| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Ukraine | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Vidbir 2024 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 3 February 2024 | |||
| Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ukraine is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Ukrainian national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne), is organising the national final Vidbir 2024 in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2024 contest.
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eighteen times since its first entry in 2003, winning it the following year with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. The country won the contest for a second time in 2016 with "1944" by Jamala, and for a third time in 2022 with "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra. Ukraine has been the runner-up in the contest on two occasions: in 2007 with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" by Verka Serduchka and in 2008 with "Shady Lady" by Ani Lorak. Following the introduction of semi-finals for 2004, Ukraine is the only country that has managed to qualify to the final in every contest they have participated in thus far. Ukraine's least successful result was 24th place, which it achieved as host in 2017 with the song "Time" by O.Torvald. In 2023, Ukraine was represented by Tvorchi performing "Heart of Steel", which finished sixth in the final where the country was automatically qualified as the winner of the previous edition.[1]
The Ukrainian national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne), broadcasts the event within Ukraine and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. In the past, Suspilne alternated between both internal selections and national finals in order to select the Ukrainian entry. Between 2016 and 2020, and again since 2022, the broadcaster has set up national finals with several artists to choose the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Ukraine, with both the public and a panel of jury members involved in the selection. On 7 July 2023, Suspilne confirmed its intention to take part in the 2024 contest.[2] A national final format was confirmed in late August as the selection method.[3]
Before Eurovision
Vidbir 2024
Vidbir 2024 is set to be the eighth edition of Vidbir, the competition that determines the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[3][4] It will be produced by 1+1 Media Group.[5][6]
Format
The selection of the competing entries for the national final took place over four stages. In the first stage, artists and songwriters could apply for the competition through an online submission form. For the second year in a row, Dmytro Shurov is the music producer of the event, who was in charge of reviewing the received submissions and select a longlist of 20 participants, announced on 9 November 2023.[3][4][7][8] In the second stage, longlisted artists – divided into two sets of ten – were assessed at two live auditions, with ten acts, announced on 17 November 2023, directly qualifying for the final.[4][9][10] The third stage consisted of a public online vote among the longlisted artists who did not pass the previous phase, determining the eleventh finalist, who was announced on 21 December 2023.[4][11] The eleven selected artists are set to take part in a final on 3 February 2024,[4][12] where the winner will be determined by a combination of jury and public votes.[13]
The members of the expert jury for Vidbir 2024 will be selected among nine candidates via a public online vote in the Diia application, open to all Ukrainian citizens from 15 to 22 January 2024.[14][15]
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Competing entries
The submission period for interested artists was open between 30 August and 22 October 2023. Each candidate could submit as many songs as they wished.[4] At the closing of the application window, 389 entries had been received from 288 performers, mainly in English and Ukrainian.[7] The selected finalists (marked in bold the table below) include Mélovin, who represented Ukraine in the 2018 contest;[8][10][16] their songs were set to be released on 12 January, but were released on the official Eurovision Ukraine channel the day before.[11][17] A presentation event hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko was held on 11 January 2024, where the competing songs were introduced and the running order of the final was drawn.[18]
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| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Score | Place |
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| Anka | "Palala" (Палала) |
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80,944 | 26.78% | 1 |
| Carpetman | "Endless Fight" |
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27,328 | 9.04% | 5 |
| Karyotype | "Sadness" | Danylo Kuka | 19,954 | 6.60% | 9 |
| Krylata | "Queen" |
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31,268 | 10.35% | 3 |
| Parfeniuk | "Sered vitriv" (Серед вітрів) |
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42,931 | 14.21% | 2 |
| Shépa | "Supernova" |
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25,729 | 8.51% | 6 |
| Stasya | "Rika" |
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30,040 | 9.94% | 4 |
| Swoiia | "Little Angels" |
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23,357 | 7.73% | 7 |
| Teslenko | "Lights Go Up" |
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20,648 | 6.83% | 8 |
| Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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| Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | Ukrainian, English |
