Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times since making its debut in 2003. Ukraine has won the contest three times:in 2004 with "Wild Dances" by Ruslana,in 2016 with "1944" by Jamala,and in 2022 with "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra,thus becoming the first country in the 21st century and the first Eastern European country to win the contest three times. Ukraine hosted the 2005 and 2017 contests in Kyiv.
Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek,popularly known as Ani Lorak,is a Ukrainian singer,songwriter,actress,entrepreneur and former UN Goodwill Ambassador. Having received Ukraine's most prestigious and honorary title,the People's Artist of Ukraine,Lorak has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential women in her country,as well as ranked one of the most beautiful women from Eastern Europe. Ani Lorak reported the highest income of all singers in Ukraine in 2014.
Natalia Gordienko is a Moldovan singer and dancer. Alongside Arsenium and Connect-R,she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca" and placed 20th. She was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Prison";however,the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead,she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Sugar" and placed 13th with 115 points.
Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov PAR is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. He is a five-time winner of the "Best Selling Russian Artist" title at the World Music Awards ceremonies.
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Shady Lady" written by Karen Kavaleryan,Philip Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopoulos. The song was performed by Ani Lorak,who was internally selected in December 2007 by the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) to represent Ukraine at the 2008 contest in Belgrade,Serbia. Her song was selected through a national final held on 23 February 2008. Five songs competed in the national selection and "Shady Lady" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and a public televote.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade,Serbia. The Russian entry was selected through a national final,Evrovidenie 2008 organised by the Russian broadcaster Rossiya Channel (RTR). Dima Bilan represented Russia with the song "Believe",which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and won the contest,placing 1st in the final with 272 points.
"Divine" is a synth-pop/electronica song by Sébastien Tellier from his 2008 album Sexuality. The song was produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and co-produced by Eric Chédeville. The song represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
Dimitris Kontopoulos is a Greek music composer.
Russia participated in and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Believe" performed by Dima Bilan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final,organised by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia with the song "Mamo",which scored 91 points in the final and finished in 11th place.
"This Is Our Night" is a song by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas,from the album Irthes. The song was written by Dimitris Kontopoulos,Craig Porteils and Cameron Giles-Webb. It is best known as the Greek entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009,held in Moscow.
Solntse is Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak eleventh studio album. The album features Lorak's Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry "Shady Lady" as well as its Russian counterpart "Снебавнебо". The album comes as a CD/DVD pack with the DVD featuring 5 videos.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku,Azerbaijan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final,organised by the Russian broadcaster RTR. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia with the song "Party for Everybody",which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 2nd in the final,scoring 259 points.
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Gravity" written by Karen Kavaleryan and Mikhail Nekrasov. The song was performed by Zlata Ognevich. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö,Sweden. Nineteen entries competed in the national selection held on 23 December 2012 and "Gravity" performed by Zlata Ognevich was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen,Denmark. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Russia-1 (RTR). The Tolmachevy Sisters,winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006,represented Russia with the song "Shine",which qualified from the first semi-final and placed 7th in the final,scoring 89 points.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "You Are the Only One" written by Philipp Kirkorov,Dimitris Kontopoulos,John Ballard and Ralph Charlie. The song was performed by Sergey Lazarev who was internally selected by the Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) to compete at the 2016 contest in Stockholm,Sweden. Lazarev's appointment as the Russian representative was announced on 10 December 2015,while the song,"You Are the Only One",was presented to the public on 5 March 2016.
"You Are the Only One" is a song performed by Russian singer Sergey Lazarev. The song represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016,and was written by Philipp Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopoulos,the same team behind Ukraine's 2008 second place song;and John Ballard and Ralph Charlie. The song was released as a digital download on 5 March 2016 through State Television Company. On 28 July 2016,Lazarev released a Russian version of the song,entitled "Pust' ves' mir podozhdyot". He did a version the song in duet with Elena Paparizou during the Home concert series to replace the cancelled 2020 Contest.
Andrzej Gromala,better known by his stage name Gromee,is a Polish DJ,record producer,remixer and owner of Kingztown Music. In 2016 he signed a record deal with Sony Music. At the Eska Music Awards 2017 he won the award for Best DJ/Producer.
Anastasia Aleksandrovna Stotskaya is a Russian pop singer and actress.
Siren Song is a song by Ukrainian singer Maruv,which won the Ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. However,due to a disagreement between Maruv and the broadcaster,she was forced to cancel her participation.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Sugar" written by Dimitris Kontopoulos,Philipp Kirkorov,Mikhail Gutseriyev and Sharon Vaughn. The song was performed by Natalia Gordienko,who was internally selected in January 2021 by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) to represent the nation at the 2021 contest in Rotterdam,Netherlands. Songwriter Philipp Kirkorov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" where he placed seventeenth,while Natalia Gordienko had previously represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 together with Arsenium and Connect-R,placing twentieth with the song "Loca",and was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Prison". The Moldovan song,"Sugar",was presented to the public on 4 March 2021.
