| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Ukraine | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024 | |||
| Selection date(s) | September 2024 | |||
| Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ukraine is set to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Madrid, Spain. The Ukrainian national broadcaster, the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne), will organise the national final Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024 in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2024 contest.
Background
editPrior to the 2024 contest, Ukraine had participated in the contest 18 times, never missing a single contest since its debut appearance in 2006.[1] The country came second in 2008 with the song "Matrosy" performed by Viktoria Petryk, which remained its best result until 2012, when Anastasiya Petryk – who happens to be Viktoria's younger sister – represented the country with the song "Nebo" and won the contest.[2] Ukraine has hosted the event twice, both times in its capital city, Kyiv: at the Palace of Sports in 2009 and at the Palace "Ukraine" in 2013. Thanks to this, Kyiv became the first city to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice.[3][4] In 2023, Anastasia Dymyd competed for Ukraine with the song "Kvitka", which ended up in 5th place out of 16 entries with 128 points.[5]
Before Junior Eurovision
editNatsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024
editNatsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024 is the national final format developed by Suspilne in order to select Ukraine's entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The competition consists of a final held in September 2024.[6]
Format
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The selection of the competing entries for the national final is taking place over two stages. In the first stage, artists and songwriters could apply for the competition through an online submission form. For the second year in a row, Svitlana Tarabarova is the music producer of the event, in charge of reviewing the received submissions and selecting a longlist of 15 participants, announced on 24 July 2024.[7][8] In the second stage, longlisted artists will be invited to attend an event labeled as the "star school", which will take place in the Recording House of Radio Ukraine in late July 2024,[9][10] with six acts qualifying to the final following assessment by a three-member expert council consisting of Michelle Andrade, Tayanna and Yevhen Khmara.[11] The six selected artists will take part the final, which is set to take place remotely in September 2024, where the winner will be determined by a 50/50 combination of jury and public votes.[12] The preparations for the final were documented via the show Shchodennyky Dytiachoho Yevrobachennia ("Junior Eurovision Diaries"), consisting of six broadcasts aired weekly on Suspilne Kultura between 16 August and 22 September 2024.[13]
Competing entries
editThe submission process for interested artists aged between nine and fourteen was open between 5 June and 3 July 2024.[14] All submissions required participants to enter covers of two songs and a separate introduction video; however, artists were also allowed to submit original songs for consideration. Precedence was not given to complete submissions, with Suspilne also reserving the right to replace a song submitted by an eventual finalist with a new entry of its choice if such a case occurs.[15] At the closing of the submission process, 309 applications had been received, with roughly 19% of them also including an original song.[16] Alongside Tarabarova, Yevhen Triplov will work on creating original songs for selected finalists.[6]
| Artist | Result | Episode (NQ) |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasiya Byelibova | Finalist | - |
| Mariya Blyznyuk | Eliminated | Episode 2 |
| Bohdan Bilukha | Eliminated | Episode 1 |
| Vladyslav Vasytsʹkyy | Eliminated | Episode 1 |
| Anhelina Hlohus | Finalist | - |
| Daryna Vitsan | Eliminated | Episode 1 |
| Ilya Konovchenko (ILKO) | Finalist | - |
| Sofiya Nersesyan | Eliminated | Episode 2 |
| Anna Doyna | Eliminated | Episode 2 |
| Artem Kotenko | Finalist | - |
| Veronika Kohan | Finalist | - |
| Vladyslava Kitselyuk (VLADA K) | Eliminated | Episode 1 |
| Zlata Ivaniv | Finalist | - |
| Zlata Solonenko (Zlata Solo) | Eliminated | Episode 1 |
| Vsevolod Skryma | Eliminated | Episode 2 |
| Artist | Jury | Televoting | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasiya Byelibova | ||||
| Anhelina Hlohus | ||||
| Ilya Konovchenko (ILKO) | ||||
| Zlata Ivaniv | ||||
| Veronika Kohan | ||||
| Artem Kotenko |
References
edit- ^ "Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Escudero, Victor (1 December 2012). "Ukraine wins the 10th Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Floras, Stella (6 June 2008). "JESC: Ukraine to host Junior Eurovision 2009". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Siim, Jamo (17 April 2013). "Junior 2013 venue confirmed". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Final of Nice 2023 – Eurovision Song Contest". Junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Дитяче Євробачення 2024: Євген Кот та Євген Тріплов доєдналися до команди Нацвідбору" [Junior Eurovision 2024: Yevhen Kot and Yevhen Triplov joined the national selection team]. Junior.eurovision.ua (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Carros, Davide; Mancheño, José Miguel (5 June 2024). "Ucrania abre la convocatoria para su selección nacional de Eurovisión Junior 2024" [Ukraine opens the call for its national selection for Junior Eurovision 2024]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Tarasova, Daria (24 July 2024). "Названі 15 виконавців, що пройшли до лонглиста Нацвідбору Дитячого Євробачення – 2024" [15 performers who made it to the longlist of the national selection for Junior Eurovision 2024 have been named]. Espreso.tv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Skybinska, Oksana (7 June 2024). "Суспільне розпочало Нацвідбір на Дитяче Євробачення – 2024" [Suspilne has launched Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024] (Interview). Interviewed by Halyna Babii. Radio Ukraine.
- ^ "Нацвідбір на Дитяче Євробачення – 2024: останній тиждень приймання заявок" [Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024: the last week of accepting applications]. Junior.eurovision.ua (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (12 July 2024). "🇺🇦 Ukraine: Junior Eurovision 2024 Selection Expert Council Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Farren, Neil (5 June 2024). "🇺🇦 Ukraine: Junior Eurovision 2024 Selection Launched". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ ""Щоденники Дитячого Євробачення" у новому форматі покажуть на телеканалі Суспільне Культура" ["Junior Eurovision Diaries" will be shown in a new format on the Suspilne Kultura TV channel]. suspilne.media (Press release) (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Нацвідбір на Дитяче Євробачення – 2024 в Україні: спрощені правила та шанс для талановитих дітей" [Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024 in Ukraine: simplified rules and a chance for talented children]. News.online.ua (in Ukrainian). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Суспільне розпочало Нацвідбір на Дитяче Євробачення – 2024" [Suspilne has launched Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024] (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Farren, Neil (10 July 2024). "🇺🇦 Ukraine: 309 Submissions for Junior Eurovision 2024 Selection". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 July 2024.