Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Ukraine
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selected entrantRuslana
Selected song"Wild Dances"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 256 points)
Final result1st, 280 points
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2003 2004 2005►

Ukraine was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 by Ruslana and "Wild Dances", performed in English. The Ukrainian broadcaster, Natsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrayiny (NTU) internally selected Ruslana to compete for Ukraine at the contest.

NTU, like their first entry in 2003, held an internal selection for the Ukrainian entry for the 2004 contest.[1] The broadcaster held an open call for artists and songs who wished to compete for Ukraine at Eurovision. Entries received by NTU were reviewed by a jury, with the winner being Ruslana Lyzhychko, becoming the second Ukrainian entry at Eurovision. Her song, "Wild Dances", was written by Oleksandr Ksenofontov and composed by Ruslana herself.

At Eurovision

For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Because Ukraine placed 14th at the 2003 contest, Ruslana was forced to compete in the first Eurovision semi-final, held on 12 May 2004. Here, she performed 11th in the running order, following Greece's Sakis Rouvas and preceding Lithuania's Linas and Simona. She received 256 points, placing 2nd in a field of 22 and qualifying for the final.

At the final, Ruslana gave a repeat performance of her semi-final performance, performing 10th in the running order, following Albania's Anjeza Shahini and preceding Croatia's Ivan Mikulić. She received 280 points, winning the contest for Ukraine.Meaning that Ukraine automatically qualified for the final in the 2005 contest.

Points awarded to Ukraine

Points awarded to Ukraine (semi-final)[2]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Ukraine (final)[2]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Ukraine

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ukraine chooses internally, just as last year". ESCToday. 21 January 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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