with 36 points.

Ukraine was absent twice from the contest, in 2015 and 2019, for reasons related to the ongoing war with Russia:

  • NTU sat out the 2015 contest because of financial difficulties in relation to the war in Donbas.[2] However, Ukraine broadcast the contest despite not taking part.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". NTU pledged to bring Ukraine back to the contest for 2016, which was finalized and announced on 16 September 2015.[3]
  • Vidbir, the Ukrainian national selection for the 2019 contest, was won by Maruv with "Siren Song". However, UA:PBC required any potential representative in the contest to sign a contract which contained a clause to forbid them from performing in Russia.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The winner Maruv, as well as runners-up Freedom Jazz and Kazka, all refused to sign the contract, leading to Ukraine's withdrawal from the contest on 27 February.[4]

In Template:Escyr, Go_A won the national selection Vidbir and was set to represent Ukraine with the song "Solovey", before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were instead internally selected to represent the country Template:Escyr with the song "Shum", with which they finished in fifth place. After the contest, "Shum" entered the Billboard Global 200 at position 158, becoming the first ever Ukrainian-language song to chart there.[5] Ukraine won the contest for a third time in Template:Escyr, with the song "Stefania" performed by Kalush Orchestra. "Stefania" later went on to surpass the peak of "Shum" on the Billboard Global 200, charting at position 85.[6]

Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ukraine is the only country to have qualified for the final of every edition it has competed in.[note 1] Ukraine has a total of 13 top-ten placements (among those are nine top-five placements). Ukraine's participation and success in the contest has been acknowledged as a factor in the country's growing soft power and international image.[7] This view is shared by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has supported the country's continued participation following the Russian invasion as a way to promote the Ukrainian national cause internationally.[8]

Participation overview

The following lists Ukraine's entries in the Eurovision Song Contest along with their result.[9]

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
Template:Escyr Oleksandr Ponomariov "Script error: No such module "Lang"." English 14 30 colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Ruslana "Wild Dances" English, Ukrainian 1 280 2 256
Template:Escyr GreenJolly "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ukrainian, English 19 30 colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Tina Karol "Show Me Your Love" English 7 145 7 146
Template:Escyr Verka Serduchka "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" English, German, Ukrainian 2 235 colspan="2" Template:N/ATemplate:Efn
Template:Escyr Ani Lorak "Shady Lady" English 2 230 1 152
Template:Escyr Svetlana Loboda "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" English 12 76 6 80
Template:Escyr Alyosha "Sweet People" English 10 108 7 77
Template:Escyr Mika Newton "Angel" English 4 159 6 81
Template:Escyr Gaitana "Be My Guest" English 15 65 8 64
Template:Escyr Zlata Ognevich "Gravity" English 3 214 3 140
Template:Escyr Mariya Yaremchuk "Tick-Tock" English 6 113 5 118
Template:Escyr Jamala "1944" English, Crimean Tatar 1 534 2 287
Template:Escyr O.Torvald "Time" English 24 36 colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Mélovin "Under the Ladder" English 17 130 6 179
Template:Escyr Go_A "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ukrainian colspan="4" Template:N/ATemplate:Efn X
Template:Escyr Go_A "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ukrainian 5 364 2 267
Template:Escyr Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ukrainian 1 631 1 337
Template:Escyr Tvorchi "Heart of Steel" English, Ukrainian 6 243 colspan="2" Template:N/ATemplate:Efn
Template:Escyr Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria" Ukrainian, English 3 453 2 173
Template:Escyr Ziferblat "Bird of Pray" Ukrainian, English 9 218 1 137

Selection process

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

Year Selection process Channel
Template:Escyr Internal selection NTU
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr National final with 79 participants
Template:Escyr National final with 3 participants
Template:Escyr National final with 7 participants
Template:Escyr Internal selection for artist; national final with 5 songs
Template:Escyr National final with 31 participants
Template:Escyr Internal selection for artist; national final with 5 songs;
winning song of the first national final continued onto a second national final with 20 participants
Template:Escyr National final with 31 participants
Template:Escyr Online vote with 4 songs; national final with 21 participants
Template:Escyr National final with 20 participants
Template:Escyr
Year Selection process Channel
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 18 participants NTU
STB
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 24 participants UA:PBC
STB
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 18 participants
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 16 participants
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Internal selection
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 8 participants UA:PBC
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 10 participants
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 11 participants
Template:Escyr Vidbir with 10 participants

Hostings

Year Location Venue Presenters
Template:Escyr Kyiv Palace of Sports Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko
Template:Escyr International Exhibition Centre Volodymyr Ostapchuk, Oleksandr Skichko and Timur Miroshnychenko

Following its victory in Template:Escyr, Ukraine was initially given the opportunity to host the Template:Escyr contest, however, the EBU later decided that the country would not be able to host due to security concerns caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, making Ukraine the first country since Template:Esccnty in Template:Escyr to win the contest but not host it the following year.[10] The 2022 runner-up, the Template:Esccnty, hosted the 2023 contest on Ukraine's behalf, and Ukraine was granted automatic qualification for the final.[11]

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote".

