Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Ukraine
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
in Düsseldorf
, Germany
and selected their artist and song through a televised national final, organised by the Ukrainian broadcaster, the NTU
. After a controversial selection procedure Mika Newton
and her song "Angels" were declared Ukraine's entry.
35 artists were chosen after castings concluded on 21 August. The selected artists include Verka Serduchka
(who was automatically qualified for the final), who represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
, and Anastasia Prikhodko, who represented Russia
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
in Moscow
, as well as several past national final entrants. On 14 October, Verka Serduchka withdrew from the competition. NTU replaced Serduchka with Pavel Tabakov.
and Zlata Ognevich. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the fifth heat, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was Mila Nitich, with an additional wildcard being awarded to Vladislav Levitsky.
, Tanya Vorzheva and Denis Povalyj. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the first semi-final, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was Pavlo Tabakov, with no additional wildcard being awarded in this heat.
Tatiana (???) Vorzheva and Vitaliy Galay were disqualified for having over six performers on stage. Neksi withdrew, but performed one of their songs out of competition. The winner, chosen by a combination of televoting (45%), jury voting (45%) and internet votes (10%) was announced to be Mika Newton
.
However, just as in the previous year, the outcome of the final led to controversy and chaos; jury member Hanna Herman
asked for the re-evaluation of the votes as rumors of miscounting votes swerved around. This led to a new final, scheduled to take place on March 3. Since most objections against the previous result revolved around artist being voted multiple times from the same phone numbers, in the new final only votes coming from unique phone numbers would be counted. The results were to be decided entirely by televoting.
(with the song "Smile") was originally set to perform in the new final, but she withdrew from it on March 1 claiming that votes would again be rigged. Very soon afterwards Zlata Ognevich also withdrew, stating that she was due to take part in another television show that day. This left Mika Newton as the artist to represent Ukraine, but it remained unknown which song she would perform on Eurovision. On March 4 Newton and the competitions organizer NTU
declared Angels would be sent to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
"with better arrangements".
A new music video of the song was presented on March 15 featuring the revamped version.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and selected their artist and song through a televised national final, organised by the Ukrainian broadcaster, the NTU
National Television Company of Ukraine
National Television Company of Ukraine is the national television broadcaster in Ukraine. It is state-run, and operates the television channel Pershyi Nazional'niy, the only Ukrainian TV channel that has a coverage over 97% of Ukraine's territory. It is the only state-owned national channel. Its...
. After a controversial selection procedure Mika Newton
Mika Newton
Mika Newton , born on 5 March 1986, is a Ukrainian singer from the city of Burshtyn. She leads a rock band whose other members are known as Uncle Fe, Snow, Andrew and "Loco" Vitalii. Their début album Anomaliya was released in 2005.-Style:Newton has been singing since the age of nine...
and her song "Angels" were declared Ukraine's entry.
National Selection 2011
The first castings for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest started on 19 August 2010. They ended after three days on 21 August. A 7-member jury were to announce 30 artists to pass to the next round of their national selection, scheduled to start in October. There the artists presented their songs for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. By the end of December, 15 candidates were still in the running to become their country's next Eurovision participant. The final decision will be made on the 27 February.35 artists were chosen after castings concluded on 21 August. The selected artists include Verka Serduchka
Verka Serduchka
Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko , better known as his drag character Verka Serduchka , is a Ukrainian comedian and pop and dance singer. In the role of Serduchka, he represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and finished in second place...
(who was automatically qualified for the final), who represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
, and Anastasia Prikhodko, who represented Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, as well as several past national final entrants. On 14 October, Verka Serduchka withdrew from the competition. NTU replaced Serduchka with Pavel Tabakov.
