Vidbir has just taken place in Ukraine, and we now know that Alina Pash will be representing them in Turin with the song “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”. The song won with 16 points, defeating Kalush Orchestra who came second, and Wellboy who came third.
See the results below!
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Cloudless | “All Will Be Alright” | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7th |
| 2 | Michael Soul | “Demons” | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8th |
| 3 | Our Atlantic | “Moia liubov” | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6th |
| 4 | Barleben | “Hear My Words” | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5th |
| 5 | Kalush Orchestra | “Stefania” | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2nd |
| 6 | Roxolana | “Girlzzzz” | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4th |
| 7 | Wellboy | “Nozzy Bossy” | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3rd |
| 8 | Alina Pash | “Tini Zabutykh Predkiv” | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1st |
Vidbir 2022 Jurors and Interval acts
The three-person, jury for Vidbir 2022 consisted of Jamala, Tina Karol and Yaroslav Lodigin. The show also had a number of special guests, Go_A – who placed 4th for Ukraine at Eurovision 2021. Junior Eurovision entrants Darina Krasnovetska (2018), Sophie Ivy (2019) Oleksandr Balabanov (2020) and Olena Usenko(2021) were also present and gave a special group perfromance.
Listen to “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” below!
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You can also listen to the other songs competing at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, by following our Spotify playlist.
Ukraine’s Eurovision journey
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has scored seven top-five placements, with an extra three top-ten finishes. Ukraine won the Contest in 2004 with Ruslana’s “Wild Dances” and again in 2016 with Jamala’s “1944”. Jamala’s win made history for Ukraine, as it became the first ex-Soviet country to win the Contest more than once.
In 2021, Go_A represented Ukraine in the 65th edition of the Contest with their song “SHUM”. The band scored 364 points, finishing in fifth place.
What do you Ukraine’s choice for Turin? Will Ukraine continue to maintain its 100% qualification streak? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. In addition, be sure to follow ‘THAT Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for all things Vidbir.
News Source: UA:PBC
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