Year Category Song Performer Final Points Host city Ref.
Template:Escyr Artistic AwardTemplate:Efn "Wild Dances" Ruslana 1 280 Template:Flagicon Istanbul
[12]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Press Award "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" Verka Serduchka 2 235 Template:Flagicon Helsinki
[12]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Artistic AwardTemplate:Efn "Shady Lady" Ani Lorak 2 230 Template:Flagicon Belgrade
[13]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Artistic AwardTemplate:Efn "1944" Jamala 1 534 Template:Flagicon Stockholm
[14]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Barbara Dex Award

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote".

Year Performer Host city Ref.
Template:Escyr Verka Serduchka Template:Flagicon Helsinki
[15]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Related involvement

Heads of delegation

Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.[16]

Year Head of delegation Ref.
Template:Escyr Pavlo Grytsak
[17]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr–Template:Escyr Victoria Romanova
[18]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr–present Oksana Skybinska
[19]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Jury members

Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting.[20]

Year First member Second member Third member Fourth member Fifth member Ref.
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Illaria Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Illaria Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Andriy Yatskiv Andriy Kapral Iryna Fedyshyn Lukian Halkin Vadim Lysycia
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Oleksandr Sydorenko Svitlana Tarabarova Antonina Matviyenko Oleh Sobchuk Evgeny Khmara
Template:Escyr
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Alyosha Iryna Horova Kostiantyn Tomilchenko Maksim Nahorniak Olena Koliadenko

Commentators and spokespersons

Template:More citations needed section

Year NTU/UA:PBC commentator STB commentator Radio commentator Spokesperson Ref.
Template:Escyr Pavlo Shylko, Mariya Orlova rowspan="16" Template:N/A rowspan="3" Template:N/A Template:N/A
[21]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Pavlo Shylko, Dmytro Kryzhanivskyi Lyudmyla Hariv
[22][23][24]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Rodion Pryntsevskyi Pavlo Shylko
[25]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Yaroslav Chornenkyi Galyna Babiy Mariya Orlova
[26][27][28]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Pavlo Shylko rowspan="5" Template:N/A Igor Posypaiko
Template:Escyr Timur Miroshnychenko Kateryna Osadcha
Template:Escyr Marysya Horobets
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Iryna Zhuravska
Template:Escyr Timur Miroshnychenko, Tetiana Terekhova Olena Zelinchenko Ruslana
[29]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Oleksiy Matias
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Zlata Ognevich
Template:Escyr Template:N/A Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Olena Zelinchenko Verka Serduchka
Template:Escyr Tetiana Terekhova, Andrii Horodyskyi Zlata Ognevich
Template:Escyr Timur Miroshnychenko (all shows)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Mariya Yaremchuk (semi-final 1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Alyosha (semi-final 2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Jamala (final)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Serhiy Prytula Nata Zhyzhchenko
Template:Escyr Timur Miroshnychenko Template:N/A Template:N/A
[30]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Olena Zelinchenko (UR1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Anna Zakletska, Dmytro Zakharchenko (Radio Promin)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Tayanna
[31][32][33]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr rowspan="4" Template:N/A Timur Miroshnychenko (semi-finals)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn
Anna Zakletska, Dmytro Zakharchenko (final)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Kateryna Pavlenko
[34][35][36]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Oleksandra Franko, Oleksandr Barbelen Zlata Ognevich
[37][38][39]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Timur Miroshnychenko (all shows)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Ill (final)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Dmytro Zakharchenko, Lesia AntypenkoTemplate:Efn Jamala
[40][41][42][43]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Escyr Timur Miroshnychenko (all shows)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Olexandr Pedan (semi-final 1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Vlad Kuran (semi-final 2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Alyona Alyona (final)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Dmytro Zakharchenko, Lesia Antypenko (semi-finals)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Anna Zakletska, Denys Denysenko (final)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Jerry Heil
[44]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

<templatestyles src="Col-begin/styles.css"/>

Photo gallery

See also

Notes and references

Notes

Template:Reflist Template:Reflist

References

Template:Reflist

Template:Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest Template:Eurovision Song Contest

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  6. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  21. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  24. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  25. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  30. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  31. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  32. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  33. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  34. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  35. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  36. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  37. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  38. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  39. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  40. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  41. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  42. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  43. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  44. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  45. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  46. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  47. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  48. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  49. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  50. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  51. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  52. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  53. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  54. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  55. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  56. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  57. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  58. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  59. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  60. ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  61. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  62. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  63. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  64. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  65. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  66. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  67. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  68. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  69. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".


Cite error: <ref> tags exist for a group named "note", but no corresponding <references group="note"/> tag was found

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Ukraine_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest&oldid=2061102"