Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Participating broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
National selection
Selection process Vidbir 2024
Selection date(s)4 February 2024
Selected artist(s) Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil
Selected song"Teresa & Maria"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 173 points)
Final result3rd, 453 points
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ukraine was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Teresa & Maria", written by Aliona Savranenko, Anton Chilibi, Ivan Klymenko, and Yana Shemaieva, and performed by Savranenko and Shemaieva themselves under their stages names Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil. The Ukrainian participating broadcaster, the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne), organised the national final Vidbir 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Contents

Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 7 May 2024 and was later selected to perform in position 5. At the end of the show, "Teresa & Maria" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed second out of the fifteen participating countries in the semi-final with 173 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 2 and placed third out of the 25 performing countries, scoring a total of 453 points.

Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) until 2016, and the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC/Suspilne) since 2017, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Ukraine eighteen times since NTU's first entry in 2003, winning it the following year with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. They 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. They had 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 was the only country that had managed to qualify to the final in every contest they have participated in thus far. Their least successful result was 24th place, which it achieved as host 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]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, Suspilne organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. In the past, the Ukrainian broadcaster alternated between both internal selections and national finals in order to select its entries. Between 2016 and 2020, and again since 2022, Suspilne has set up national finals with several artists to choose the song and performer to compete at Eurovision, with both the public and a panel of jury members involved in the selection. On 7 July 2023, Suspilne confirmed its intention to take part in the 2024 contest. [2] A national final format was confirmed in late August as the selection method. [3] 1+1 Media Group was announced on 12 December 2023 as the production company for the national final. [4] [5]

Before Eurovision

Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, winners of Vidbir
2024, at the PrePartyES event in Madrid Alyona alyona & Jerry Heil 01.jpg
Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, winners of Vidbir 2024, at the PrePartyES event in Madrid

Vidbir2024

Vidbir2024 was the eighth edition of Vidbir, the competition that determines the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. [3] [6] The competition consisted of a final held on 3 February 2024 at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv. [7] It was hosted by Julia Sanina, Timur Miroshnychenko and Vasyl Baidak, with Anna Tulieva presenting the pre-show and backstage segments. [8] The show was broadcast on Suspilne Kultura and Radio Promin  [ uk ], as well as on Suspilne's online platforms with English-language commentary by Viktoriia Kriukova and Denys Denysenko available. [9] [10]

Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final took 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 was the music producer of the event, who was in charge of reviewing the received submissions and select a longlist of 20 participants, announced on 9 November 2023. [3] [6] [11] [12] In the second stage, longlisted artists divided into two sets of ten were assessed at two live auditions, with ten acts, announced on 17 November 2023, directly qualifying for the final. [6] [13] [14] The third stage consisted of a public online vote among the longlisted artists who did not pass the previous phase, determining the eleventh finalist, who was announced on 21 December 2023. [6] [15] The eleven selected artists took part in a final on 3 February 2024, [6] [16] where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of jury and public votes the latter being cast through the Diia application. [9] [17]

The three members of the expert jury for Vidbir2024 were selected among nine candidates also via a public online vote on Diia, open to all Ukrainian citizens from 15 to 22 January 2024. [18] [19] A total of 720,841 votes were cast, with Andriy Danylko, Jamala and Serhiy Tanchynets  [ uk ] being determined as the jurors. [20]

Vidbir 2024 judges
Andrii Danilko 2021.jpg
Andriy Danylko
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Jamala
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Serhiy Tanchynets
Jury member selection
CandidateOccupationScoreResult
Andriy Danylko Ukrainian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as Verka Serduchka43.79%Selected
Jamala Winner of Vidbir2016 and of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 23.62%Selected
Kateryna Pavlenko Winner of Vidbir2020 and Ukrainian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 as part of Go_A 10.06%Not selected
Oleksandr VarenytsiaMusic manager and journalist1.20%Not selected
Olena Koliadenko  [ uk ]Choreographer and music producer1.97%Not selected
Pavlo Shylko Co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 1.37%Not selected
Serhiy Tanchynets  [ uk ]Music producer, singer and musician12.42%Selected
Yevhen Khmara Composer and pianist4.71%Not selected
Yevhen Triplov  [ uk ]Music producer, singer and songwriter0.86%Not selected

