Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Ukraine will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, to be held in Gliwice, Poland. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Ukraine
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)19 August 2019
Selected entrantSophia Ivanko
Selected song"The Spirit of Music"
Selected songwriter(s)Sophia Ivanko
Mykhailo Tolmachov
Finals performance
Final result15th, 59 points
Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 2019

Background

Prior to the 2019 Contest, Ukraine had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its debut in 2006.[1] Ukraine have never missed a contest since their debut appearance,[2] having won the contest once in 2012 with the song "Nebo", performed by Anastasiya Petryk.[3] The Ukrainian capital Kiev has hosted the contest twice, at the Palace of Sports in 2009,[4] and the Palace "Ukraine" in 2013.[5] In the 2018 contest, Darina Krasnovetska represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Say Love". She ended 4th out of 20 entries with 182 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

Final

The winner was determined by a seven-member jury formed of both representatives of Ukrainian television, as well as music industry professionals.[6]

Artist Song
Alisa Chydzhan "Novyi den" (Новий день)
Anhelina Terennikova "Fly Away"
Evanhelina Zamula "Malyi You" (Малю You)
Mariya Tkachuk "Nytochky" (Ниточки)
Oleksandr Balabanov "Power in You"
Oleksandr Zazarashvilli "Moia MA (Zalysheni v pit'mi...)" (Moia MA (Залишені в пітьмі...))
Polina Pisartsova "My Friend"
Sophia Ivanko "Koly zdaietsia" (Коли здається)
Valeriya Khrystyk "I Will Shine"
Varvara Koshova "Dyvo v rozmayitty" (Диво в розмаїтті)

Jury members

The jury members were as followed:

  • Oleksandra Koltsova – singer, member of the UA:PBC board
  • Alyosha – singer, represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
  • Adam – singer, composer
  • Tanya Sha – singer, composer
  • Oleksandr Stasov – composer
  • Oksana Shibinskaya – Head of Delegation
  • Stanislav Medvedev – Head of Entertainment at UA:PBC

Artist and song information

Sophia Ivanko
Born (2005-11-05) 5 November 2005
OriginKiev, Ukraine
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
"The Spirit of Music"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Sophia Ivanko
Languages
Composer(s)
Sophia Ivanko, Mykhailo Tolmachov
Lyricist(s)
Sophia Ivanko
Finals performance
Final result
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Final points
59 points
Appearance chronology
◄ "Say Love" (2018)   

Sophia Ivanko

Sophia Ivanko (Ukrainian: Софiя Iванько; born 5 November 2005) is a Ukrainian child singer. She represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "The Spirit of Music".

The Spirit of Music

"The Spirit of Music" (previously "Koly zdaietsia" (Ukrainian: Коли здається; When It Seems)) is a song by Ukrainian child singer Sophia Ivanko. It represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Ukraine was drawn to perform thirteenth on 24 November 2019, following Ireland and preceding Netherlands.

Voting

The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Ukraine

Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Ukraine received 31 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Ukraine

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