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Ukraine: These are the 10 participants of Vidbir 2023!

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Exactly one month before Ukraine’s national final, the country’s broadcaster, UA:PBC made the official announcement about the ten artists out of the 36 that made it to Vidbir 2023.

The list of the participants is as follows:

  • 2TONE – “Kvitka” (Flower)
  • Angelina – “Stronger”
  • DEMCHUK – “Alive”
  • FIINKA – “Dovbush”
  • Jerry Heil – “WHEN GOD SHUT THE DOOR”
  • KRUTЬ – “Kolyskova” (Lullaby)
  • Moisei – “I’m Not Alone”
  • OY Sound System – “Oy, tuzhu” (Oh, I miss you)
  • Tember Blanche – “Ya Vdoma” (I’m home)
  • TVORCHI – “Heart Of Steel”

There are also artists that have previously taken part in Vidbir, such as Jerry Heil with “Vegan“, KRUTЬ with “99” and TVORCHI with “Bonfire“!

Vidbir 2023

The final of Vidbir 2023 will take place on 17 December 2022 in Kiev at Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station. The winner of the national final will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. The winner will be selected by the combination of public’s and jury’s vote. The jury, chosen by the public through a vote, will consist of Taras Topola, Jamala (Eurovision 2016 winner) and Yulia Sanina.

Ukraine managed to win last year’s contest with Kalush Orchestra and “Stefania” with a record number of votes from the televoting!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Vidbir and Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision Song Contest 2023!

Ukraine: The judges for Vidbir 2023 have been selected!

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This morning, the voting process which aimed to select the three members of the jury for Vidbir 2023, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023, has ended.

The voting was conducted via the Diya app and the Ukrainian audience had the option to choose from 9 potential judges who were: Jamala, Mykhailo Khoma, Zlata Ognevich, Kateryna Pavlenko, Yulia Sanina, Kostyantyn Tomilchenko, Tara Topolya and Valery Kharchyshyn. In total, more than 500 thousand users took part in the voting procedure.

The following artists received the most votes and therefore secured a jury spot:

  • Taras Topola – Rock and pop singer, frontman of the band “Antytila”. Volunteer of the 130th battalion of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Co-founder of the ‘ANTYTILA’ charity fund.
  • 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.
  • Yulia Sanina – The main singer of the rock band “The Hardkiss”. She came in second place at Vidbir 2016. She was a judge and mentor of the talent show “X-Factor” and participated in the TV show “Dancing with the Stars”.

The overall results of the poll are as follows:

  1. Taras Topola – 17,41%
  2. Jamala – 15,71%
  3. Yulia Sanina – 15,70%
  4. Tina Karol – 15,67%
  5. Mykhailo Khoma – 12,60%
  6. Kateryna Pavlenko – 9,20%
  7. Zlata Ognevich – 6,09%
  8. Valery Kharchyshyn – 5,77%
  9. Kostyantyn Tomilchenko – 1,85%

Vidbir 2023

The final of Vidbir 2023 will take place on 17 December 2022 in Kiev at Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station. The winner of the national final will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. The selection will be made by a combination of public and jury vote.

The 36 artists, of which the 10-12 finalists of Vidbir 2023 will be selected later, are:

  • 2TONE
  • Angelina
  • DAYTON
  • DEMCHUK
  • Drevo
  • Elysees
  • FIINKA
  • Havkа
  • Jerry Heil
  • Iana Kovaleva
  • Kozak Siromaha
  • KRUTЬ 
  • Lue Bason
  • Moisei
  • Olivan
  • OOHLA
  • Oy Sound System
  • SASHA
  • Seréen
  • sexnesc
  • Shy
  • SKYLERR
  • SOWA
  • Tember Blanche
  • Tery
  • TVORCHI
  • Victoria Niro
  • Vynohradova
  • Zetetics
  • Лилу45 (Lilu45)
  • Макс Пташник (Max Ptashnik)
  • Мія Рамарі (Mia Ramari)
  • Роялькіт (Royalkit)
  • Саша Фадєєва (Sasha Fadeeva)
  • ТÓНКА (Tonka)
  • Циферблат (Chiferblat)

They may not have managed to beat Alina Pash at Vidbir 2022 but Kalush Orchestra with “Stefania” represented Ukraine and were the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs&feature=emb_title

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Source: suspilne

Ukraine: The 36 candidates to take part in Vidbir!

