Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) | |||
Country | Ukraine | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 13 February 2003 Song: 21 March 2003 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Oleksandr Ponomaryov | |||
Selected song | "Hasta la vista" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 14th, 30 points | |||
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ukraine was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Hasta la vista", composed by Svika Pick, with lyrics by Mirit Shem-Or, and performed by Oleksandr Ponomaryov. The Ukrainian participating broadcaster, the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song was presented to the public on 21 March 2003. This was the first-ever entry from Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Ukraine competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 16, Ukraine placed fourteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 30 points.