Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country  Ukraine
National selection
Selection process National Final
Selection date(s) Semi-finals:
6 February 2016
13 February 2016
Final:
21 February 2016
Selected entrant Jamala
Selected song "1944"
Selected songwriter(s) Jamala
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2014 • 2016

Ukraine will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "1944" written and performed by Jamala. Ukraine returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after the nation withdrew from the 2015 competition due to financial and political reasons related to the Ukrainian crisis.

The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in collaboration with commercial broadcaster STB in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The national selection consisted of two semi-finals, held on 6 and 13 February 2016, and a final, held on 21 February 2016; nine entries competed in each semi-final with the top three from each semi-final advancing to the final. In the final, "1944" performed by Jamala was selected as the winner after tying for first place following the combination of votes from three-member jury panel and a public televote—the tie was decided in Jamala's favour after "1944" scored the highest with the public. "1944" is the first Eurovision Song Contest song to feature lyrics in the Crimean Tatar language. The Ukrainian entry caused controversy and garnered international media interest both for Jamala, a Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar descent, and the song "1944", which was inspired by the story of her great-grandmother during the 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars in the Soviet Union under the rule of Joseph Stalin. Despite media reports that the song could be disqualified due to its alleged political overtones, the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group cleared the song for the competition and stated that neither the title nor the lyrics of the song contained political speech.

Background

Prior to the 2016 Contest, Ukraine had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twelve times since its first entry in 2003,[1] winning it in 2004 with the song "Wild Dances" performed by Ruslana. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Ukraine had managed to qualify to final in every contest they participated in thus far. Ukraine had been the runner-up in the contest on two occasions: in 2007 with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" performed by Verka Serduchka and in 2008 with the song "Shady Lady" performed by Ani Lorak. Ukraine's least successful result had been 19th place, which they achieved during the 2005 contest, with the song "Razom nas bahato" performed by GreenJolly.

The Ukrainian national broadcaster, National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), broadcasts the event within Ukraine and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. In the past, NTU had alternated between both internal selections and national finals in order to select the Ukrainian entry. Between 2011 and 2014, NTU had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Ukraine, with both the public and a panel of jury members involved in the selection. In September 2014, the Ukrainian broadcaster announced that the country would not participate in the 2015 contest because of the unstable financial and political situation caused by the conflict in east Ukraine.[2][3] Along with the announcement of their withdrawal, NTU revealed that it had discussed the matter with the organising body of the contest, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and that their absence would be limited to one year only with an expected return in 2016.[3]

Before Eurovision

NTU confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on 16 September 2015.[4] On 18 November 2015, it was announced that NTU would collaborate with commercial broadcaster STB in order to organise a national final to select the 2016 Ukrainian entry.[5] NTU General Director Zurab Alasania praised the collaboration between the two broadcasters stating that they would do everything possible for the Ukrainian contender to represent the country successfully.[6] Likewise, STB CEO Vladimir Borodyansky stated that together the broadcasters would create "a national movement" by organising a selection that would involve the best producers, directors and choreographers.[6]

National final

The Ukrainian national final took place at the STB Studios in Hostomel, Kiev Oblast and consisted of two semi-finals held on 6 and 13 February 2016 and a final on 21 February 2016.[7][8] All shows in the competition were hosted by Dmytro Tankovich and Oleksandr Pedan and broadcast on both UA:Pershyi and STB as well as online via NTU's YouTube broadcasts.[7][9]

Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Ukrainian Eurovision entry took place over three stages.[10] In the first stage, artists and songwriters had the opportunity to apply for the competition either through an online submission form or by attending a scheduled audition during designated dates.[10] Eighteen acts were selected and announced on 26 January 2016.[11] The second stage consisted of the televised semi-finals which took place on 6 and 13 February 2016 with nine acts competing in each show.[10][8] Three acts were selected to advance from each semi-final based on the 50/50 combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury.[7] Both the public televote and the expert jury assigned scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest) and the three entries that had the highest amount of points following the combination of these scores advanced to the final.[12] The third stage was the final, which took place on 21 February 2016 and featured the six acts that qualified from the semi-finals vying to represent Ukraine in Stockholm. The winner was selected via the 50/50 combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury.[8] Both the public televote and the expert jury assigned scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest) and the entry that had the highest amount of points following the combination of these scores was declared the winner. Viewers participating in the public televote during the three live shows had the opportunity to submit a single vote per phone number for each of the participating entries.[12] In the event of a tie during the semi-finals and final, the tie was decided in favour of the entry that received the highest score from the public televote.[12]

The jury panel that voted during the three shows consisted of:[13]

Crimean Tatar leaders pledged to enable people in Crimea to vote in the national selection; according to Crimean Tatar public figure Refat Chubarov: "If Crimeans are not able to vote in such Ukrainian competitions, we are silently agreeing with those who say Crimea is not part of Ukraine." In 2014 Crimea was unilaterally annexed by Russia.[14]

Competing entries

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries via an online submission form which accepted entries between 19 November 2015 and 20 January 2016.[15] In addition, interested performers could also attend auditions that were held between 5 and 20 December 2015 in the following cities and locations:[5]