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. [6] At the closing of the application window, 389 entries had been received from 288 performers, mainly in English and Ukrainian. [11] The selected finalists (marked in bold the table below) included Mélovin, who represented Ukraine in the 2018 contest; [12] [14] [21] their songs were set to be released on 12 January, but were released on the official Eurovision Ukraine channel the day before. [15] [22] A presentation event hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko was held on 11 January 2024, where the competing songs were introduced and the running order of the final was drawn. [23]

Longlisted artists
Online wildcard 21 December 2023 [24]
ArtistSongSongwriter(s)VotesPlace
Anka"Palala" (Палала)
  • Anna Korchenova
80,9441
Carpetman"Endless Fight"
  • Anton Chilibi
  • Denys Mazorchuk
27,3285
Karyotype"Sadness"Danylo Kuka19,9549
Krylata"Queen"
  • Anastasiia Zavadska
  • Eshtar Radi
  • Leonid Petrovskyi
  • Yevhenii Bardachenko
31,2683
Parfeniuk"Sered vitriv" (Серед вітрів)
  • Illia Parfeniuk
  • Serhii Yermolaiev
42,9312
Shépa"Supernova"
  • Anna Nesterova
  • Finn Tyler
25,7296
Stasya"Rika"
  • Anastasiia Chaban
  • Oleksandr Pryshliak
30,0404
Swoiia "Little Angels"
23,3577
Teslenko"Lights Go Up"
  • Oleksandr Krizhevich
  • Andrii Prudnikov
  • Oleksandr Teslenko
20,6488
Vidbir2024 participating entries
ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria"
Anka"Palala" (Палала)
  • Anna Korchenova
Drevo"Endless Chain"
  • Maksym Derevianchuk
Ingret"Keeper"
  • Dmytro Tsyhanenko
  • Ingret Kostenko
Mélovin "Dreamer"
  • Kostiantyn Bocharov
  • Oleksandr Biliak
Nahaba"Glasss"
  • Andrii Naumenko
  • Olha Kakasiian
Nazva"Slavic English"
  • Pavlo Gots
Skylerr [lower-alpha 2] "Time Is Running Out"
  • Vladyslav Stupak
  • Valeriia Kudriavets
  • Nazarii Savchuk
  • Nikita Kiseliov
Yagody"Tsunamia"
  • Viktoriia Solovyiuk
  • Serhii Svirskyi
  • Teymuraz Gogitidze
Yaktak "Lalala"
  • Yaroslav Karpuk
  • Vasyl Kozma
Ziferblat "Place I Call Home"
  • Danylo Leshchynskyi
  • Valentyn Leshchynskyi

Final

The final took place on 3 February 2024. In addition to the competing entries, the guest performers included Ruslana with "Wild Dances", Tvorchi with "Heart of Steel", Kalush Orchestra with "Stefania", Jamala with "Mii brate", Verka Serduchka with "Swedish Lullaby", Tina Karol with "Troiandy", and Anastasia Dymyd and Svitlana Tarabarova with "Kvitka". [27] After the performances were completed, the Diia app crashed, leading to an extension of the voting window and a delay in the announcement of the results, which was ultimately rescheduled for 4 February. [28] [29] 1,167,185 Ukrainians ultimately voted on the app. Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil were declared the winners with the song "Teresa & Maria". [30]

Final 3 February 2024 [31] [32]
DrawArtistSongJuryPublic voteTotalPlace
VotesPoints
1 Yaktak "Lalala"6107,22710164
2Ingret"Keeper"815,2382106
3Nazva"Slavic English"214,8521311
4Anka"Palala"519,183498
5Drevo"Endless Chain"416,235379
6 Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria"10723,29711211
7 Mélovin "Dreamer"982,8389183
8Skylerr"Time Is Running Out"338,177697
9 Ziferblat "Place I Call Home"1164,2768192
10Yagody"Tsunamia"762,2697145
11Nahaba"Glasss"123,5935610
Controversy

