Ukraine in EuroMusic Song Contest

Ukraine is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the twelfth edition. UA:PBC is responsible for the Ukrainian participation. They have won the contest once.

History
The Ukrainian broadcaster, UA:PBC, decided to debuts in the contest for the twelfth edition. They already showed some interests to particpate in some previous editions. They first needed to attempt in the semi final. They qualified for the final, where they ended at the 15th place. In Israel, they could qualify again. In the final they finished at the 13th place. In Berlin, they were one of the favorites to win the show. They didn't win and ended at the ninth place out of 21 countries in the final.

In Madrid, they failed to qualify for the first time. In Malta, they qualified dor the final where they finished at the seventh place. In Cologne they finished 8th in the grand final. In Bucharest, they ended at the 10th place. In Stockholm, Ukraine finished at the 9th place. In the next edition, they finished at the 11th place. In Bulgaria, they failed to qualify. The next edition, they finished at the 10th place. In Bucharest, Ukraine finished at the 13th place. In Poland, Ukraine obtained their best result by finishing at the fourth place.

The 25th edition took place in Bratislava. For this edition, the EBU decided to drop the semi finals because of the lack of interesting broadcasters. Ukraine took part and finished at the last place. The next edition, Ukraine finished at the 12th place. In Warsaw, they finished at the 14th place. However the high expectations in the 28th edition, the Ukraine finished at the 13th place. In Geneva, Ukraine finished at the 11th place.

In Iceland, Ukraine finished at the third place. It was their first placement in the top three. In the 32nd edition, Ukraine was not able to qualify for the grand final. They finished at the 11th place. The country qualified in the 33th edition for the final. The group Sympho-Nick finished at the ninth place. The next edition, Ukraine finished at the first place for the very first time. Khayat was announced as 34th winner with his song "Call for love". Because of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, it was long unclear if Ukraine could host the 35th edition. Both the EBU and the Ukrainian broadcaster tried to find a solution for this problem. Kiev was the broadcaster's favorite city, but that entailed too many risks according to the EBU. Next, they looked at Lviv, a city in the west of the country, close to the Polish border. In addition, it was decided to choose a small venue for security reasons. The "Lviv National Opera" was announced as the host venue. It was the smallest venue where the competition was held so far. Ukraine finished at the 9th place.