Tonight we have had confirmation of our first official Eurovision 2023 entry. TVORCHI have won Vidbir 2023 in Ukraine. They will represent their nation with the song “Heart of Steel”.
Vidbir 2023 results.
KRUTЬ won the jury, while TVORCHI won the public vote. You can see the results in full in the table below.
| Order | Artist | Entry | Jury Points | Televote Points | Total Points | Place |
| 1 | Moisei | ‘I’m Not Alone‘ | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7th |
| 2 | OY Sound System | ‘Ой, тужу (Oy, Tuzhu)‘ | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8th |
| 3 | DEMCHUK | ‘Alive‘ | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5th |
| 4 | Jerry Heil | ‘When God Shut The Door‘ | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3rd |
| 5 | FIINKA | ‘Довбуш (Dovbush)‘ | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4th |
| 6 | KRUTЬ | ‘Колискова (Lullaby)‘ | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2nd |
| 7 | Tember Blanche | ‘Я вдома (I’m Home)‘ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9th |
| 8 | Angelina | ‘Stronger‘ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10th |
| 9 | 2TONE | ‘Квітка (Flower)‘ | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6th |
| 10 | TVORCHI | ‘Heart Of Steel‘ | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1st |
About Vidbir 2023
The three hosts for Vidbir 2023 will be Kateryna Pavlenko, Timur Miroshnychenko, and Zlata Ognevich. The jurors for the show were Jamala, Tara Topolya and Yulia Sanina. The winner of Vidbir 2023 was selected by a combination of Jury voting and televoting. Zlata Dziunka, Jamala, Pianoboy and Verka Seduchka performed as inteveral acts during the show.
Listen to “Heart of Steel” on streaming services.
Spotify
Apple Music
Ukraine’s Eurovision Journey
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has scored eight 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 2022, Kalush Orchestra represented Ukraine in the 66th edition of the contest with their song ‘Stefania.’ The band finished in first place with 614 points, marking Ukraine’s third Eurovision victory.
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News Source: UA:PBC
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