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Ukraine has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 21 times since making its debut in . The current Ukrainian participating broadcaster in the contest is the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC/Suspilne), which has selected its entrant with the national competition in recent years. Ukraine has won the contest three times: in with "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, in with "1944" by Jamala, and in with "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, thus becoming the first country in the 21st century and the first Eastern European country to win the contest three times. The and contests were held in Kyiv, while the contest was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ukraine is the only country outside of the "Big Five" to have qualified for the final of every contest they have competed, and has been placed outside the top-ten only six times. Ukraine has a total of nine top-five placements, with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" by Verka Serduchka () and "Shady Lady" by Ani Lorak () both finishing second, "Gravity" by Zlata Ognevich () as well as "Teresa & Maria" by Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil () third, "Angel" by Mika Newton fourth (), and "" by Go_A fifth (), in addition to its wins. The only countries with more top-five results in the 21st century are (13) and (10).
History
The National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) from 1st January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest from then. It participated in the contest representing Ukraine from the in 2003. NTU had previously planned to debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in , but the planned entry failed to materialize. Since 2017, its successor, the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC/Suspilne), has been the participating broadcaster representing Ukraine.
NTU made its debut in the contest in 2003, when it finished in 14th place with the song "Hasta la vista" performed by Oleksandr Ponomariov.
Ukraine won the contest at the second attempt in , with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, defeating second-placed by 17 points, 280 to 263. In , Ukraine became the first Eastern European country to win the contest twice, when "1944" by Jamala won. The televote was won by and the jury vote by ; Ukraine was second in both, but won with an overall total of 534 points, with Australia second with 511 points and Russia third with 491 points. In , Ukraine was pre-qualified for the final as hosts, however it achieved its worst result to date – 24th place with 36 points.
Ukraine was absent twice from the contest, in 2015 and 2019, for reasons related to the ongoing war with Russia:
- NTU sat out the 2015 contest because of financial difficulties in relation to the war in Donbas. However, Ukraine broadcast the contest despite not taking part. NTU pledged to bring Ukraine back to the contest for 2016, which was finalized and announced on 16 September 2015.
- Vidbir, the Ukrainian national selection for the 2019 contest, was won by Maruv with "Siren Song". However, UA:PBC required any potential representative in the contest to sign a contract which contained a clause to forbid them from performing in Russia. The winner Maruv, as well as runners-up Freedom Jazz and Kazka, all refused to sign the contract, leading to Ukraine's withdrawal from the contest on 27 February.
In , Go_A won the national selection Vidbir and was set to represent Ukraine with the song "Solovey", before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were instead internally selected to represent the country with the song "Shum", with which they finished in fifth place. After the contest, "Shum" entered the Billboard Global 200 at position 158, becoming the first ever Ukrainian-language song to chart there. Ukraine won the contest for a third time in , with the song "Stefania" performed by Kalush Orchestra. "Stefania" later went on to surpass the peak of "Shum" on the Billboard Global 200, charting at position 85.
Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ukraine is the only country to have qualified for the final of every edition they have competed in. Ukraine has a total of 14 top-ten placements (among those are nine top-five placements). Ukraine's participation and success in the contest has been acknowledged as a factor in the country's growing soft power and international image. This view is shared by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has supported the country's continued participation following the Russian invasion as a way to promote the Ukrainian national cause internationally.
Participation overview
The following lists Ukraine's entries in the Eurovision Song Contest along with their result.
