As we get closer to finding out who will represent Ukraine in Nice, UA:PBC has revealed further information about its Junior Eurovision 2023 selection.
Date for selection confirmed and running order revealed
During an appearance of the finalists and Svitlana Tarabarova on Першого шоу (The First Show), it was revealed that the selection will take place on October 1. The running order was also released, and the order of the performances for the selection are as follows:
| Order | Artist | Entry (Translation) | Writer |
| 1 | Polina Babiy | “Universe” | Polina Babiy |
| 2 | Anastasia Dymyd | “Квітка”(Flower) | Svitlana Tarabarova |
| 3 | Anastasia Belibova | “Сильна” (Strong) | Anastasia Belibova |
| 4 | Denys Hryschuk | “Dance” | Svitlana Tarabarova |
| 5 | 3’Beauties | “Power of Love” | Svitlana Tarabarova |
As they have done over the previous years, Ukraine will be selecting their representative via a mixture of Jury and Audience Vote. The Ukrainian public will once again choose the jurors for the show, with the candidates and voting details to be revealed on a later date.
Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision Journey
In 2006, Ukraine made their debut to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with Nazar Slyusarchuk and the song “Khlopchyk Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Хлопчик рок ‘н’ ролл), which placed 9th. Since their debut, the Eastern European nation has participated 16 times, and even won once in 2012 with Anastasiya Petryk and her song “Nebo” (Небо).
In 2022, Ukraine selected its representative through a national final, where Zlata Dziunka won the right to represent the nation with “Nezlamna”, which managed to place 9th receiving 111 points from the jury and online vote.
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News Source: UA:PBC
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