Vidbir
Ukrainian musical competition
Yevrobachennia: Natsionalnyi Vidbir (meaning "Eurovision: National Selection"), informally known as Vidbir, is a Ukrainian music competition which began in 2016. The winner of the contest gets the chance to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Format
changeEach contest lasts for one show. Once all of the entrants have performed, they are ranked by both a jury and a public vote which give a set of points based on the rankings (for example, if there are six contestants, then the highest ranked contestant gets 6 points, with the lowest getting 1). The points are then combined and the highest scorer wins.
Jury members
change| Vidbir | Jury | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Andriy Danylko | Konstantin Meladze | Ruslana |
| 2017 | Jamala | ||
| 2018 | Yevhen Filatov | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2020 | Tina Karol | Vitaliy Drozdov | |
| 2022 | Yaroslav Lodygin | Jamala | |
| 2023 | Julia Sanina | Taras Topolia | |
Overview
change| Year | Ukrainian entry | Vidbir result | Eurovision Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | |||
| 2016 | Jamala | "1944" | 1st | 1st |
| 2017 | O.Torvald | "Time" | 24th | |
| 2018 | Mélovin | "Under the Ladder" | 17th | |
| 2019 | Maruv | "Siren Song" | Withdrew | |
| 2020 | Go_A | "Solovey" | Cancelled | |
| 2021 | "Shum" | Contest not held | 5th | |
| 2022 | Alina Pash | "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" | 1st | Disqualified |
| Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" | 2nd | 1st | |
| 2023 | Tvorchi | "Heart of Steel" | 1st | 6th |
| 2024 | Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | 3rd | |