Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Ukraine is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Ukrainian national broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), will organise the national final Vidbir 2024 in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2024 contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Ukraine
National selection
Selection processVidbir 2024
Selection date(s)February 2024
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest

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 they achieved as hosts 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 (UA:PBC), broadcasts the event within Ukraine and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. In the past, UA:PBC 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, UA:PBC confirmed their 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
Further information: Vidbir

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]

Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final is taking 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, in charge of reviewing the received submissions and select a longlist of up to 20 participants, to be announced on 9 November 2023.[3][4][5] In the second stage, longlisted artists will be required to attend a live audition, with up to ten acts moving on to the final stage, to be announced on 20 November 2023.[4] The third stage will consist of a public online vote among the longlisted artists who did not pass the previous phase, set to determine the eleventh finalist, who will be announced on 29 December 2023.[4] The fourth stage will be the final, which is set to take place in February 2024 and feature the eleven acts vying to represent Ukraine in Malmö.[4]

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, chiefly in English and Ukrainian.[5]

Artists who had expressed their interest in applying include Zelenooka, Khrystyna Soloviy and Jerry Heil, as well as the band The Hardkiss (led by Eurovision 2023 host Julia Sanina) and 2018 representative Mélovin.[6]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, 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 progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. In January 2024, a special allocation draw will be held which will place each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they will perform in.

In Ukraine, the shows will be broadcast on Suspilne Kultura and on Radio Promin, with a programming to be defined.[7]

References
  1. "Ukraine". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. "Євробачення-2024 проведуть у шведському Мальме" [Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden]. Eurovision.ua (in Ukrainian). UA:PBC. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. Granger, Anthony (28 August 2023). "Ukraine: National Selection to Determine Eurovision 2024 Entry". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. "Суспільне розпочало Національний відбір на Євробачення-2024" [Suspilne has started the National Selection for Eurovision 2024]. suspilne.media (Press release) (in Ukrainian). UA:PBC. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. Conte, Davide (24 October 2023). "Ukraine: 389 Songs Submitted for Vidbir 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. Polewski, Kamil (24 August 2023). "Eurowizja 2024: kto z Ukrainy? Są pierwsi zainteresowani artyści" [Eurovision 2024: who for Ukraine? Here are the first interested artists]. Eurowizja.org (in Polish). OGAE Poland. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. "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). UA:PBC. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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