Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest

This article deals with the history of Ukraine as a participant in the Euro Vision Song Contest.

Regularity of participation and success in competition

Ukraine took first time in 2003 and since then, every year on the Euro Vision Song Contest. During the first post even landed 14th place in midfield, has already been achieved with Ruslana Wild Dances in the following year the first victory in the competition. After poor placement 2005, Ukraine in 2006 was able to convince in 2007 and again in 2008 and it reached a 7th place and two 2nd place. After a 12th place in 2009 and a tenth place in 2010 to 2011 reached again the top 4, 2012 would be the Ukraine for the first time excreted in pure televoting already in the semifinals, but the jury brought the country close to the final, where despite high jury votes only reached number 15. 2013, the tide turned again and you reached number 3 in the final. Eight out of eleven participations landed in the front half of the table. Thus, Ukraine is one of the most successful countries in the contest.

List of posts

Color legend: - Victories. - A tie to the last place. - Contributions finals.

Commercial success

Wild Dances Europe was commercially very successful and was in Greece and ten weeks in Belgium at number one on the charts. In Ukraine, the Ukrainian and English version reached independently also number one in the charts. Dancing Lasha Tumbai, the contribution of 2007, reached - simply by downloads - number 28 in the UK and number 31 in Ireland. In France, the song was even a Top 10 hit, reaching number six.

National preliminary decisions

While the Ukrainian representatives were 2003 and 2004 still selected internally NTU organized in the following years with an individual national preliminary round, each time for a different mode:

2005

2005, the preliminary decision was particularly complex, it comprised no less than 15 semi-final rounds, each with five participants, each of which qualified the best for the final. Shortly before the final but NTU announced that four other artists a " wildcard" for the finale received, of which Green Jolly also won. Was voted by telephone voting.

2006

By means of the talent show Ti approximate, but could also participate at the professional singer, the Ukrainian representative should be determined in 2006. The three finalists each presented their own contribution before and by a mixture of televoting and a professional jury.

2007

2007, a preliminary round was held sense in the "classic " seven artists featured in one evening per a title before. The winner was again determined using a mixture of telephone voting and jury.

2010

On New Years Eve 2009, the Ukrainian broadcasters before the internally selected candidates for the Grand Prix in 2010. It was Wassyl Lazarowich. On March 6, he put in a public preliminary round six songs. Was decided by televoting and jury. There was criticism because other singers did not have the chance to apply as a candidate. The winner is the ballad I Love You.

However, shortly afterwards joined the management of the station. This decided that the current participants withdrawn and a new is wanted. Now, other singers had the chance to solve the ticket to Oslo. The transmitter allowed the zurückgewiesenden singer Wassyl Lazarowich participate in the new decider. This he did, but was with his previously selected song only eighth. 20 songs took part without Semifinals in the final. Decisiveness was back by televoting and jury.

2011

This year there were five preliminary rounds, three semifinals before the actual finale. In 2011 there was a scandal in the preliminary round, as the runner-up Zlata Without Malevich and the third placed Jamala felt cheated because of alleged vote manipulation by the champion Mika Newton. The transmitter NTU offered a second final in the top three, but that due to the cancellation of the two plaintiffs did not materialize. Thus Mika Newton was still able to represent the Ukraine.

2012-2014

Since 2012 there has been no more conspicuous. The preliminary rounds were abolished and a finale, 2012 in February and since the end of December 2013, consisting of 21 and since 2013 20 participants, leading to the Ukrainian contribution.

Organisers of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2005

After the victory of 2004, Ukraine hosted the Euro Vision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev. Between the two competitions, the time was in the country " Orange Revolution ", which is why it was not certain whether competition actually could take place in Kiev. An alignment through Ukraine was also partially limited appreciated, unless it was the fiftieth edition of the competition and one of Ukraine, which had only participated twice, did not trust to honor the anniversary accordingly.

Languages

Much of the Ukrainian contributions has been completely presented in English, but there were some exceptions. Thus, the contribution from 2003 had a Spanish title and the winning song of 2004 included a few lines in the local language. Both in 2005 and 2007, the songs were multilingual: Green Jolly sang in Ukrainian, English, Polish, German, Spanish, French and Russian, Serduchka two years later in English, German, Ukrainian and Russian. The two words in the title line Lasha Tumbai have no meaning, but listen to after Russia goodbye. As political statements the Euro Vision Song Contest are not allowed, claimed Verka, the words were Mongolian, meaning " whipped butter ".

Miscellaneous

The Ukrainian Post from 2006 was originally called I Am Your Queen, he was after the preliminary round but a completely new text. Posted by Pavel Shilko was this - the moderator of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev.
Ruslana was originally announced as a presenter of the Euro Vision Song Contest in Kiev, but was almost two weeks before the event their withdrawal for reasons of time known. Internally, blasphemed, that Ruslana was known because of a lack of English language skills their retreat.
Since the Euro Vision Song Contest 2005 for citizens of the EU and Switzerland who enter Ukraine visa-free for 90 days. This entry was relief at the contests, 2009 in Moscow (Russia) and 2012 in Baku ( Azerbaijan) but not taken.
When Mika Newton's appearance in 2011, the winner of the Ukrainian counterparts was " The Super Talent", Kseniya Symonowa used to as a sand painter and transfer their drawings on the LED screen in the background.
2013 was the Ukrainian interpreter Zlata Without Igor Petrovich Vovkovinskiy, the largest living people of the United States, worn on stage.

Documents

Former Participating countries: Andorra | Yugoslavia | Serbia and Montenegro

Redeemed participations or futile efforts: Lebanon | Liechtenstein

Ukraine at the Euro Vision Song Contest

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