Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 |
| Country |
Ukraine |
| National selection |
| Selection process |
Artist: Internal Selection
Song: National Final |
| Selection date(s) |
23 February 2008 |
| Selected entrant |
Ani Lorak |
| Selected song |
"Shady Lady" |
| Finals performance |
| Semi-final result |
Qualified (1st, 152 points) |
| Final result |
2nd, 230 points |
Ukraine competed in the second semi-final on the 22 May 2008, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and won a place in the final. The country chose their singer by choosing an internal selection. Therefore they selected the young and talented singer Ani Lorak to be their representative for Eurovision. It is the second attempt to her to be a candidate to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest. The first time she came in 2nd when the group Greenjolly defeated her, when Ukraine was the host country for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. In Eurovision 2008, Ukraine came in 2nd, being defeated by Russia.
On February 23, 2008 Ani performed six songs during a live concert in the studio of NTU. The winning song, "Shady Lady", was chosen by the majority of a professional jury and 4 thousand televoters. "Shady Lady" was her personal favorite[1].
Songs
Final - 9 March 2007
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Song |
Points |
Place |
| 1 |
"Zhdu Tebya" |
2 |
5 |
| 2 |
"Ya Stanu Morem" |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
"The Dream Of Brigther Day" |
8 |
2= |
| 4 |
"I'm Your Melody" |
8 |
2= |
| 5 |
"Shady Lady" |
14 |
1 |
At Eurovision
Points Awarded to Ukraine
| 12 points |
10 points |
8 points |
7 points |
6 points |
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| 5 points |
4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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Points Awarded by Ukraine[2]
References
See also
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Italics indicates semi-finalists who did not advance to the final.
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