Ukraine: today the final of Vidbir 2024!

The first favourite to win the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, Ukraine, today chooses its representative for Eurovision 2024.

The Eastern European country, which would love nothing more than to win its fourth victory in its 20-year presence in the contest, promises a unique national final, with intense emotions.

Final

Eleven artists will perform on the Vidbir stage tonight, aiming for the victory that will also mean Ukraine’s representation at Eurovision 2024. These artists are as follows:

YAKTAK — «Lalala»
INGRET — «Keeper»
NAZVA — «Slavic English»
ANKA — «Палала»
Drevo — «Endless chain»
alyona alyona & Jerry Heil — «Teresa & Maria»
MÉLOVIN — «DREAMER»
SKYLERR — «Time is running out»
Ziferblat — «Place I Call Home»
YAGODY — «Tsunamia»
NAHABA — «GLASSS»

The grand winner of the Ukrainian national final and Ukraine‘s representative in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will be determined 50% by the will of Ukrainian viewers and 50% by the jury’s vote. In the context of Vidbir 2024, the jury is composed of three of the biggest names on the Ukrainian scene. They are:

Andriy Danylko / VERKA SERDUCHKA – Representative of Ukraine at Eurovision 2007,
Jamala – Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 as well as the “Outstanding Artist Leadership Award” from the Atlantic Council of the United States in 2022,
Serhiy Tanchynets – singer, musician, producer and leader of the rock band BEZ LIMITATIONS.

Tonight’s hosts will be Timur Miroshnychenko, Julia Sanina and stand-up comedian Vasyl Baidak. The first two are particularly familiar faces in the Eurovision world, as Miroshnychenko has been one of the hosts of Eurovision 2017, which took place in Kiev, as well as a commentator for the contest since 2007, while Sanina was one of the hosts of last year’s contest in Liverpool.

The Ukrainian national final starts at 17:00 CET and is expected to last around four hours. You can watch it with English commentary through the Ukrainian public TV YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

The previous winners of Vidbir and, subsequently, the country’s representatives at Eurovision 2023, were TVORCHI with their song “Heart of Steel“, with which they placed sixth in the final ranking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2oqDpefJ1s

Stay tuned to Eurovision Fun for all the developments regarding Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2024!