Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)10 September 2018
Selected entrantDarina Krasnovetska
Selected song"Say Love"
Selected songwriter(s)Mykhailo Klymenko
Volodymyr Sharykov
Darina Krasnovetska
Finals performance
Final result4th, 182 points
Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄201720182019►

Ukraine participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Say Love" performed by Darina Krasnovetska. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.

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Background

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Ukraine had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twelve 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 Kyiv has hosted the contest twice, at the Palace of Sports in 2009, [4] and the Palace "Ukraine" in 2013. [5]

Ukraine initially withdrew from the contest on 2 July 2018 due to financial difficulties, [6] but were ultimately added to the list of participating countries on 2 August 2018, setting a record of 20 participating countries. [7]

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

An online public vote took place from 28 August 2018 to 3 September 2018 for users to vote for their favourite entries via UA:PBC's official website junioreurovision.ua. The winner was ultimately selected through the votes of jury members made up of music professionals, taking the results of the online voting into consideration. "Say Love" performed by Darina Krasnovetska was announced as the winner of the national final on 10 September 2018. [8] The jury panel that selected the winner consisted of: Maria Burmaka (singer, jury chairperson), Taras Topolia (lead singer of Antytila), Oleksandra Koltsova (singer and member of the Managing Board at UA:PBC), Sofia Kutsenko (singer, Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 participant as part of Sympho-Nick) and Laud (singer and composer, Vidbir 2018 finalist). [8]

National final – 10 September 2018
ArtistSongOnline
voting
Result
Darina Krasnovetska"Say Love"3rdSelected
Denys Rodin"Bat'ky" (Батьки)9thNot selected
Haos"Nenormal'ne lito" (Ненормальне літо)8thNot selected
Iryna Ihnatenko"Ya z toboyu" (Я з тобою)6thNot selected
Kain Rivers"Without Saying Goodbye"1stNot selected
Oleksandr Balabanov "My dity zemli!" (Ми діти землі!)2ndNot selected
Polina Pisartsova"Ty povir v lyubov" (Ти повір в любов)5thNot selected
Sophia Ivanko "Chomu?" (Чому?)7thNot selected
The Sparks"We Are Part of This"10thNot selected
Yaryna Taras"Sonyachniy bit" (Сонячний біт)4thNot selected

Artist and song information

Darina Krasnovetska
JESC 2018 partisipants. Darina Krasnovetska (Ukraine).jpg
Background information
Born (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 15)
Origin Vinnytsia, Ukraine
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Flag of Ukraine.svg "Say Love"
JESC 2018 partisipants. Darina Krasnovetska (Ukraine).jpg
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Darina Krasnovetska
Languages
Composer(s)
Mykhaylo Klymenko, Darina Krasnovetska
Lyricist(s)
Mykhaylo Klymenko, Volodymyr Sharykov, Darina Krasnovetska
Finals performance
Final result
4th
Final points
182 points
Entry chronology
◄ "Don't Stop" (2017)
"The Spirit of Music" (2019) ►

Darina Krasnovetska

Darina Krasnovetska (born 7 May 2007) is a Ukrainian child singer. She represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Say Love", finishing fourth.

Say Love

"Say Love" is a song by Ukrainian child singer Darina Krasnovetska. It represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Ukraine was drawn to perform first on 25 November 2018, preceding Portugal.

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten. [9]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 25 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for a minimum of three and a maximum of five songs. [10] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, it received 20% of the available points.

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Ukraine [11]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
02Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 181618131518
03Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 61463465
04Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 171114181616
05Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 19191317815
06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 898410101
07Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 15151111212
08Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 12312161113
09Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 141215151414
10Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 16181991717
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17751356
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 282122112
13Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 56314347
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 421011774
15Flag of France.svg  France 95178911
16Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 101392692
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1141101883
18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 131716191919
19Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 310461210
20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7157538

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Portugal participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest.

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Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) is responsible for organising their entry for the contest.

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Ukraine participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was held in Warsaw, Poland, with the song "Vidkryvai" performed by Oleksandr Balabanov. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organised by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.

France participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. The French broadcaster France Télévisions was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Valentina was internally selected to represent France in Poland with her song "J'imagine" which was released on 16 October 2020. The song went on to win the competition. This was France's first win at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and their first win at any Eurovision event since Eurovision Young Dancers 1989.

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