"Bird of Pray" is a song by Ukrainian alternative rock band Ziferblat. It was written by Valentyn Leshchynskyi,Daniil Leshchynskyi and Fedir Khodakov,with production handled by Ziferblat. The song was released on 24 January 2025 and will represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Vidbir 2025 was the ninth edition of Vidbir which selected the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition consisted of a final 8 February 2025 and took place in Kyiv.[1][2] The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Ukrainian Eurovision entry took place over three stages. In the first stage,artists and songwriters had the opportunity to apply for the competition either through an online submission form. Twenty acts were longlisted and announced on 11 December 2024.[3] The second stage will involve the longlisted artists attending a scheduled audition. Up to nine acts will be selected,while an additional act will be selected from an online selection.[4] The third stage was the televised final,which took place in February 2025 and featured the acts vying to represent Ukraine in Basel. The winner was selected via the combination of votes from a public vote and an expert jury,the latter of which its members will be selected by the public.[5]
After passing the initial selection phase,[6][7] on 20 December 2024 Ziferblat were confirmed among the 10 finalists of the competition with the song "Bird of Pray".[8][9] Bird of Pray was performed at the competition on 8 February 2025,and the combined vote of the public and jury crowned it the winner and national representative on the Eurovision stage in Basel.[10][11]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel,Switzerland,and will consist of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[12] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025,Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final,performing in the first half of the show.[13]
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