Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | Natsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrainy (NTU) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 11 |
| First appearance | 2003 |
| Best result | 1st: 2004 |
| Worst result | 19th: 2005 |
| External links | |
| NTU page | |
| Ukraine's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times, debuting in 2003 with a 14th place finish for the popular singer Oleksandr Ponomaryov. The country won in their second year of Eurovision being represented by the famous singer Ruslana at the 2004 contest, and finished in joint 19th place in the 2005 contest, for which the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, was the host. Ukraine has never been eliminated in the semifinals, and has therefore never missed a final.
Natsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrainy (NTU), the Ukrainian broadcaster, announced in 2009 that it would be participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, despite rumours that the broadcaster would withdraw due to financial difficulties.[1][2][3]
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Contestants [edit]
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Oleksandr Ponomaryov | "Hasta la Vista" | 14 | 30 | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | Ruslana | "Wild Dances" | 1 | 280 | 2 | 256 |
| 2005 | GreenJolly | "Razom nas bahato" (Разом нас багато) | 19 | 30 | X | X |
| 2006 | Tina Karol | "Show Me Your Love" | 7 | 145 | 7 | 146 |
| 2007 | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | 2 | 235 | X | X |
| 2008 | Ani Lorak | "Shady Lady" | 2 | 230 | 1 | 152 |
| 2009 | Svetlana Loboda | "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" | 12 | 76 | 6 | 80 |
| 2010 | Alyosha | "Sweet People" | 10 | 108 | 7 | 77 |
| 2011 | Mika Newton | "Angel" | 4 | 159 | 6 | 81 |
| 2012 | Gaitana | "Be My Guest" | 15 | 65 | 8 | 64 |
| 2013 | Zlata Ognevich | "Gravity" |
- XX on Semi Finals denotes auto-qualification. This could be due to two reasons. If a country won the previous year, they did not have to compete in Semi Finals, or back in the early 2005-2007 era, countries who done well did not have to compete in Semi Finals the following year. The top ten non-Big four along with the Big four countries automatically qualified, for example, if Germany and France placed inside the top 10, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with everyone within the top 10.
- XX on Finals denotes an unsuccessful attempt to qualify to the final.
- In 2012, Cyprus and Ukraine were both awarded with 65 points each in the Final, however, as regulated by the "count-back" tie-breaker rule, Ukraine finished 15th overall and Cyprus 16th because Ukraine received points from more countries in the Final than Cyprus.
Voting history (2003-2012) [edit]
Ukraine has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
96 |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan |
54 |
| 3 |  Moldova |
41 |
| 4 |  Georgia |
35 |
| 5 |  Norway |
34 |
Ukraine has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland |
77 |
| 2 |  Belarus |
76 |
| 3 | Russia |
75 |
| 4 |  Portugal |
67 |
| 5 | Moldova |
58 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
Hostings [edit]
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Kiev |
Palace of Sports | Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko |
Marcel Bezençon Awards [edit]
Further information: Marcel Bezençon Awards
Press Award
| Year | Song | Performer | Final Result | Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" (Dancing Лаша Тумбай) | Verka Serduchka | 2nd | 235 | Helsinki |
Artistic Award (Voted by previous winners)
| Year | Performer | Song | Final Result | Points | Host city |
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| 2004 | Ruslana | "Wild Dances" | 1st | 280 | Istanbul |
| 2008 | Ani Lorak | "Shady Lady" | 2nd | 230 | Belgrade |
Commentators and spokespersons [edit]
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This section does not cite any references or sources. (March 2012) |
| Year(s) | Television commentator | Dual Television commentator | Radio commentator | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pavlo Shylko | No Dual Television Commentator | Tetjana Terekhova | Lyudmyla Hariv |
| 2004 | Rodion Pryntsevsky | Oles Kruglyakov and Tetjana Terekhova | Pavlo Shylko | |
| 2005 | Vyacheslav Chornenky | Olena Zelinchenko | Maria Orlova | |
| 2006 | Pavlo Shylko | Igor Posypaiko | ||
| 2007 | Tymur Miroshnychenko | No broadcast | Kateryna Osadcha | |
| 2008 | Olena Zelinchenko | Marysya Horobets | ||
| 2009 | Pavlo Shylko | |||
| 2010 | Iryna Zhuravska | |||
| 2011 | Tetiana Terekhova | Olena Zelinchenko | Ruslana | |
| 2012 | Oleksiy Matias | |||
| 2013 |
References [edit]
- ^ Viniker, Barry (2008-11-03). "Ukraine chooses Eurovision entry on February 22nd". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (2008-11-03). "NTU decides for Moscow on February 22". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Ukrainian State-Run TV Striving to Overcome Financial Strains - Company Head". Red Orbit. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
External links [edit]
- Points to and from Ukraine eurovisioncovers.co.uk
- Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest - 2010 eurovision-ukraine.com
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