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Earlier today, the Ukrainian public broadcaster, UA:PBC, published a list of the 36 candidates that continue on the selection process to take part in Vidbir, Ukraine’s national final for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.

The list contains the following names:

  1. 2TONE
  2. Angelina
  3. DAYTON
  4. DEMCHUK
  5. Drevo
  6. Elysees
  7. FIINKA
  8. Havkа
  9. Jerry Heil
  10. Iana Kovaleva
  11. Kozak Siromaha
  12. KRUTЬ 
  13. Lue Bason
  14. Moisei
  15. Olivan
  16. OOHLA
  17. Oy Sound System
  18. SASHA
  19. Seréen
  20. sexnesc
  21. Shy
  22. SKYLERR
  23. SOWA
  24. Tember Blanche
  25. Tery
  26. TVORCHI
  27. Victoria Niro
  28. Vynohradova
  29. Zetetics
  30. Лилу45 (Lilu45)
  31. Макс Пташник (Max Ptashnik)
  32. Мія Рамарі (Mia Ramari)
  33. Роялькіт (Royalkit)
  34. Саша Фадєєва (Sasha Fadeeva)
  35. ТÓНКА (Tonka)
  36. Циферблат (Chiferblat)

This list does not contain the final names that are going to compete in Vidbir, as the auditions of the songs will go on, with the names of the final participants being announced until November 17.

Pianoboy (Dmitro Shurov), the official music producer of Vidbir, said:

“I am personally interested in ensuring that Ukrainian music does not freeze and develops in all directions, so that we have our heroes in all possible musical niches and styles. In my opinion, now, during the war, and with complete uncertainty in the lives of musicians, this selection takes on a special significance: we not only choose those worthy to represent Ukraine at the competition, but also have the opportunity to hear a wide range of Ukrainian music that is being created here and now, no matter what.”

The final of Vidbir will take place live from Kyiv  on December 17.

Many Ukrainian artists were interested in competing in the national final, with the broadcaster receiving nearly 400 song from 299 participants. All hope to continue Ukraine’s success in the contest after Kalush Orchestra’s win, with their song “Stefania”.

Despite coming second in Vidbir and Ukraine’s repreentatives, Kalush Orchestra were also the winners of Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their song “Stefania”:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Ukrainian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: eurovision.tv

Ukraine: Submissions for Vidbir 2023 started | The Final will take place in December!

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The champions of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Ukraine, announced through their broadcaster’s Eurovision-themed social media, the rules with which their national selection for the 2023 Contest will be held. Ukrainian Television will accept song submissions from today until October 15, 2022. Applications for participation in the national final can be sent through the website www.eurovision.ua.

The rules of the Ukrainian national final, exactly as they were announced are as follows:

  • An online voting will determine the composition of the jury for the National Final and also the Ukrainian jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
  • Both solo performers and bands, already existing or specificially created for this event, are allowed to participate
  • Songs can be submitted in any language, except the language of the aggressor state
  • Personal participation in listening to the longlisted participants is mandatory
  • The final of the National Selection will be held in December 2022 in Kyiv and broadcasted on Suspilne TV channels and digital platforms.

Two of the announced rules are of exceptional interest. First of all, the national final will be held relatively early, in December 2022, whereas previous versions of Vidbir usually determined Ukraine’s representative in February. The Albanian Festivali i Këngës is usually the first national final of each Eurovision season but also the only one to be held so early. So this may result in Ukraine being one of the first countries choosing their song for Eurovision 2023.

The second rule makes a very clear statement. The rule says that every language is allowed except for the language of the aggressor state, meaning obviously Russian.

Another announcement was made by the Ukrainian broadcaster, saying that Dmitry Šurov (also known as Pianoboy) will be the official music producer of the Ukrainian team for Eurovision. This is what he said:

“I’m glad to have the opportunity to work as a music producer of this year’s selection. I want Europe to hear and see a modern Ukrainian musician who is part of the global musical context.I know that we have such people, and although it is very difficult to create now, I invite and urge musicians of all styles and genres to urgently pick up their favorite instrument and join the selection.Acceptance of applications will last until October 15, so you have almost two months to create your winning song that breathes new Ukraine, a song that will touch and inspire the world”
Kalush Orchestra won Eurovision Song Contest 2022 for Ukraine, setting a new record of winning 28 sets of twelve points from the other cometing countries ans 439 televote points. Due to the ongoing war, the EBU decided that the contest can’t be held in Ukraine, but in the United Kingdom instead. However the Ukrainian entry will automatically qualify for the final to defend their title, while the EBU has promised that the contest will have many influences from Ukrainian style.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Ukrainian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in the United Kingdom!

