Ukraine: UA:PBC releases Vidbir 2024 wildcard candidates; National final date confirmed
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The Ukrainian national broadcaster, UA:PBC has released the 9 acts candidates for the national final wildcard and confirmed the date of Vidbir 2024.
Suspilne has confirmed that the Ukrainian national final for Eurovision 2024 will be taking place in Kyiv on February 3. Also the broadcaster has released the list of 9 acts that will be running for the last 11th spot in the final.
Through an additional online voting the 9 acts that did not pass through to the final of Vidbir 2024 will have a second chance in securing the last spot in the final event. All candidate entries have gone public on the Eurovision Ukraine official YouTube channel. The voting will run via the Diia app in the next days with the complete fimal line-up to to be confirmed the latest by December 29.
Namely the wildcard candidates are:
- ANKA – “Palala” (Burned)
- Carpetman – “Endless fight”
- KARYOTYPE – “Sadness”
- KRYLATA – “Queen”
- PARFENIUK – “Sered vitriv” (Among the winds)
- SHÉPA – “SUPERNOVA”
- STASYA – “Rika” (River)
- SWOIIA – “Little Angels”
- TESLENKO – “Lights go up”
Meanwhile the acts that have already secured their spot in the national final are:
- alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – “Teresa & Maria”
- Drevo – “Endless chain”
- INGRET – “Keeper”
- MÉLOVIN – “DREAMER”
- NAHABA – “GLASSS”
- NAZVA – “Slavic English”
- SKYLERR – “Time is running out”
- YAGODY — “Tsunamia”
- YAKTAK — “Lalala”
- Ziferblat — “Place I Call Home”
Ukraine in Eurovision
Ukraine participated for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 when Oleksandr Ponormayov represented the country Hasta la vista. Ukraine has won the Eurovision trophy three times, in 2004 with Ruslana and in 2016 (Jamala) and in 2022 (Kalush Orchestra). Following both victories the country hosted the contest in 2005 and 2017. The country has achieved remarkable results as it has reached 10 times the top 10 places in its 15 year ESC history.
Namely, Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ukraine is the only country outside the Big 5 to have qualified for the final of every Eurovision they have competed in. Ukraine has a total of seven top five placements, with Verka Serduchka (2007) and Ani Lorak (2008) both finishing second, Zlata Ognevich third (2013), Mika Newton fourth (2011) and Go_A fifth (2021). The only countries with more top five results in the 21st century are Sweden (11) and Russia (10).
In 2022 Kalush Orchestra represented the nation with their song 'Stefania'. Kalush Orchestra.The Ukrainian representatives brought the third trophy to Ukraine after winning the Grand final. The band accomplished to came 4th in the jury voting and by topping the televoting with the record breaking amount of 439 points won the competition with the overall score of 631 points.
This year TVOCRCHI defened the Ukrainian colors in Liverpool with the song 'Heart of Steel' which finished 6th in the Grand final.
News Source/Image: Suspilne
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