Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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Country | Ukraine | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Selection among Vidbir 2022 participants | |||
Selection date(s) | 22 February 2022 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Kalush Orchestra | |||
Selected song | "Stefania" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 337 points) | |||
Final result | 1st, 631 points | |||
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ukraine participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Stefania" performed by the group Kalush Orchestra. The Ukrainian broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2022 contest. Eight entries competed in the national selection held on 12 February 2022 and "Tini zabutykh predkiv" performed by Alina Pash was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote. UA:PBC confirmed on 16 February 2022 that Pash would not represent Ukraine following controversy regarding her travel history to the territory of Crimea, and announced the national final runner-up, "Stefania" performed by Kalush Orchestra, as the Ukrainian entry on 22 February 2022.
Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 6, "Stefania" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed first out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 337 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 12 and placed first out of the 25 participating countries, winning the contest with 631 points including a record televoting score of 439 points. This was Ukraine's third win in the Eurovision Song Contest, having last won in 2016.