Ukraine: Detailed results of Vidbir 2022!

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A few hours ago, the Ukrainian broadcaster,  Suspilne, published the detailed results of Vidbir 2022, which was the Ukrainian national final for Eurovision 2022 in Turin!

We remind you that the voting results of the national final depend on the televoting (50%) and the jury (50%). Each member of the jury gives points ranging from 1 to 8, where 1 is the lowest score and 8 is the highest. The voting results of the viewers are formed as a percentage of the votes, which amounts to 100%, with the subsequent conversion of the votes to points from 1 to 8.

The detailed voting of the jury is as follows:

Tina Karol:

  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 1 point
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ”  – 2 points
  • Cloudless – “All be alright” – 3 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” (My love) – 4 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 5 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 6 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 7 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 8 points

Jamala:

  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  1 point
  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 2 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 3 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 4 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 5 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 6 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 7 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 8 points

Yaroslav Lodigin:

  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  1 point
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 2 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 3 points
  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 4 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 5 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 6 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 7 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 8 points

The overall score of the jury is the following:

  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  5 points– correspond to 1 point
  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 7 points– correspond to 2 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 10 points– correspond to 3 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 14 points– correspond to 4 points
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 15 points– correspond to 5 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 16 points– correspond to 6 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 19 points– correspond to 7 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 22 points– correspond to 8 points

The total votes of the public:

  • Michael Soul – “Demons” – 1,239 votes – 1 point
  • Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” – 1,605 votes – 2 points
  • Barleben – “Hear My Words” – 2,740 votes  – 3 points
  • Cloudless – “All be alright” –  3,410 votes – 4 points
  • Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ” – 5,034 votes – 5 points
  • Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy” – 5,646 votes – 6 points
  • Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” – 19,535 votes – 7 points
  • Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania” – 31,634 votes – 8 points

Kalush Orchestra will represent Ukraine in Turin with the song ”Stefania”. You can listen to their entry here:

 

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2022.

 

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Ukraine: Alina Pash’s participation in danger!

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Two days after Ukraine’s choice via Vidbir to send Alina Pash and “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors“, tensions have risen even more after Kalush Orchestra’s complaint yesterday with Alina’s participation reminding us of Maruv and her participation in Turin looking pretty uncertain at the moment.

Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne published the following article:

The public broadcaster applies to the SBGS (State Border Guard Service) to check the certificate provided by Alina’s team.

In connection with the information received from citizens about the possible forgery of the certificate of crossing the state border with Crimea by Alina Pash, the Public Broadcaster appeals to the SBGS and asks to confirm or deny the fact of forgery of a civil service document.

The public will not sign an agreement on participation in the international Eurovision Song Contest with the winner of the National Selection until the verification and clarification of the facts is completed.

It has to be recalled that the public has already applied to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, but was denied information about crossing the border by the participant, as this information is confidential. The participant’s team provided a certificate, allegedly received by her, which became the basis for the participation of Alina Pash in the National Selection.

You can see Alina’s winning performance below:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Ukrainian participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source: Suspilne

Ukraine: The running order of Vidbir 2022!

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A few hours ago, the ukrainian broadcaster released the running order of Vidbir 2022, the ukrainian national final for Eurovision 2022.

The running order is as follows:

  1. Cloudless – “All be Alright“
  2. Michael Soul – “Demons“
  3. Our Atlantic – “Moya Lyubov“
  4. Barleben – “Hear My Words”
  5. Roxolana – “GIRLZZΖZ“
  6. Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania“
  7. Wellboy – “Νozzy Bossy“
  8. Alina Pash – “Tini zabutih predkiv/Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”

We remind you that Vidbir 2022 will be held on February 12th at 18:00 CET and will be televised on the channel UA public TV (UA: First). The result will be judged 50% by the television audience and 50% by the jury.

