Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

{{main|Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

Prior to the 2025 contest, the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) until 2016, and {{lang|uk-Latn|Suspilne|i=no}} since 2017, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Ukraine 19 times since NTU's first entry {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2003|t=in 2003}}.{{cite web |title=Ukraine Country Profile |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=38 |access-date=20 December 2015 |website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}} It had won the contest on three occasions: {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2004|t=in 2004}} with the song "Wild Dances" performed by Ruslana, {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2016|t=in 2016}} with "1944" by Jamala, and {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2022|t=in 2022}} with the song "Stefania" performed by Kalush Orchestra. It had been the runner-up in the contest on two occasions: {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2007|t=in 2007}} with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" performed by Verka Serduchka and {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2008|t=in 2008}} with the song "Shady Lady" performed by Ani Lorak. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Ukraine had managed to qualify to final in every contest it participated in thus far. Its least successful result had been 24th place, which was achieved {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2017|t=in 2017}} with the song "Time" performed by O.Torvald. In {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2024|t=2024}}, "Teresa & Maria" performed by Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil placed third.

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, {{lang|uk-Latn|Suspilne|i=no}} organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. {{lang|uk-Latn|Suspilne|i=no}} confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2025 contest on 10 September 2024.{{Cite web |last=Jiandani |first=Sanjay (Sergio) |date=2024-09-10 |title=Ukraine: Suspilne confirms participation at Eurovision 2025 |url=https://esctoday.com/195964/ukraine-suspilne-confirms-participation-at-eurovision-2025/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=ESCToday |language=en-US}} In the past, the broadcaster had alternated between both internal selections and national finals in order to select its entry. Between 2022 and 2024, {{lang|uk-Latn|Suspilne|i=no}} had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision, with both the public and a panel of jury members involved in the selection. The method was continued to select its 2025 entry.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2024-09-13 |title=Ukraine: Tina Karol Music Producer for Vidbir 2025 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/09/13/tina-karol-music-producer-vidbir-2025/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Eurovoix }}

{{further|Vidbir}}

{{lang|uk-Latn|Vidbir}} 2025 was the ninth edition of {{lang|uk-Latn|Vidbir}} which selected the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition consisted of a final 8 February 2025 and took place in Kyiv.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Ukraine 2025: 'Vidbir' returns, with a public vote to finalise the lineup |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/ukraine-2025-vidbir-returns |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) }}{{Cite web |last=Veen |first=Renske ten |date=2024-11-13 |title=Ukraine: Polina Dashkova, Ziferblat and ENLEO among the acts submitting Vidbir 2025 bids |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/11/13/vidbir-2025-confirmed-bids-polina-dashkova-ziferblat-enleo/282387/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=wiwibloggs |language=en-US}}

The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Ukrainian Eurovision entry took place over three stages. In the first stage, artists and songwriters had the opportunity to apply for the competition either through an online submission form. Twenty acts were longlisted and announced on 11 December 2024.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-12-11 |title=Суспільне оголосило лонглист Нацвідбору-2025 |trans-title=Suspilne announced the longlist of the National Selection 2025|url=https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/suspilne-oholosylo-lonhlyst-natsvidboru-2025 |access-date=2024-12-16 |publisher=Suspilne|language=uk}} The second stage will involve the longlisted artists attending a scheduled audition. Up to nine acts will be selected, while an additional act will be selected from an online selection.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-12 |title=Ukraine: Vidbir 2025 Lineup Revealed! |url=https://www.escunited.com/%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%A6-ukraine-vidbir-2025-lineup-revealed/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=ESC United }} The third stage was the televised final, which took place in February 2025 and featured the acts vying to represent Ukraine in Basel. The winner was selected via the combination of votes from a public vote and an expert jury, the latter of which its members will be selected by the public.