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! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Final
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Semi
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
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| Oleksandr Ponomariov
| ""
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 30
| colspan="2"
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| Ruslana
| "Wild Dances"
| English, Ukrainian
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 280
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 256
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| GreenJolly
| ""
| Ukrainian, English
| style="text-align:center;" | 19
| style="text-align:center;" | 30
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| Tina Karol
| "Show Me Your Love"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 145
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 146
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| Verka Serduchka
| "Dancing Lasha Tumbai"
| English, German, Ukrainian
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 235
| colspan="2"
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Ani Lorak
| "Shady Lady"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 230
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 152
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| Svetlana Loboda
| "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 76
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 80
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| Alyosha
| "Sweet People"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 108
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 77
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| Mika Newton
| "Angel"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 159
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 81
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| Gaitana
| "Be My Guest"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 65
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 64
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| Zlata Ognevich
| "Gravity"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 214
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 140
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| Mariya Yaremchuk
| "Tick-Tock"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 113
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 118
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
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| Jamala
| "1944"
| English, Crimean Tatar
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 534
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 287
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| O.Torvald
| "Time"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 24
| style="text-align:center;" | 36
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| Mélovin
| "Under the Ladder"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| style="text-align:center;" | 130
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 179
|- style="background-color:#A4EAA9;"
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| Go_A
| ""
| Ukrainian
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Go_A
| ""
| Ukrainian
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 364
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 267
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Kalush Orchestra
| "Stefania"
| Ukrainian
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 631
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 337
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Tvorchi
| "Heart of Steel"
| English, Ukrainian
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 243
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| Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil
| "Teresa & Maria"
| Ukrainian, English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 453
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 173
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Ziferblat
| "Bird of Pray"
| Ukrainian, English
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 218
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 137
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| Leléka
| ""
| English, Ukrainian
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 221
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 174
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Trivia
Songs by language
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Selection process
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|National final with 79 participants
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|National final with 3 participants
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|National final with 7 participants
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|Internal selection for artist; national final with 5 songs
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|National final with 31 participants
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|Internal selection for artist; national final with 5 songs;<br />winning song of the first national final continued onto a second national final with 20 participants
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|National final with 31 participants
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|Online vote with 4 songs; national final with 21 participants
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|rowspan=2|National final with 20 participants
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|Vidbir with 18 participants
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|Vidbir with 24 participants
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|Vidbir with 18 participants
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|rowspan="2"|Vidbir with 16 participants
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|Vidbir with 8 participants
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|Vidbir with 10 participants
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|Vidbir with 11 participants
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|rowspan="2"|Vidbir with 10 participants
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Hostings
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|rowspan="2"|Kyiv
|Palace of Sports
|Masha Efrosynina and Pavlo Shylko
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|International Exhibition Centre
|Volodymyr Ostapchuk, Oleksandr Skichko and Timur Miroshnychenko
|}Following its victory in , Ukraine was initially given the opportunity to host the contest, however, the EBU later decided that the country would not be able to host due to security concerns caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, making Ukraine the first country since in to win the contest but not host it the following year. The 2022 runner-up, the , hosted the 2023 contest on Ukraine's behalf, and Ukraine was granted automatic qualification for the final.
Awards
Marcel Bezençon Awards
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|Artistic Award
|"Wild Dances"
|Ruslana
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|280
| Istanbul
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|Artistic Award
|"Shady Lady"
|Ani Lorak
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|style="text-align:center;"|230
| Belgrade
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|Artistic Award
|"1944"
|Jamala