Frends Pro TV LLC will produce the final of the national selection, while they will also be the ones to create a Live on Tape video of the winner for screening in case it is needed in Turin.

Stay tuned to Eurovision Fun for all news regarding Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

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Ukraine: Here are the judges of Vidbir 2022!

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The Ukrainian public radio and television announced the jury that will evaluate the candidates for the national final of the country, Vidbir 2022, in order to become the next representative of the country for Eurovision 2022!

The jury of Vidbir 2022 will be:

Tina Karol
Tina Karol with the song “Show me your love” represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 in Athens, where she placed 7th. In 2020 she was a member of the jury of the National Selection for Eurovision. For her 19-year music career, Tina has won over 20 music and television awards.

Yaroslav Lodygin

Yaroslav Lodygin is a member of the board of Public Linguist, responsible for the television platform. In 2019 he became a member of the European Film Academy for his work as a director and screenwriter (his most famous work is “Wild Field”). Yaroslav Lodygin is the producer and author of the documentary series UA: THE FIRST “Collapse: How the Ukrainians Destroyed the Evil Empire”. He is one of the founders of Internet Radio Aristocrats and the A-Prize Music Award.

Jamala

In early 2011 she took part in the Ukrainian national selection to represent her country with the song ‘Smile’. The song was the audience’s favorite, but in the national final it reached 3rd place, among 19 entries. Jamala in its second attempt to represent Ukraine in the competition was crowned with absolute success. She managed to win ESC 2016 with her song ‘1944’ receiving 534 points. Jamala was also a member of the jury of the National Selection for Eurovision in the period from 2017 to 2019.

The candidates for the Ukrainian national final, Vidbir 2022 are:

We remind you that the national final of Ukraine for the Eurovision 2022 Song Contest will be held on February 12 at 18:00 CET,  live on the channel UA public TV (UA: First).

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Ukraine: These artists are rumoured for Vidbir 2022!

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As it was announced last year, STB will no longer be involved with Ukraine’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Later UA:PBC revealed that it would broadcast everything Eurovision-related without private broadcasters’ support and on its own. 

A couple of weeks ago, Suspilne has also announced that about 53 applications have been received to compete in the national selection of Ukraine – Vidbir.

According to Muzvar, this year’s Vidbir is expected to surprise us with the new format and new faces. The portal has gathered some exclusive and confirmed information about those who have already submitted and will apply for the national selection.

These are the names of the rumoured artists:

  • Wellboy – TBA
  • ROXOLANA – Girlzzzz
  • hurtom – Sobor
  • GORIM! – Neverending
  • Cloudless – TBA
  • Michael Soul – TBA
  • LAURA MARTI – Nezalezhna
  • SOWA – Free Love
  • TONKA – TBA
  • Nazar YA – TBA
  • Sofia Ivanko – Casino
  • Sofia Shanti – TBA
  • Eria – Mavka
  • IDXO – CBY
  • Uliana Royce – TBA
  • Alina Pash – TBA

Wellboy‘s song is similar to the last two singles they had. ROXOLANA‘s song ‘Girlzzzz’ is a ‘joyful’ ethno-pop and will be released on January 21. hurtom have insightful vocals and beautiful lyrics, their entry is already on Spotify. GORIM!‘s song is an ‘electronic-dance’. Cloudless‘ song is expected to premiere around January 20-30. Michael Soul‘s song is described as very ‘eurovision-ish’. LAURA MARTI has an alternative jazz written by Kazka’s member – Dmytro Mazuryak. It was released on January 1. According to the speculations, Sowa‘s song is LGBTQ+-friendly. TONKA has indietronica from ‘Masterskaya’ label. Nazar Ya has a cool dance melody. Sofia Ivanko‘s song ‘Casion’ is already out on Youtube. Sofia Shanti‘s song has R’n’B vibe. IDXO‘s is something that would make you dance. Uliana Royce‘s song is written by Artem Pivovarov. According to the portal, Alina Pash has a very interesting material and her song has probably not been released yet.

 

Eria‘s song ‘Mavka’ is an ethno-pop just like her 2018 entry. Here’s the teaser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp292nWJF6E

On January 24, the artists for Vidbir will officially be revealed.The selection will take place in February.

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