Televised heats
Each heat contained seven acts. Three songs from each heat qualified via a jury vote (shown in gold), and one by a public televote (shown in silver) to the final on 27 February 2011.Heat 1
The first heat was broadcast on 31 October. The three jury qualifiers were Khrystyna Kim, Alyona Korneyeva and Dariya Medovaya. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the second heat, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was girl group Zaklyopki, with an additional wildcard being awarded to El Kravchuk.| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Smirnov | "You'll Be With Me" |
| 2 | Zaklyopki | "Superhero (U-la-la)" |
| 3 | El Kravchuk | "Moya nadezhda" |
| 4 | Kristina Kim | "Victim of My Love" |
| 5 | Alyona Korneyeva | "Why Did I Say Goodbye" |
| 6 | Inna Voronova | "Mr. Fever" |
| 7 | Dariya Medovaya | "Infinity" |
Heat 2
The second heat was broadcast on 7 November. The three jury qualifiers were Ivan Berezovsky, Eduard Romanyuta and Bahroma. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the third heat, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was duo Neksi, with an additional wildcard being awarded to the group Para normalnyh.| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Para normalnyh | "Glyadi" |
| 2 | Eduard Romanyuta | "Berega" |
| 3 | Ivan Berezovsky | "Ave Maria" |
| 4 | Bahroma | "Chernoe More" |
| 5 | Metropoly10 | "Think It Over" |
| 6 | Neksi | "Sever-Yug" |
Heat 3
The third heat was broadcast on 14 November. The three jury qualifiers were Oleksiy Matias, Shanis and Jemchug. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the fourth heat, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was Vitalyj Galaj, with an additional wildcard being awarded to the group ARMIYA.| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arina Domski | "Prosto Lyubov" |
| 2 | Vitalyj Galay | "My Expression" |
| 3 | Oleksiy Matias | "Always by Myself" |
| 4 | Shanis | "Ya Tvoya" |
| 5 | Nataliya Pugacheva | "Hey Boy" |
| 6 | Jemchug | "Hero" |
| 7 | ARMIYA | "Allo Allo" |
Heat 4
The fourth heat was broadcast on 21 November. The three jury qualifiers were Anastasiya Prikhodko, Mika NewtonMika Newton
Mika Newton , born on 5 March 1986, is a Ukrainian singer from the city of Burshtyn. She leads a rock band whose other members are known as Uncle Fe, Snow, Andrew and "Loco" Vitalii. Their début album Anomaliya was released in 2005.-Style:Newton has been singing since the age of nine...
and Zlata Ognevich. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the fifth heat, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was Mila Nitich, with an additional wildcard being awarded to Vladislav Levitsky.
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olexandr Kvarta | "Ne Somnevausya" |
| 2 | Vladislav Levitskiy | "Love" |
| 3 | Dash | "No-one Knows" |
| 4 | Zlata Ognevich | "The Kukushka" |
| 5 | Anastasiya Prikhodko | "Action" |
| 6 | Mika Newton Mika Newton Mika Newton , born on 5 March 1986, is a Ukrainian singer from the city of Burshtyn. She leads a rock band whose other members are known as Uncle Fe, Snow, Andrew and "Loco" Vitalii. Their début album Anomaliya was released in 2005.-Style:Newton has been singing since the age of nine... |
"Angel" |
| 7 | Mila Nitich | "Goodbye" |
Heat 5
The fifth heat was broadcast on 28 November. The three jury qualifiers were JamalaJamala
Jamala - a Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar jazz-singer, performing the music of her own composition on the junction of jazz, soul, world music and rhythm&blues with the elements of classics and gospel....
, Tanya Vorzheva and Denis Povalyj. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the first semi-final, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was Pavlo Tabakov, with no additional wildcard being awarded in this heat.
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavlo Tabakov | "Shake Your Body" |
| 2 | Jamala Jamala Jamala - a Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar jazz-singer, performing the music of her own composition on the junction of jazz, soul, world music and rhythm&blues with the elements of classics and gospel.... |
"Smile" |
| 3 | Denys Povaliy | "Aces High" |
| 4 | Maxym Novytskiy | ″True Love Can Free You″ |
| 5 | Tanya Vorzheva | ″Vsyo resheno″ |
| 6 | Vroda | "Zhovteye Zhyto" |
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahroma | "Chernoe More" |
| 2 | Jemchug | "Hero" |
| 3 | Vitalyj Galay | "My Expression" |
| 4 | Neksi | "Sever-Yug" |
| 5 | Zlata Ognevich | "Kukushka" |
| 6 | Para normalnyh | "Glyadi" |
| 7 | Tanya Vorzheva | ″Vsyo resheno″ |
| 8 | Vladislav Levitsky | "Love" |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Newton | "Angel" |
| 2 | Ivan Berezovsky | "Ave Maria" |
| 3 | Shanis | "Ya Tvoya" |
| 4 | Zaklyopki | "Superhero (U-la-la)" |
| 5 | Alyona Korneyeva | "Why Did I Say Goodbye" |
| 6 | Kristina Kim | "Victim of My Love" |
| 7 | Denys Povaliy | "Aces High" |
| 8 | Anastasiya Prikhodko | "Action" |
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARMIYA | "Allo Allo" |
| 2 | El Kravchuk | "Moya nadezhda" |
| 3 | Jamala | "Smile" |
| 4 | Eduard Romanyuta | "Berega" |
| 5 | Mila Nitich | "Goodbye" |
