Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Ukraine
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Participating broadcasterNatsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrainy (NTU)
Participation summary
Appearances7
First appearance2003
Highest placement1st: 2004
External links
NTU page
Ruslana, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul
File:GreenJolly - Ukraine 2005.jpg
GreenJolly at Kiev (2005)
Verka Serduchka at Helsinki (2007)
Ani Lorak at Belgrade (2008)
Svetlana Loboda at Moscow (2009)

Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven 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 missed a final, and therefore has never been eliminated in the semifinals.

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]

Contestants

Year Artist Title Final Points Semi Points
2003 Oleksandr Ponomaryov "Hasta la Vista" 14 30
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" (Dancing Лаша Тумбай) 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"

Voting history (2003-2009)

Ukraine has given the most points to...

Rank Country Points
1  Russia 68
2  Norway 34
3  Moldova 26
4  Armenia 22
5  Azerbaijan 20

Ukraine has received the most points from...

Rank Country Points
1  Poland 72
2  Portugal 59
3  Russia 50
4  Belarus 46
5  Latvia 44

NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.

Hostings

Year Location Venue Presenter(s)
2005 Ukraine Kiev Palace of Sports Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko

References

  1. ^ Viniker, Barry (2008-11-03). "Ukraine chooses Eurovision entry on February 22nd". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-11-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (2008-11-03). "NTU decides for Moscow on February 22". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-11-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Ukrainian State-Run TV Striving to Overcome Financial Strains - Company Head". Red Orbit. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-09-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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