Vidbir

Yevrobachennia. Natsionalnyi Vidbir (in Ukrainian: Євробачення. Національний відбір; meaning Eurovision. National Selection) or simply Vidbir is a Ukrainian musical competition organized by STB and UA:PBC. The contest defines the representative of Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Vidbir
Also known asYevrobachennia. Natsionalnyi Vidbir
Genresong contest
Presented bySerhiy Prytula (2017—)
Oleksandr Pedan (2016)
Dzmitryj Tankovič (2016)
JudgesAndriy Danylko (2016—)
Tina Karol (2020—)
Vitaliy Drozdov (2020—)
Ruslana (2016)
Konstantin Meladze (2016–2017)
Jamala (2017–2019)
Yevhen Filatov (2018–2019)
Opening theme"The Feeling" - Jason Tarver & Louise Dowd
Country of originUkraine
Original language(s)Ukrainian
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkSTB
UA:First
Original release6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) –
present
External links
Official website

In the first year of the show, the local record by SMS voting was set by receiving 344,268 unique votes, 37.77% of which supported Jamala.[1]

Winners
Year Song Artist At Eurovision
Final Points Semi Points
2016 "1944" Jamala 1 534 2 287
2017 "Time" O.Torvald 24 36 Host country
2018 "Under the Ladder" Mélovin 17 130 6 179
2019 "Siren Song" Maruv Withdrew
2020 "Solovey" Go A Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 TBA Go A TBA

Cast
     Contestant
JudgeVidbir
20162017201820192020
Andriy Danylko
Tina Karol
Vitalii Drozdov
Jamala
Yevhen Filatov
Konstantin Meladze
Ruslana
HostVidbir
20162017201820192020
Serhiy Prytula
Oleksandr Pedan
Dzmitry Tankovič
Music producerVidbir
20162017201820192020
Ruslan Kvinta
Konstantin Meladze
ShowrunnerVidbir
20162017201820192020
Natalia Franchuk

Seasons

Vidbir 2016
Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

The final took place on 21 February 2016. The six entries that qualified from the semi-finals competed. The winner, "1944" performed by Jamala, was selected through the combination of votes from a public tele-vote and an expert jury. Ties were decided in favour of the entries that received higher scores from the public tele-vote.[2] "1944" is the first Eurovision Song Contest song to feature lyrics in the Crimean Tatar language. 382,602 votes were registered by the tele-vote during the show.[3] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2016 Irish Eurovision entrant Nicky Byrne performed the 2016 Irish entry "Sunlight" as a guest.

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Percentage Points
1 Brunettes Shoot Blondes "Every Monday" 1 3.40% 1 2 6
2 NuAngels "Higher" 3 5.94% 2 5 5
3 The Hardkiss "Helpless" 6 21.11% 5 11 2
4 Jamala "1944" 5 37.77% 6 11 1
5 SunSay "Love Manifest" 4 18.20% 4 8 3
6 Pur:Pur "We Do Change" 2 13.58% 3 5 4

Vidbir 2017
Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Final took place on 25 February 2017. Special guests included Alma, Manel Navarro, Tamara Gachechiladze, Naviband, and Kasia Moś.

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Percentage Points
1 Salto Nazad "O, mamo!" 1 11.35% 3 4 6
2 Mélovin "Wonder" 2 31.22% 6 8 3
3 O.Torvald "Time" 5 25.57% 5 10 1
4 Illaria "Thank You for My Way" 4 7.43% 1 5 5
5 Tayanna "I Love You" 6 16.69% 4 10 2
6 Rozhden "Saturn" 3 7.73% 2 5 4

Vidbir 2018
Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Final took place on 24 February 2018. Special guests included Mikolas Josef and Madame Monsieur. 179,455 unique votes were received from SMS and App voting.