Following the results announcement, Mélovin, who had come third with both the juries and the audience, expressed doubtfulness about the difference of over 600,000 public votes between the first and the second place, attributing it to a possible error in the vote count as a result of Diia's crash. He subsequently clarified that his statements were not intended to discredit the validity of Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil's victory. [33]

Promotion

As part of the promotion of their participation in the contest, Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil attended the LRT Radarom marathon in Vilnius in late February 2024, held to raise funds for the Ukrainian military, [34] as well as the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024 and the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024. [35] [36] In addition, they performed on the Dutch talkshow Sophie & Jeroen  [ nl ], broadcast on NPO 1, on 12 April 2024. [37] Before departing for Malmö, the duo announced that it would team up with Ukrainian fundraising platform United24 to raise the 10 million necessary to rebuild a school in Velyka Kostromka  [ uk ] in Kryvyi Rih Raion, which was destroyed by a Russian rocket in October 2022 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and that in case of victory at the contest, the trophy would also be sold to collect funds. [38] [39]

At Eurovision

Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona during a rehearsal before the final. Alyona alyona and Jerry Heil, final,, Eurovision 2024 14 (cropped).jpg
Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona during a rehearsal before the final.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country would perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [40] Ukraine was scheduled for the first half of the first semi-final. [41] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; Ukraine was set to perform in position 5. [42]

In Ukraine, all three shows were broadcast on Suspilne Kultura , with commentary by Timur Miroshnychenko (joined by Vasyl Baidak  [ uk ] for the final), and on Radio Promin  [ uk ], with commentary by Dmytro Zakharchenko and Lesia Antypenko [lower-alpha 3] as well as Anna Zakletska reporting from Malmö. [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] The television broadcasts were also available on the broadcaster's online platforms and with optional interpretation in Ukrainian Sign Language by Tetiana Zhurkova, Inna Petrova, Iryna Skolotova, Yuliia Porplik, Anfisa Boldusieva and Lada Sokoliuk. [52] In addition, as part of the Eurovision programming, between 5 April and 3 May 2024, Radio Promin aired the special weekly broadcast Pobachennia z Yevrobachenniam, with Dmytro Zakharchenko, Lesia Antypenko, Anna Zakletska and Denys Denysenko discussing various aspects of the contest. [50]

Performance

Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil took part in technical rehearsals on 27 April and 1 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 6 and 7 May. [55] The staging of their performance of "Teresa & Maria" at the contest was directed by Tanu Muino and involved a rock-shaped prop which Jerry Heil climbed as the performance progressed. [56]

Semi-final

Ukraine performed in position 5, following the entry from Ireland and before the entry from Poland. [42] At the end of the show, the country was announced as a qualifier for the final. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed second out of the fifteen participating countries in the first semi-final with 173 points.

Final

Following the semi-final, Ukraine drew "producer's choice" for the final, meaning that the country will perform in the half decided by the contest's producers. [57] Ukraine performed in position 2, following the entry from Sweden and before the entry from Germany. [58] Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona once again took part in dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show on 11 May. They performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 11 May. Ukraine placed third in the final, scoring 453 points; 307 points from the public televoting and 146 points from the juries.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded by and to Ukraine in the first semi-final and in the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public. [59] In the first semi-final, Ukraine placed second with 173 points, receiving maximum twelve points from Cyprus, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and the Rest of the World vote. In the final, Ukraine placed third with 453 points, receiving twelve points in the televote from Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, and Poland, and in the jury vote from Czechia and Moldova. Over the course of the contest, Ukraine awarded its 12 points to Croatia in the first semi-final, and Switzerland in both the jury vote and televote in the final. [60] [61]

The Ukrainian jury for the contest, like in Vidbir, was selected via a public online vote in the Diia application. Ten candidates were presented to the public and a voting was open to all Ukrainian citizens from 25 March to 1 April 2024, with the five candidates topping the online voting being selected to become jurors and the most voted becoming the chair. [62] A total of 235,572 votes were cast, with the Ukrainian jury ultimately consisting of Alyosha, who represented Ukraine in the 2010 contest, Iryna Horova, Olena Koliadenko, Maksim Nahorniak and Kostiantyn Tomilchenko. [63] [64]

