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Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
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FieldValue
NameUkraine
ContestESC
BroadcasterPublic Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC/Suspilne; 2017–present)
titleFormerly
Apps20 (20 finals)
First
Highest1st: , ,
Host,
RelatedVidbir
WebsiteSuspilne website
Current2025

| National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU; 2003–2016)

Ukraine has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 20 times since making its debut in . 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 Vidbir in recent years. Ukraine has won the contest three times: in with "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, in with "1944" by Jamala, and in 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 and contests were held in Kyiv, while the 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, and has been placed outside the top-ten only six times. Ukraine has a total of nine top-five placements, with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" by Verka Serduchka () and "Shady Lady" by Ani Lorak () both finishing second, "Gravity" by Zlata Ognevich () as well as "Teresa & Maria" by Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil () third, "Angel" by Mika Newton fourth (), and "Shum" by Go_A fifth (), in addition to its wins. The only countries with more top-five results in the 21st century are (13) and (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 in 2003. NTU had previously planned to debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in , but the planned entry failed to materialize. 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 , with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, defeating second-placed by 17 points, 280 to 263. In , Ukraine became the first Eastern European country to win the contest twice, when "1944" by Jamala won. The televote was won by and the jury vote by ; 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 , 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. However, Ukraine broadcast the contest despite not taking part. NTU pledged to bring Ukraine back to the contest for 2016, which was finalized and announced on 16 September 2015.
  • 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. 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.

In , 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 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. Ukraine won the contest for a third time in , 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.

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.No country has always participated in the final since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004. Ukraine, despite having always reached the final, did not participate in the 2015 and 2019 contests. Additionally, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are also not counted in this list since they receive automatic qualification to the final. 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. 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.

Participation overview

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

XEntry selected but did not compete†Upcoming event--
YearArtistSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
Oleksandr Ponomariov"Hasta la vista"English1430No semi-finals}}
Ruslana"Wild Dances"English, Ukrainian12802256
GreenJolly"Razom nas bahato" (Разом нас багато)Ukrainian, English1930Host country}}
Tina Karol"Show Me Your Love"English71457146
Verka Serduchka"Dancing Lasha Tumbai"English, German, Ukrainian2235Top 10 in 2006 final}}
Ani Lorak"Shady Lady"English22301152
Svetlana Loboda"Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)"English1276680
Alyosha"Sweet People"English10108777
Mika Newton"Angel"English4159681
Gaitana"Be My Guest"English1565864
Zlata Ognevich"Gravity"English32143140
Mariya Yaremchuk"Tick-Tock"English61135118
Jamala"1944"English, Crimean Tatar15342287
O.Torvald"Time"English2436Host country}}
Mélovin"Under the Ladder"English171306179
Go_A"Solovey" (Соловей)UkrainianContest cancelled}} X
Go_A"Shum" (Шум)Ukrainian53642267
Kalush Orchestra"Stefania" (Стефанія)Ukrainian16311337
Tvorchi"Heart of Steel"English, Ukrainian6243Previous winner}}
Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil"Teresa & Maria"Ukrainian, English34532173
Ziferblat"Bird of Pray"Ukrainian, English92181137

Selection process

YearSelection processChannel
Internal selectionNTU
National final with 79 participants
National final with 3 participants
National final with 7 participants
Internal selection for artist; national final with 5 songs
National final with 31 participants
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
National final with 31 participants
Online vote with 4 songs; national final with 21 participants
National final with 20 participants

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YearSelection processChannel
Vidbir with 18 participantsNTU
STB
Vidbir with 24 participantsUA:PBC
STB
Vidbir with 18 participants
Vidbir with 16 participants
Internal selection
Vidbir with 8 participantsUA:PBC
Vidbir with 10 participantsSuspilne
Vidbir with 11 participants
Vidbir with 10 participants

|}

Hostings

YearLocationVenuePresenters
KyivPalace of SportsMasha Efrosynina and Pavlo Shylko
International Exhibition CentreVolodymyr Ostapchuk, Oleksandr Skichko and Timur Miroshnychenko

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

YearCategorySongPerformerFinalPointsHost cityRef.
Artistic Award"Wild Dances"Ruslana1280Turkey Istanbul
Press Award"Dancing Lasha Tumbai"Verka Serduchka2235Finland Helsinki
Artistic Award"Shady Lady"Ani Lorak2230Serbia Belgrade
Artistic Award"1944"Jamala1534Sweden Stockholm

Barbara Dex Award

YearPerformerHost cityRef.
Verka SerduchkaFinland Helsinki

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