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Ukraine 2025: the voting to chose Vidbir Jury has opened!

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The voting for Vidbir 2025 has opened.  As in previous editions, the public will have a say on who are the professionals in charge of giving 50% of the total of the voting in the Ukrainian national final for Eurovision.

Ukraine broadcaster Suspilne has enabled the Diya app from December 16 to 23. The public can vote for one of the proposed jurors for Vidbir 2025.

The candidates for one of the spots on the national jury are:

  • Anna Svyrydova – director of Radio Pyatnitsa, host of YouTube show Muzroom
  • Andriy Hutsulyak – member of TVORCHI (Ukraine Eurovision 2023)
  • Dymtro Shurov – music producer of Vidbir 2022 and 2023
  • Dymtro Zezyulin – lead singer and composer of LATEXFAUNA
  • Jamala – winner of Eurovision 2016
  • Kateryna Pavlenko – lead singer of Go_A (Ukraine Eurovision 2021)
  • Katya Tsaryk – film director and screenwriter
  • Oleh Psyuk – member of Kalush Orchestra (Eurovision 2022 winners)
  • Serhiy Tanchynets – lead singer of rock band Bez Obmezhen’
  • Sasha Chemerov – musician, singer and producer

The top three candidates who get the most votes will be part of the jury for the next jury.  The jury determines 50% of the final result while the vote of the audience will determine the remaining 50% of the result.  According to the Vidbir rules, should one of the jurors withdraws the candidate with the next highest amount of votes will take the role.

Vidbir 2025 will take place in February, 2025.  The winner of Vidbir 2025 will have the chance to represent Ukraine in Basel.

Source: Suspilne

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Ukraine: Submissions for Vidbir 2024 are now open!

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Ukraine has started its preparations for Vidbir 2024, the Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision. Today, August 30, the applications opened for artists to submit their entries and will remain open until the 22nd of October. Those who are interested in representing Ukraine in Eurovision 2024 shall apply through this form on the eurovision.ua website.

Dmytro Shurov(Pianoboy) remains as the music producer of Vidbir and calls for participants to apply:

The acceptance of applications for participation in the National Selection for Eurovision 2024 has started! I want to appeal to all the musicians of our country: you have almost eight weeks to create your own victory song. The song of the year, which will represent Ukraine on the global international stage, will break all the charts and win the first place at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. I’m really looking forward to your songs, your talent and energy are very much needed in our country now.

Changes in Vidbir format

Vidbir 2024 will see an online vote in order to determine a finalist on the selection. Specifically, Shurov stated that:

This year, I will not only choose the finalists of the National Selection. A vote will be held among the longlisters that I don’t have enough space on the finalist list, which was my biggest pain last year. Spectators will choose their favorite, who will get a chance to compete for victory in the final.

Rules and conditions of Vidbir 2024

  • The National Selection is open to artists above the age of 16. As in past years, bands and solo performers with a maximum band size of six individuals may apply to participate.
  • The selection criteria state that a song may be up to three minutes long. Participants must perform their own original songs that were produced entirely on their own. A song that is applying to be in the National Selection must also not have been previously released or performed in public.
  • There is no restriction on the amount of songs one participant may submit. Additionally, submission of demo versions is permitted by the National Selection regulations.

Vidbir 2024 stages

  • A longlist of participants who will continue to compete in the National Selection will be created in line with the results of the national preliminary selection. There will be up to 20 acts on the list. Participants on the longlist are required to pass via an audition, in which they must physically take part.
  • By November 20, a list of up to 10 artists will be chosen as finalists based on the results of the auditions.
  • A rating online poll will be conducted to choose one more finalist from the longlist participants who did not advance to the list of finals. By December 29, the whole list of finalists will be made public.
  • The final of the National Selection will take place in February 2024 and will be televised. As in previous years, the winner of the National Selection will be determined by the results of the jury and audience votes. Ukrainians will select the members of the final’s star jury, through online voting.

Ukraine despite being in war, managed to host an impressive national selection last year, which crowned TVORCHI as a winner and therefore gave them the ticket to Liverpool. TVORCHI with their song “Heart of Steel” achieved the 6th place, securing the third consecutive top ten result for Ukraine.

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