Suspilne appointed Jamala, who won the 2016 contest for Ukraine, as its spokesperson to announce the Ukrainian jury's votes in the final. [65]

Jury member selection [62] [63] [66]
CandidateOccupationVotesResult
Alyosha Singer-songwriter, Ukrainian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 90,221Selected
Anna SviridovaMusician, radio and TV presenterUnknownNot selected
Fiїnka  [ uk ]Singer-songwriter, finalist of Vidbir 2023 21,941Not selected [lower-alpha 4]
Iryna Horova  [ uk ]Record producer28,469Selected
Kostiantyn Tomilchenko  [ uk ]Choreographer, creative producer of TV shows Ukrayina maye talant , X-Factor and Maska 24,079Selected
Maksim Nahorniak  [ uk ]Blogger, music critic21,544Selected
Oleksandr VarenytsiaPR specialist, international promoter of Ukrainian musicUnknownNot selected
Oleksii BondarenkoMusic columnistUnknownNot selected
Olena Koliadenko  [ uk ]Choreographer, stage director, producer24,265Selected
Yevhen Triplov  [ uk ]Songwriter, record producerUnknownNot selected

Points awarded to Ukraine

Points awarded by Ukraine

Detailed voting results

Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. [67] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

The following members comprised the Ukrainian jury: [63]

Detailed voting results from Ukraine (Semi-final 1) [60]
DrawCountryTelevote
RankPoints
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 12
02Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 13
03Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 210
04Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 38
05Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
06Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 83
07Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 112
08Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 14
09Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 11
10Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 56
11Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 74
12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 101
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 65
14Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 92
15Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 47
Detailed voting results from Ukraine (Final) [61]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2464103816
02Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
03Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3513384715
04Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2110106710113
05Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [lower-alpha 5] 222419172024N/A
06Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 18252020162211
07Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 763756547
08Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20231218251917
09Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 17222119242574
10Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5312621038
11Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1015813151165
12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 15182522172021
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13121114121314
14Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12141423231683
15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14841149212
16Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11211624221724
17Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9111715131292
18Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 697838322
19Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 19161816915101
20Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2313229141418
21Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 11211112112
22Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 24171525212123
23Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8795274210
24Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 16202321192319
25Flag of France.svg  France 42510115656
26Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 25192412181820


Notes

  1. Belei withdrew from the competition before the online voting round was opened. [16]
  2. Announced her intention to withdraw her candidacy on 4 February, due to issues regarding the tabulation of the votes following the failure of the Diia app during the final. [25] Suspilne later stated that she would remain a part of the contest as the rules prohibited a withdrawal at that stage, though she would have the option to refuse to go to Eurovision in case of her victory. [26]
  3. The broadcasts of the semi-finals mostly featured TV commentary by Miroshnychenko. Only the second recaps (which Miroshnychenko left unnarrated on TV) and the results announcements were commentated on by Zakharchenko and Antypenko. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]
  4. Fiїnka  [ uk ] received more votes than Maksim Nahorniak  [ uk ], but she had to withdraw from the jury due to the EBU's gender equality requirements. [66]
  5. The Netherlands was disqualified prior to the final. [68] [69]

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Ukraine competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which was held on 26 November 2023 in Nice. National broadcaster Suspilne was responsible for the participation and selected the nation's entrant via national selection, won by Anastasia Dymyd with the song "Kvitka".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teresa & Maria</span> 2024 song by Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil

"Teresa & Maria" is a song by Ukrainian rapper Alyona Alyona and Ukrainian singer Jerry Heil. Described as a song about hope, resilience and empowerment inspired by the humanity of both Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic saint Mother Teresa and the Virgin Mary, it was written by Alyona, Heil, Anton Chilibi, and Ivan Klymenko. It was released on 11 January 2024 through Enko Music, and represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where it placed in third with 453 points.

Ukraine is set to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Madrid, Spain, with "Hear Me Now" performed by Artem Kotenko. The Ukrainian broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine selected its entry, originally titled "Dim", through the national final Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024.

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