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries via an online submission form which accepted entries between 17 September 2024 and 10 November 2024. Only artists that had not performed in events organized by/located in the territory of "the aggressor state" (referring to Russia) or illegally entered the territory of Crimea since 15 March 2014 were allowed to apply for the competition, and songs performed in the "language of the aggressor state" (referring to the Russian language) were prohibited.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-09-17 |title=ПРАВИЛА національного відбору на участь у Пісенному конкурсі Євробачення – 2025 - |trans-title= Rules for the national selection to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025|url=https://eurovision.ua/6416-pravyla-naczionalnogo-vidboru-na-uchast-u-pisennomu-konkursi-yevrobachennya-2025/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Євробачення 2024 |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2024-09-17 |title=🇺🇦 Ukraine: Submission Window for Vidbir 2025 Opens |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/09/17/ukraine-submission-period-for-vidbir-2025-opens/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Eurovoix }} Tina Karol, who represented {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2006|t=Ukraine in 2006}}, was assigned as the new music producer of the competition and was the lead in reviewing the 374 received submissions. 20 entries were longlisted, of which their artists were announced on 11 December 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-13 |title=374 songs submitted to Vidbir 2025 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/11/13/374-songs-submitted-to-vidbir-2025/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=That Eurovision Site|first=Euan|last=Thomson}} Auditions were held in late December 2024 where nine entries were shortlisted to compete in the national final. On 20 December 2024, the nine selected competing acts were announced.{{Cite web |last=Andersson |first=Rafaell |date=2024-12-20 |title=Ukraine: Nine Finalists Selected for Vidbir 2025 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/12/20/ukraine-9-finalists-selected-for-vidbir-2025/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} A public online vote among the non-qualifying entries from the auditions will be held by 17 January 2025 to determine an additional competing act.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2024-12-11 |title=Ukraine: Vidbir 2025 Longlist Revealed |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/12/11/ukraine-vidbir-2025-longlist-revealed/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Eurovoix }}

The three members of the expert jury for {{lang|uk-Latn|Vidbir}} 2025 were selected among nine candidates via a public online vote on the {{lang|uk-Latn|Diia|i=no}} application, open to all Ukrainian citizens from 16 to 23 December 2024.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2024-12-16 |title=Ukraine: Vidbir 2025 Jury Voting Opened |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/12/16/%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%A6-ukraine-vidbir-2025-jury-voting-opened/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Eurovoix}} A total of 442,374 votes were cast, with Jamala, {{ill|Serhiy Tanchynets|uk|Танчинець Сергій Володимирович}} and Kateryna Pavlenko being determined as the jurors.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-12-23 |title=Українці обрали журі Нацвідбору на Євробачення-2025: трійка лідерів |trans-title=Ukrainians selected the jury of the national selection for Eurovision-2025: the top-three |url=https://eurovision.ua/6585-ukrayinczi-obraly-zhuri-naczvidboru-na-yevrobachennya-2025-trijka-lideriv/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |publisher=Suspilne |language=uk}}

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| 2.91%

| Not selected

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! scope="row" style="font-weight:bold; background:lightyellow;" | Jamala

| align="left" | Winner of Vidbir 2016 and of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

| 35.28%

| Selected

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! scope="row" style="font-weight:bold; background:lightyellow;" | Kateryna Pavlenko

| align="left" | Winner of Vidbir 2020 and Ukrainian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 as part of Go_A

| 11.84%

| Selected

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! scope="row" | Katya Tsaryk

| align="left" | Film director and screenwriter

| 3.31%

| Not selected

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! scope="row" | Oleh Psiuk

| align="left" | Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as part of Kalush Orchestra

| 7.12%

| Not selected

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! scope="row" | Sasha Chemerov

| align="left" | Musician, singer and producer

| 2.88%

| Not selected

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! scope="row" style="font-weight:bold; background:lightyellow;" | {{ill|Serhiy Tanchynets|uk|Танчинець Сергій Володимирович}}