| 6 | Pavlo Tabakov | "Shake Your Body" |
| 7 | Dariya Medovaya | "Infinity" |
| - | Oleksiy Matias | "Always by Myself" |
Original Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Internet Voting (10%) | SMS Voting (45%) | Jury (45%) | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlata Ognevich | "The Kukushka" | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18.40 | 2 |
| 2 | Dasha Medova | "Infinity" | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14.65 | 4 |
| 3 | Zhemchug | "Hero" | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5.60 | 16 |
| 4 | Bakhroma | "Chernoe More" | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8.55 | 13 |
| 5 | Oleksiy Matias | "Myself" | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13.20 | 6 |
| 6 | Jamala Jamala Jamala - a Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar jazz-singer, performing the music of her own composition on the junction of jazz, soul, world music and rhythm&blues with the elements of classics and gospel.... |
"Smile" | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17.20 | 3 |
| 7 | Mila Nitich | "Goodbye" | 1 | 9 | 15 | 10.90 | 10 |
| 8 | Alyona Korneyeva | "Why Did I Say Goodbye" | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11.65 | 9 |
| 9 | Denys Povaliy | "Aces High" | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7.55 | 14 |
| 10 | El Kravchuk | "Moya nadezhda" | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9.80 | 11 |
| 11 | Shanis | "Kamenny Tsvetok" | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5.05 | 17 |
| 12 | Vitalyj Galay | "My Expression" | 11 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Mika Newton Mika Newton Mika Newton , born on 5 March 1986, is a Ukrainian singer from the city of Burshtyn. She leads a rock band whose other members are known as Uncle Fe, Snow, Andrew and "Loco" Vitalii. Their début album Anomaliya was released in 2005.-Style:Newton has been singing since the age of nine... |
"Angels" | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Eduard Romanyuta | "Berega" | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12.90 | 7 |
| 15 | Tanya Vorzheva | ″Vsyo resheno″ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Ivan Berezovsky | "Ave Maria" | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14.00 | 5 |
| 17 | Zaklyopki | "Superhero (U-la-la)" | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7.00 | 15 |
| 18 | Vladislav Levitsky | "Love" | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9.60 | 12 |
| 19 | Anastasiya Prikhodko | "Action" | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12.20 | 8 |
Tatiana (???) Vorzheva and Vitaliy Galay were disqualified for having over six performers on stage. Neksi withdrew, but performed one of their songs out of competition. The winner, chosen by a combination of televoting (45%), jury voting (45%) and internet votes (10%) was announced to be Mika Newton
Mika Newton
Mika Newton , born on 5 March 1986, is a Ukrainian singer from the city of Burshtyn. She leads a rock band whose other members are known as Uncle Fe, Snow, Andrew and "Loco" Vitalii. Their début album Anomaliya was released in 2005.-Style:Newton has been singing since the age of nine...
.
However, just as in the previous year, the outcome of the final led to controversy and chaos; jury member Hanna Herman
Hanna Herman
Hanna Herman Hanna Herman Hanna Herman (born April 24, 1959; village of Kolodruby, Ukrainian state and political activist, and the spokeswoman for Viktor Yanukovych.-Biography:...
asked for the re-evaluation of the votes as rumors of miscounting votes swerved around. This led to a new final, scheduled to take place on March 3. Since most objections against the previous result revolved around artist being voted multiple times from the same phone numbers, in the new final only votes coming from unique phone numbers would be counted. The results were to be decided entirely by televoting.
New Final and decision to send Angels
JamalaJamala
Jamala - a Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar jazz-singer, performing the music of her own composition on the junction of jazz, soul, world music and rhythm&blues with the elements of classics and gospel....
(with the song "Smile") was originally set to perform in the new final, but she withdrew from it on March 1 claiming that votes would again be rigged. Very soon afterwards Zlata Ognevich also withdrew, stating that she was due to take part in another television show that day. This left Mika Newton as the artist to represent Ukraine, but it remained unknown which song she would perform on Eurovision. On March 4 Newton and the competitions organizer NTU
National Television Company of Ukraine
National Television Company of Ukraine is the national television broadcaster in Ukraine. It is state-run, and operates the television channel Pershyi Nazional'niy, the only Ukrainian TV channel that has a coverage over 97% of Ukraine's territory. It is the only state-owned national channel. Its...
declared Angels would be sent to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
"with better arrangements".
A new music video of the song was presented on March 15 featuring the revamped version.