It has been an interesting week in the Eurovision world with the drama focused on Ukraine. On Saturday, Maruv won the national selection, Vidbir, however on Monday it was announced that she would not be representing Ukraine at Eurovision due to an agreement on the terms of her participation not met. Over the last few…
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The Ukrainian national selection continued this weekend with the final eight acts performing their entries on the Vidbir stage. Here was the line-up from the first semi-final: Ivan Navi – All for the Love Anna Maria – My Road Kazka – Apart Kira Mazur – Dykhaty Laud – 2dni Khayat – Ever Braii – Maybe…
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The Ukrainian national selection kicked off this weekend with the first eight acts performing their entries on the Vidbir stage. Not long after the competing artists were revealed, it was announced that former national finalist Tayanna would be withdrawing from the competition, and she was replaced by Maruv. Here was the line-up from the first…
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The Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC have now announced the 16 participants of the upcoming edition of Vidbir. The semi-finals are set to take place at the Palace of Culture on the 9th and 16th of February, with the final to be held on the 23d of February. If following the format of previous years, there will…
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Ukrainian broadcasters STB and UA:PBC have announced that they will be continuing with their national final process of Vidbir to select their Eurovision act for 2019. The two broadcasters have also announced that their collaboration will continue for another three years. STB will organise the national selection, while UA:PBC covers the cost of the participation…
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Sometimes persistence is key when it comes to Eurovision. There have been countless times where we have seen an artist take part in a national selection, only to fall short but yet return in future years. In some circumstances, it takes years and numerous attempts to reach Eurovision if ever, and for others the road…
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Over the last two weeks, we’ve seen 18 talented acts take to the stage in Ukraine, all competing for a spot in the finals, and ultimately the opportunity to represent Ukraine at Eurovision this year. During the semi-finals, from the nine competing acts, only three qualified, leaving a final of six competitors. It was a…
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Last weekend we saw Ukraine kick off their search for their next Eurovision participant, and this week the search continued with the second semi-final of their national selection. A total of 18 participants are taking part in the selection this year, split into two semi-finals. From each semi-final, only three acts qualify to the final,…
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This weekend the first of two semi-finals took place in Ukraine, where a total of nine acts performed their entries live on stage, facing a jury and of course the public vote. A total of three qualified to the final, and they will join the next three qualifiers of next week’s semi-final! Here are the…
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In the midst of the national final season for 2018, we’ve got more artists reveals, this time from 2017 host nation Ukraine. After hosting duties, Ukraine is back to being a regular semi-finalist who has to fight their way into the final, and this year there will be 18 artists fighting it out to represent…
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