Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Ukraine in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine
Participating broadcasterPublic Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC)
Participation summary
Appearances20
First appearance2006
Highest placement1st: 2012
Host2009, 2013
Participation history
External links
UA:PBC page
For the most recent participation see
Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Ukraine has been represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2006. The Ukrainian participating broadcaster in the contest is the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC).

History

Ukraine was set to debut in the 2005 contest, being represented by the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, however the broadcaster pulled out of the contest before the official list of participants.[1] UA:PBC still broadcast the contest in 2005. UA:PBC instead decided to debut the following year in 2006.[2]The broadcaster decided to hold a National Final; Nazar Slyusarchuk was selected with his entry "Khlopchyk Rock 'n' Roll," the nation placed 9th. In 2007, another National Final was held with Ilona Halytska winning the selection with her entry "Urok hlamuru" the country would place 9th again.

In the 2008 contest, Viktoria Petryk achieved 135 points and reached 2nd place in a field of 15 other places with her song "Matrosy." This result gave the country its best result–at the time, and the first top 3 placement for Ukraine. Subsequently, UA:PBC hosted the 2009 contest, in the Palace of Sports in Kyiv. Ukraine held another National Finak and was represented by Andranik Alexanyan with "Try topoli, try surmy" – he placed 5th.

2010-2019

In 2012, the entry "Nebo" performed by Anastasiya Petryk, – who is also Viktoria Petryk's sister, gave Ukraine its first every win, and as of 2026, the countrys only win the contest. The 35–point winning margin also become a record at the time. Subsequently, UA:PBC once again hosted the competition in 2013, this time at Palace "Ukraine" in Kyiv. Making Kyiv the first city to host the contest twice. The country also placed 2nd, giving it its 3rd top 3 placement.

UA:PBC continued its participation from the 2014 contest to the 2017 contest, but on 2 July 2018, UA:PBC initially announced that they would not take part in the 2018 contest in Minsk, Belarus due to financial difficulties.[3] However, on 2 August 2018, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that UA:PBC would participate in 2018.[4] In 2019, the nation received its worst result to date when it placed 15th out of 19 countries in Gliwice, Poland.

2020-present

Ukraine participated one again in the contest from 2020 to 2023. Meanwhile, in 2024 UA:PBC presented a new selection format by the name of "Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia" which would, at first, select the top 6 artists from a longlist. The selected 6 artists would then compete in a final, where the result of the final would be selected from a jury vote and an online vote. The jury would award a set of 1-6 points to every song and the online vote would do the same; Incase of a tie the song with a higher televote would go to Junior Eurovison. In 2024, "Hear Me Now", originally titled "Dim" by Artem Kotenko won Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024 and placed 3rd in Madrid, Spain, which gave Ukraine its 4th top 3 placement. In 2025, "Motanka" by Sofiia Neresian won Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2025 which would go on to win the televote, and place 2nd overall in Tbilisi, Georgia, giving ukraine its 5th top 3 placement. UA:PBC confirmed its participation in the 2026 contest and will use Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia once again to select its entry.[5]

Participation overview

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
◁ Last place
† Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2006 Nazar Slyusarchuk "Khlopchyk Rock 'n' Roll" (Хлопчик рок 'н' ролл) Ukrainian 9 58
2007 Ilona Halytska "Urok hlamuru" (Урок гламуру) Ukrainian 9 56
2008 Viktoria Petryk "Matrosy" (Матроси) Ukrainian 2 135
2009 Andranik Alexanyan "Try topoli, try surmy" (Три тополі, три сурми) Ukrainian 5 89
2010 Yuliya Gurska "Miy litak" (Мій літак) Ukrainian 14 ◁ 28
2011 Kristall "Evropa" (Європа) Ukrainian, English 11 42
2012 Anastasiya Petryk "Nebo" (Небо) Ukrainian, English 1 138
2013 Sofia Tarasova "We Are One" Ukrainian, English 2 121
2014 Sympho-Nick "Spring Will Come" Ukrainian, English 6 74
2015 Anna Trincher "Pochny z sebe" (Почни з себе) Ukrainian, English 11 38
2016 Sofia Rol "Planet Craves for Love" Ukrainian, English 14 30
2017 Anastasiya Baginska "Don't Stop" Ukrainian, English 7 147
2018 Darina Krasnovetska "Say Love" Ukrainian, English 4 182
2019 Sophia Ivanko "The Spirit of Music" Ukrainian, English 15 59
2020 Oleksandr Balabanov "Vidkryvai (Open Up)" (Відкривай) Ukrainian, English 7 106
2021 Olena Usenko "Vazhil" (Важіль) Ukrainian 6 125
2022 Zlata Dziunka "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)" (Незламна) Ukrainian, English 9 111
2023 Anastasiia Dymyd "Kvitka" (Квітка) Ukrainian, English 5 128
2024 Artem Kotenko "Hear Me Now" Ukrainian, English 3 203
2025 Sofiia Nersesian "Motanka" (Мотанка) Ukrainian, English 2 177
2026 TBD 13 September 2026 †[6]

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[7] The Ukrainian broadcaster sent their own commentators to the contest in order to provide commentary in the Ukrainian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Ukraine. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2005.

Year Commentator Spokesperson Ref.
2005 Timur MiroshnychenkoDid not participate
2006 Assol
2007
2008 Marietta
2009 Mariya Orlova
2010 Timur MiroshnychenkoElizabeth Arfush
2011 Amanda Koenig
2012 Kristall
2013 Tetiana TerekhovaElizabeth Arfush
2014 Timur MiroshnychenkoSofia Tarasova
2015 Sofia Kutsenko
2016 Anna Trincher
2017 Sofia Rol
2018 Anastasiya Baginska
2019 Darina Krasnovetska
2020 Sophia Ivanko
2021 Viktor Diachenko Oleksandr Balabanov
2022 Timur Miroshnychenko Mykola Oliinyk
2023 Zlata Dziunka
2024 Anastasia Dymyd
2025 Artem Kotenko

Hostings

Year Location Venue Presenters
2009 Kyiv Palace of Sports Ani Lorak and Timur Miroshnychenko
2013 Palace "Ukraine" Zlata Ognevich and Timur Miroshnychenko

See also

References

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