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Percentage Points
1 Kadnay "Beat of the Universe" 3 18,61% 5 8 3
2 Tayanna "Lelya" 6 16,62% 4 10 2
3 The Erised "Heroes" 2 6,48% 1 3 6
4 Laud "Waiting" 4 11,56% 2 6 4
5 Vilna "Forest Song" 1 12,92% 3 4 5
6 Mélovin "Under the Ladder" 5 33,81% 6 11 1

Vidbir 2019
Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

The final took place on 23 February 2019 with special guests Lake Malawi and Bilal Hassani. More than 167,500 unique votes were received from SMS and App voting. Maruv was declared the winner after receiving the most votes among the six finalists. On 26 February 2019, three days after the final was aired, Ukraine withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 after Maruv and UA:PBC were unable to reach an agreement on her participation in the contest as a result of controversy.[4][5]

Draw Artist Song Juries Televote Total Place
1 Freedom Jazz "Cupidon" 6 4 10 2
2 Yuko "Galyna guliala" 4 1 5 5
3 Maruv "Siren Song" 5 6 11 1
4 Brunettes Shoot Blondes "Houston" 2 3 5 4
5 Kazka "Apart" 3 5 8 3
6 Anna Maria "My Road" 1 2 3 6

Vidbir 2020
Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote (SMS) / App Total Place
Percentage Points
1 Krutь "99" 5 19,90% 4 9 3
2 Jerry Heil "Vegan" 1 7,00% 1 2 6
3 Go_A "Solovey" 6 25,43% 6 12 1
4 David Axelrod "Horizon" 3 11,30% 2 5 5
5 Khayat "Call for Love" 4 20,93% 5 9 2
6 Tvorchi "Bonfire" 2 15,44% 3 5 4

Ratings
Year 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF Final Ref.
2016 9.7% 10.3% N/A 13.5% [6][7][8]
2017 10.6% 8.8% 8.2% 9.1% [9][10][11][12]
2018 9.0% 11.3% N/A 13.9% [13][14][15]
2019 10.8% 11.1% 13.1% [16][17][18]
2020 10.7% 10.4% 13.3% [19][20][21]

References
  1. "Results of the SMS voting on Vidbir 2016" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 Feb 2018.
  2. Omelyanchuk, Olena (21 February 2016). "Jamala will represent Ukraine in Stockholm!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. "СТБ возьмет на себя все затраты по участию Джамалы на «Евровидении-2016»". stb.ua (in Russian). STB. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. "Никаких гастролей по России: MARUV поставили условие для участия в Евровидении-2019". Lifestyle 24. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  5. "Ukraine's Maruv wins Eurovision national selection, sparking controversy (VIDEO)". Kyiv Post. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
    "MARUV have been set a number of conditions, among which no touring in Russia". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  6. "Игры с долей. Кто запустил новый сезон, тот проиграл... сериалам на "Украине"".
  7. "Игры с долей. Куда ведет "Лестница в небеса"".
  8. "Игры с долей. Как СТБ и Плюсы обошли "Украину". И при чем тут футбол".
  9. "Игры с долей. СТБ начинает и не выигрывает".
  10. "Игры с долей. Новый сезон на Плюсах и взлет ICTV".
  11. "Игры с долей. Новая "Лига смеха" и новая жизнь "пацанок"".
  12. "Игры с долей. В бой за рейтинги вступает "Новый канал"".
  13. "Игры с долей. Нацотбор на "Евровидение" и олимпийский рывок "UA: Перший"".
  14. "Игры с долей. Фигуристы, футболисты и "Евровидение"".
  15. "Игры с долей. Новый сезон на "Новом канале"".
  16. "Игры с долей. Порошенко - на «Украине», Медведчук - на «112». И Нацотбор на «Евровидение-2019»".
  17. "Игры с долей. Парад сериальных премьер".
  18. "Игры с долей. Эксперимент "Украины", финал Нацотбора на "Евровидение" и неудачи "Нового канала"".
  19. "Телерейтинги: нацотбор на "Евровидение"".
  20. "Телерейтинги: сериал "Не отпускай", двойная доза "Вещдока" и "Смертельное оружие"".
  21. "Телерейтинги: финал нацотбора".
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