Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 19 August 2019 | |||
Selected entrant | Sophia Ivanko | |||
Selected song | "The Spirit of Music" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Sophia Ivanko Mykhailo Tolmachov | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 15th, 59 points | |||
Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ukraine will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, to be held in Gliwice, Poland. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.
Background
Prior to the 2019 Contest, Ukraine had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its debut in 2006.[1] Ukraine have never missed a contest since their debut appearance,[2] having won the contest once in 2012 with the song "Nebo", performed by Anastasiya Petryk.[3] The Ukrainian capital Kiev has hosted the contest twice, at the Palace of Sports in 2009,[4] and the Palace "Ukraine" in 2013.[5] In the 2018 contest, Darina Krasnovetska represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Say Love". She ended 4th out of 20 entries with 182 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
Final
The winner was determined by a seven-member jury formed of both representatives of Ukrainian television, as well as music industry professionals.[6]
Artist | Song |
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Alisa Chydzhan | "Novyi den" (Новий день) |
Anhelina Terennikova | "Fly Away" |
Evanhelina Zamula | "Malyi You" (Малю You) |
Mariya Tkachuk | "Nytochky" (Ниточки) |
Oleksandr Balabanov | "Power in You" |
Oleksandr Zazarashvilli | "Moia MA (Zalysheni v pit'mi...)" (Moia MA (Залишені в пітьмі...)) |
Polina Pisartsova | "My Friend" |
Sophia Ivanko | "Koly zdaietsia" (Коли здається) |
Valeriya Khrystyk | "I Will Shine" |
Varvara Koshova | "Dyvo v rozmayitty" (Диво в розмаїтті) |
Jury members
The jury members were as followed:
- Oleksandra Koltsova – singer, member of the UA:PBC board
- Alyosha – singer, represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
- Adam – singer, composer
- Tanya Sha – singer, composer
- Oleksandr Stasov – composer
- Oksana Shibinskaya – Head of Delegation
- Stanislav Medvedev – Head of Entertainment at UA:PBC
Artist and song information
Sophia Ivanko | |
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Born | 5 November 2005 |
Origin | Kiev, Ukraine |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | Sophia Ivanko |
Languages |
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Composer(s) | Sophia Ivanko, Mykhailo Tolmachov |
Lyricist(s) | Sophia Ivanko |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 15th |
Final points | 59 points |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Say Love" (2018) |
Sophia Ivanko
Sophia Ivanko (Ukrainian: Софiя Iванько; born 5 November 2005) is a Ukrainian child singer. She represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "The Spirit of Music".
The Spirit of Music
"The Spirit of Music" (previously "Koly zdaietsia" (Ukrainian: Коли здається; When It Seems)) is a song by Ukrainian child singer Sophia Ivanko. It represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Ukraine was drawn to perform thirteenth on 24 November 2019, following Ireland and preceding Netherlands.
Voting
The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.
Points awarded to Ukraine
Jury | ||||
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
- Ukraine received 31 points from Online voting.
Points awarded by Ukraine
Split voting results
See alsoReferences
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