Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | Ukraine | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Evrobachennya 2014 – Natsionalyni vidbir | |||
Selection date(s) | 21 December 2013 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Mariya Yaremchuk | |||
Selected song | "Tick-Tock" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 118 points) | |||
Final result | 6th, 113 points | |||
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Tick-Tock" written by Mariya Yaremchuk and Sandra Bjurman. The song was performed by Mariya Yaremchuk. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Twenty entries competed in the national selection held on 21 December 2013 and "Tick-Tock" performed by Mariya Yaremchuk was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.
Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 9, "Tick-Tock" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 10 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed fifth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 118 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 1 and placed sixth out of the 26 participating countries with 113 points.