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| Anka | "Palala" (Палала) | Ukrainian |
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| Drevo | "Endless Chain" | English |
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| Ingret | "Keeper" | English, Ukrainian |
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| Mélovin | "Dreamer" | English |
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| Nahaba | "Glasss" | Ukrainian |
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| Nazva | "Slavic English" | English[lower-alpha 2] |
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| Skylerr | "Time Is Running Out" | Ukrainian, English |
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| Yagody | "Tsunamia" | Ukrainian, English |
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| Yaktak | "Lalala" | Ukrainian[lower-alpha 3] |
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| Ziferblat | "Place I Call Home" | English |
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Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public vote | Total | Place | |
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| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Yaktak | "Lalala" | TBD | ||||
| 2 | Ingret | "Keeper" | |||||
| 3 | Nazva | "Slavic English" | |||||
| 4 | Anka | "Palala" (Палала) | |||||
| 5 | Drevo | "Endless Chain" | |||||
| 6 | Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | |||||
| 7 | Mélovin | "Dreamer" | |||||
| 8 | Skylerr | "Time Is Running Out" | |||||
| 9 | Ziferblat | "Place I Call Home" | |||||
| 10 | Yagody | "Tsunamia" | |||||
| 11 | Nahaba | "Glasss" | |||||
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[21]
In Ukraine, the shows will be broadcast on Suspilne Kultura and on Radio Promin, with a programming to be defined.[22]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Ukraine". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ "Євробачення-2024 проведуть у шведському Мальме" [Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden]. Eurovision.ua (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 Granger, Anthony (28 August 2023). "Ukraine: National Selection to Determine Eurovision 2024 Entry". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Суспільне розпочало Національний відбір на Євробачення-2024" [Suspilne has started the National Selection for Eurovision 2024]. suspilne.media (Press release) (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ↑ Tishchenko, Maryna (12 December 2023). "'1+1 Продакшн' створить шоу Нацвідбору на 'Євробачення-2024'" [1+1 Production will produce the show of the National Selection for Eurovision 2024]. KP (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Washak, James (13 November 2023). "Ukraine: 1+1 Production Wins Tender Contract to Produce Ukrainian Eurovision Selection Show". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- 1 2 Conte, Davide (24 October 2023). "Ukraine: 389 Songs Submitted for Vidbir 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- 1 2 Farren, Neil (9 November 2023). "Ukraine: Vidbir 2024 Longlist Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (14 November 2023). "Ukraine: First Day of Vidbir 2024 Auditions Held". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- 1 2 Farren, Neil (17 November 2023). "Ukraine: Vidbir 2024 Finalists Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- 1 2 Stephenson, James (21 December 2023). "Ukraine: ANKA Wins Final Spot at Vidbir 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- 1 2 Díaz, Lorena (13 December 2023). "Vidbir 2024: Desveladas las 9 canciones de la repesca y fechada la final del certamen para el 3 de febrero" [Vidbir 2024: The 9 songs of the second chance have been revealed and the final of the contest has been scheduled for 3 February]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (13 December 2023). "Ukraine: Vidbir 2024 Wildcard Entries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Ministry of Digital Transformation [@diia.gov.ua] (15 January 2024). "Нове опитування в Дії – Оберіть членів журі Нацвідбору на Євробачення-2024" [New poll on Diia – Choose the members of the jury of Vidbir for Eurovision 2024] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 January 2024 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Євробачення-2024: Суспільне запустило в Дії голосування за журі Нацвідбору" [Eurovision 2024: Suspilne has launched the voting for the Vidbir jury on Diia]. Eurovision.ua (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "Суспільне оголосило десятку фіналістів Нацвідбору на Євробачення-2024" [Suspilne announced the ten finalists of the National Selection for Eurovision 2024]. suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (7 January 2024). "Ukraine: Vidbir 2024 Songs to be Released From January 12". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Suspilne [@suspilne.eurovision] (9 January 2024). "Презентація пісень та жеребкування фіналістів Нацвідбору на Євробачення-2024!" [Presentation of songs and drawing of finalists of the National Selection for Eurovision 2024!] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Instagram.
- ↑ @queer_icon_ (21 December 2023). "@Nabla_8 @ESCdiscord" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Suspilne [@suspilne.eurovision] (11 January 2024). "Ось і результати жеребкування!" [Here are the results of the draw!] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Instagram.
- ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Україна візьме участь у Євробаченні-2024: хто стане музичним продюсером?" [Ukraine will take part in Eurovision 2024: who will be the music producer?]. Eurovision.ua (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.