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|534
| Stockholm
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Barbara Dex Award
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|Verka Serduchka
| Helsinki
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Related involvement
Heads of delegation
150px|thumb|Oksana Skybinska, head of the Ukrainian delegation since 2018.
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.
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|Pavlo Grytsak
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|Victoria Romanova
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|Oksana Skybinska
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Jury members
Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting. In 2026, the rules were updated to include a requirement for two additional jury members to be under 25 years of age.
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|Andriy Yatskiv
|Andriy Kapral
|Iryna Fedyshyn
|Lukian Halkin
|Vadim Lysycia
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|Oleksandr Sydorenko
|Svitlana Tarabarova
|Antonina Matviyenko
|Oleh Sobchuk
|Evgeny Khmara
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|Alyosha
|Iryna Horova
|Kostiantyn Tomilchenko
|Maksym Nahorniak
|Olena Koliadenko
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|Dmytro Shurov
|Kostiantyn Bocharov
|Natella Zatsaryna
|Olena Shoptenko
|Tetyana Reshetnyak
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|Ihor Kyrylenko
|Valentyn Leshchynskyi
|Valerii Kharchyshyn
|Yevhen Kot
|Hanna Svyrydovych
|Victoria Niro
|Klavdia Petrivna
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Commentators and spokespersons
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|Pavlo Shylko, Mariya Orlova||rowspan="16" ||rowspan="3" || ||
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|Pavlo Shylko, Dmytro Kryzhanivskyi ||Lyudmyla Hariv ||
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|Rodion Pryntsevskyi||Pavlo Shylko ||
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|Yaroslav Chornenkyi||Galyna Babiy||Mariya Orlova||
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|Pavlo Shylko ||rowspan="5" ||Igor Posypaiko ||
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|rowspan="4"|Timur Miroshnychenko ||Kateryna Osadcha ||
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|rowspan="2"|Marysya Horobets ||
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|Iryna Zhuravska ||
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|rowspan="6"|Timur Miroshnychenko, Tetiana Terekhova|| rowspan="4" |Olena Zelinchenko ||Ruslana ||
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|rowspan="2"|Oleksiy Matias ||
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|Zlata Ognevich ||
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|rowspan="3"|Olena Zelinchenko ||Verka Serduchka ||
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| Tetiana Terekhova, Andrii Horodyskyi ||Zlata Ognevich ||
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|Timur Miroshnychenko <br />Mariya Yaremchuk <br />Alyosha <br />Jamala
|rowspan="3"|Serhiy Prytula ||Nata Zhyzhchenko ||
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|Olena Zelinchenko <br />Anna Zakletska, Dmytro Zakharchenko
|Tayanna
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| Oleksandra Franko, Oleksandr Barbelen
| Zlata Ognevich
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|Timur Miroshnychenko <br />Vasyl Baidak
|Dmytro Zakharchenko, Lesia Antypenko
|Jamala
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|Timur Miroshnychenko <br />Olexandr Pedan <br />Vlad Kuran <br />Alyona Alyona
| Dmytro Zakharchenko, Lesia Antypenko <br />Anna Zakletska, Denys Denysenko
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|Timur Miroshnychenko <br />Vasyl Baidak <br />Svitlana Tarabarova <br />Alyona Alyona
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Stage directors
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|Olha Semeshkina
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|Maksym Lytvynov
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|Olena Koliadenko
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|rowspan="3"|Kostiantyn Tomilchenko and Oleksandr Bratkovskyi
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|Oleksii Zhembrovskyi
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|Oleh Bodnarchuk
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|Tanu Muino
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|Mariia Korostelova
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|Illia Dutsyk
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Costume designers
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|Roksolana Bogutska
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|Liliia Litkovska
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|Anzhela Lysytsia
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|Svetlana Loboda
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|Liliia Litkovska
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|Olena Reva
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|Hanna Osmekhina
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|Ivan Frolov
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|Dmytro Kuriata
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|Ivan Frolov
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Photo gallery
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File:Flickr - proteusbcn - Eurovision Song Contes 2004 - Istambul (36) cropped.jpg|Ruslana performing "Wild Dances" in Istanbul ()
File:Tina karol.jpg|Tina Karol performing "Show Me Your Love" in Athens ()
File:Ukraineeurovision2007.jpg|Verka Serduchka performing "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" in Helsinki ()
File:Ani Lorak - ESC 2008 final-2.jpg|Ani Lorak performing "Shady Lady" in Belgrade ()
File:Svitlana Loboda on the ESC 2009.jpg|Svetlana Loboda performing "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" in Moscow ()
File:Alyosha 01.JPG|Alyosha performing "Sweet People" in Oslo ()
File:ESC2013 - Ukraine 09.jpg|Zlata Ognevich performing "Gravity" in Malmö ()
File:ESC2014 - Ukraine 02.jpg|Maria Yaremchuk performing "Tick-Tock" in Copenhagen ()
File:ESC2016 - Ukraine 03.jpg|Jamala performing "1944" in Stockholm ()
File:Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Semi Final 2 Rehearsals. Photo 293.jpg|O.Torvald performing "Time" in Kyiv ()
File:ESC2018 - Ukraine 03.jpg|Mélovin performing "Under the Ladder" in Lisbon ()
File:ESC 2021 Rotterdam 1st Semi Jury Show Ukraine.jpg|Go_A performing "Shum" in Rotterdam ()
File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 1 - Ukraine - Kalush Orchestra (02).jpg|Kalush Orchestra performing "Stefania" in Turin ()
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 2 - Ukraine - Tvorchi (03).jpg|Tvorchi performing "Heart of Steel" in Liverpool ()
File:Alyona Alyona Jerry Heil Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final Malmö dress rehearsal semi 5.jpg|Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil performing "Teresa & Maria" in Malmö ()
File:Ziferblat at ESC2025 for Ukraine 4.jpg|Ziferblat performing "Bird of Pray" in Basel ()
File:LELÉKA performing Ridnym, representing Ukraine in the 2nd Semi Final of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna 14.jpg|Leléka performing "Ridnym" in Vienna ()
</gallery>
See also
- Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest – Relations between the two countries in the Junior and Senior Eurovision Song Contests.