| align="left" | Music producer, singer and musician

| 20.24%

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The final took place on 8 February 2025. In addition to the competing entries, the guest performers included Alyona Alyona, Jamala, Jerry Heil, Kateryna Pavlenko, Mélovin, Ruslana, Tymofii Muzychuk, Tina Karol and Tvorchi with "{{lang|uk-Latn|Usmikhnysia meni|i=no}}", Ruslana with "{{lang|uk-Latn|Zakrutyla|i=no}}", Badstreet Boys with "Eurosong", and Artem Kotenko and Svitlana Tarabarova with "Hear Me Now".{{Cite web |last=Horlach |first=Polina |date=2025-02-06 |title=Відкриття фіналу нацвідбору-2025: на глядачів чекає виступ від 9 представників України на "Євробаченні" різних років |trans-title=Opening of the final of the 2025 national selection: the audience will be treated to a performance by 9 representatives of Ukraine at Eurovision of different years |url=https://suspilne.media/culture/942401-vidkritta-finalu-nacvidboru-2025-na-gladaciv-cekae-vistup-vid-9-predstavnikiv-ukraini-na-evrobacenni-riznih-rokiv/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |publisher=Suspilne Kultura |language=uk}} Ziferblat were declared the winners with the song "Bird of Pray".{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-02-08 |title=Гурт Ziferblat — переможці Нацвідбору на Євробачення-2025 |trans-title=Ziferblat band — winners of the National Selection for Eurovision 2025 |url=https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/hurt-ziferblat-peremozhtsi-natsvidboru-na-yevrobachennia-2025 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=suspilne.media |publisher=Suspilne |language=uk}}

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.{{cite web|date=2024-08-30|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/basel-will-host-eurovision-song-contest-2025|title=Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025|website=Eurovision.TV|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=2025-01-28}} All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.{{cite press release|date=2025-01-28|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2025-semi-final-draw-results|title=Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final Draw Results|website=Eurovision.TV|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=2025-01-31}}. Ukraine performed in position 5, following Estonia and preceding Sweden.

Ukraine qualified for the Grand Final, finishing 1st out of 15 participants with 137 points.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2025-first-semi-final-qualifiers|title=Eurovision 2025: The First Semi-Final Qualifiers|website=Eurovision.TV|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|date=2025-05-13|access-date=2025-05-14}}

In the final, Ukraine performed 7th in the running order, following Spain and preceding United Kingdom.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-16 |title=The Running Order of the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/running-order-eurovision-2025-grand-final |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}} In the final, Ukraine placed 9th with 218 points, finishing in 14th place in the jury voting with 60 points and in 6th place in the televote with 158 points.

{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2025 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2025#ukraine |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}} While Ukraine and Albania received the same total amount of 218 points, Albania placed higher due to receiving a higher televoting score.

{{see also|Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest}}

Below is a breakdown of points awarded by and to Ukraine in the first semi-final and in the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public.{{cite web |title=Voting Procedures 2025 |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/rules#:~:text=MEANS%20OF%20NATIONAL%20AUDIENCE%20VOTING,agreed%20upon%20between%20the%20Voting |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=24 May 2025 |url-status=live}} The Ukrainian jury consisted of Dmytro Shurov, Kostiantyn Bocharov, Natela Zatsarynna, Olena Shoptenko-Ivanova and Tetiana Reshetniak.{{cite web|title=Grand Final of Basel 2025 – Jurors|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025/grand-final/jury|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=24 May 2025}} In the first semi-final, Ukraine placed 1st with 137 points, receiving 12 points from Cyprus, Poland, Portugal and Spain. In the final, Ukraine placed 9th with 218 points, receiving 12 points in the televote from Czechia, Poland and Israel. Over the course of the contest, Ukraine awarded 12 points to Norway in the first semi-final, and to Germany (jury) and Lithuania (televote) in the final.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2025 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2025#ukraine |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}

{{lang|uk-Latn|Suspilne|i=no}} appointed Jerry Heil, who together with alyona alyona represented Ukraine in 2024, as its spokesperson to announce the Ukrainian jury's votes in the final.{{cite web |title=Ukraine: Jerry Heil Spokesperson for Eurovision 2025 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2025/04/29/ukraine-jerry-heil-spokesperson-for-eurovision-2025/ |website=Eurovoix |date=29 April 2025 |access-date=29 April 2025}}

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Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.{{cite web |title=How the Eurovision Song Contest works |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/how-it-works |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=22 May 2024}} The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

The following members comprised the Ukrainian jury:{{cite web|title=Grand Final of Basel 2025 – Jurors|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025/grand-final/jury|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=18 May 2025}}

• Dmytro Shurov
• Mélovin
• Natela Zatsarynna
• Olena Shoptenko-Ivanova
• Tetiana Reshetniak

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