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Ukraine has participated in the Contest 17 times since making its debut in Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga with the song "Hasta la vista" by Olexandr.

A year later in Istanbul, which saw the introduction of the semi finals, they secured their first win with the song "Wild Dances" performed by Ruslana. This would be replicated twelve years later when Jamala triumphed with the song "1944", which set a record under the newly-introduced voting system until it was replaced a year later by "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Their third win came at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, courtesy of the rap group Kalush Orchestra and their song "Stefania".

These victories made it the first Eastern European country to win the Contest three times and as of 2022 they have had a total of nine Top 5 finishes. They withdrew from competing in the 2015 Contest in Vienna due to financial reasons and again in the 2019 Contest in Tel Aviv due to their chosen act refusing to sign a contract that forbade them from performing in Russia.

As of 2022, they are the only competing nation to have a 100% qualification record.

It made its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, finishing in 9th place. It has competed a further 16 times scoring its first and only win so far at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Amsterdam.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
2003 Olexandr "Hasta la vista" English - 14 30 No semi-finals
2004 Ruslana "Wild Dances" English, Ukrainian - 1 280 2 256
2005 GreenJolly "Razom nas bahato" Ukrainian, English Together we are many 19 30 Host country
2006 Tina Karol "Show Me Your Love" English - 7 145 7 146
2007 Verka Serduchka "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" Ukrainian, German, English - 2 235 Top 10 Previous Year
2008 Ani Lorak "Shady Lady" English - 2 230 1 152
2009 Svetlana Loboda "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" - 12 76 6 80
2010 Alyosha "Sweet People" - 10 108 7 77
2011 Mika Newton "Angel" - 4 159 6 81
2012 Gaitana "Be My Guest" - 15 65 8 64
2013 Zlata Ognevich "Gravity" - 3 214 3 140
2014 Mariya Yaremchuk "Tick-Tock" - 6 113 5 118
Did not compete in 2015
2016 Jamala "1944" English, Crimean Tatar - 1 534 2 287
2017 O.Torvald "Time" English - 24 36 Host country
2018 MÉLOVIN "Under the Ladder" - 17 130 6 179
Did not compete in 2019
2020 Go_A "Solovey" Ukrainian Nightingale Cancelled
2021 "Shum" Noise 5 364 2 267
2022 Kalush Orchestra "Stefania" - 1 631 1 337
2023 TVORCHI "Heart of Steel" English - 6 243 Automatic finalist
2024 Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria" Ukrainian, English -

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2006 Nazar Slyusarchuk "Khlopchyk Rock 'n' Roll" Ukrainian Boy Rock n Roll 9 58
2007 Ilona Galitska "Urok hlamuru" Glamour Lesson 9 56
2008 Viktoria Petryk "Matrosy" Sailors 2 135
2009 Andranik Alexanyan "Try topoli, try surmy" Three Poplar, Three Antimony 5 89
2010 Yulia Gurska "Miy litak" My Airplane 14 28
2011 Kristall "Evropa" Ukrainian, English Europe 11 42
2012 Anastasiya Petryk "Nebo" Sky 1 38
2013 Sofia Tarasova "We Are One" - 2 121
2014 Sympho-Nick "Spring Will Come" - 6 74
2015 Anna Trincher "Pochny z sebe - Start with Yourself" - 11 38
2016 Sofia Rol "Planet Craves For Love" - 14 30
2017 Anastasiya Baginska "Don't Stop" - 7 147
2018 Darina Krasnovetska "Say Love" - 4 182
2019 Sophia Ivanko "The Spirit of Music" - 15 59
2020 Oleksandr Balabanov "Vidkryvai (Open Up)" - 7 106
2021 Olena Usenko "Vazhil" Ukrainian Lever 6 125
2022 Zlata Dziunka "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)" Ukrainian, English Unbreakable 9 111
2023 Anastasia Dymyd "Kvitka" Flower 5 128
Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Miscellaneous
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIrelandIsraelItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomWales
Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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