Vidbir
Yevrobachennia: Natsionalnyi Vidbir (meaning "Eurovision: National Selection"), informally known as Vidbir, is a Ukrainian music competition which began in 2016. The winner of the contest gets the chance to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Format[change | change source]
Each contest lasts for one show. Once all of the entrants have performed, they are ranked by both a jury and a public vote which give a set of points based on the rankings (for example, if there are six contestants, then the highest ranked contestant gets 6 points, with the lowest getting 1). The points are then combined and the highest scorer wins.
Jury members[change | change source]
| Vidbir | Jury | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Andriy Danylko | Konstantin Meladze | Ruslana |
| 2017 | Jamala | ||
| 2018 | Yevhen Filatov | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2020 | Tina Karol | Vitaliy Drozdov | |
| 2022 | Yaroslav Lodygin | Jamala | |
| 2023 | Julia Sanina | Taras Topolia | |
Overview[change | change source]
| Year | Ukrainian entry | Vidbir result | Eurovision Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | |||
| 2016 | Jamala | "1944" | 1st | 1st |
| 2017 | O.Torvald | "Time" | 24th | |
| 2018 | Mélovin | "Under the Ladder" | 17th | |
| 2019 | Maruv | "Siren Song" | Withdrew | |
| 2020 | Go_A | "Solovey" | Cancelled | |
| 2021 | "Shum" | Contest not held | 5th | |
| 2022 | Alina Pash | "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" | 1st | Disqualified |
| Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" | 2nd | 1st | |
| 2023 | Tvorchi | "Heart of Steel" | 1st | 6th |
| 2024 | Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | TBA | |