Composer and producer Konstantin Meladze was assigned as the music producer of the show and was the lead in reviewing the received submissions and shortlisting entries to compete in the national final.[16][17] On 26 January 2016, the eighteen selected competing acts were announced.[11] The eighteen acts were allocated to one of two semi-finals during a draw that took place on 27 January, which was hosted by Ruslana.[18] Among the competing artists was former Eurovision Song Contest contestant Anastasia Prikhodko, who represented Russia in 2009 with the song "Mamo". Viktoria Petryk represented Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Artist Song (English Translation) Composer(s)
Aida Nikolaychuk "Inner Power" Alena Melnik, Evheniy Matyushenko
Alloise "Crown" Alloise, Alexey Casual Man
Anastasia Prikhodko "I Am Free Now" Shushan Sargsyan, Mykola Brovchenko
Arkadiy Voytyuk "Vse v tobi" (Everything in you) Arkadiy Voytyuk
Brunettes Shoot Blondes "Every Monday" Andrey Kovalev
Jamala "1944" Jamala
Japanda "Anime" Alisa Kosmos
Lavika "Hold Me" Ivan Danchenko, Lavika, Freddy Newton
NuAngels "Higher" Alexander Bard, Andreas Öhrn, Chris Wahle
Peaks of Kings "Last Hope" Valentine Peak
Pringlez "Easy to Love" Anna Korsun
Pur:Pur "We Do Change" Nata Smirina, Evgeniy Zhebko
SunSay "Love Manifest" Andrey Zaporozhets, Yevgeny Filatov
Svetlana Tarabarova "Never Again" Svetlana Tarabarova
The Hardkiss "Helpless" Yulia Sanina, Valeriy "Val" Bebko
Tonya Matvienko "Tin Whistle" Tonya Matvienko, Maria Gedroits
Viktoria Petryk "Overload" Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Niclas Haglund, William Taylor
Vladislav Kurasov "I'm Insane" Vladislav Kurasov, Natalia Rostova

Shows

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 6 February 2016. The top three entries following the combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury advanced to the final of the competition, while the remaining six entries were eliminated. "1944" performed by Jamala, "Helpless" performed by The Hardkiss and "Every Monday" performed by Brunettes Shoot Blondes were the qualifiers. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2016 Belarusian Eurovision entrant Ivan performed the 2016 Belarusian entry "Help You Fly" as a guest.[19]

Semi-final 1 – 6 February 2016
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote[20] Total Place Result
Percentage Points
1 Anastasia Prikhodko "I Am Free Now" 4 2.89% 3 7 7 Eliminated
2 The Hardkiss "Helpless" 7 16.03% 8 15 2 Advanced
3 Tonya Matvienko "Tin Whistle" 5 2.83% 2 7 8 Eliminated
4 Vladislav Kurasov "I'm Insane" 3 3.91% 4 7 6 Eliminated
5 Lavika "Hold Me" 1 0.73% 1 2 9 Eliminated
6 Jamala "1944" 9 49.22% 9 18 1 Advanced
7 Aida Nikolaychuk "Inner Power" 2 10.41% 7 9 5 Eliminated
8 Svetlana Tarabarova "Never Again" 6 7.24% 6 12 4 Eliminated
9 Brunettes Shoot Blondes "Every Monday" 8 6.74% 5 13 3 Advanced
Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 13 February 2016. The top three entries following the combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury advanced to the final of the competition, while the remaining six entries were eliminated. "Love Manifest" performed by SunSay, "Higher" performed by NuAngels and "We Do Change" performed by Pur:Pur were the qualifiers. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2016 Spanish Eurovision entrant Barei performed the 2016 Spanish entry "Say Yay!" as a guest.[21]

Semi-final 2 – 13 February 2016
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote[22] Total Place Result
Percentage Points
1 Arkadiy Voytyuk "Vse v tobi" 4 5.34% 6 10 4 Eliminated
2 Alloise "Crown" 6 1.95% 2 8 6 Eliminated
3 Japanda "Anime" 1 1.47% 1 2 9 Eliminated
4 NuAngels "Higher" 7 14.69% 8 15 2 Advanced
5 Pur:Pur "We Do Change" 8 10.19% 7 15 3 Advanced
6 Peaks of Kings "Last Hope" 3 3.38% 3 6 8 Eliminated
7 Viktoria Petryk "Overload" 2 4.64% 4 6 7 Eliminated
8 Pringlez "Easy to Love" 5 5.30% 5 10 5 Eliminated
9 SunSay "Love Manifest" 9 53.03% 9 18 1 Advanced
Final

The final took place on 21 February 2016. The six entries that qualified from the semi-finals competed. The winner, "1944" performed by Jamala, was selected through the combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury. Ties were decided in favour of the entries that received higher scores from the public televote.[23] "1944" is the first Eurovision Song Contest song to feature lyrics in the Crimean Tatar language.[14] 382,602 votes were registered by the televote during the show.[24] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2016 Irish Eurovision entrant Nicky Byrne performed the 2016 Irish entry "Sunlight" as a guest.

Final – 21 February 2016
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote[25] Total Place
Percentage Points
1 Brunettes Shoot Blondes "Every Monday" 1 3.4% 1 2 6
2 NuAngels "Higher" 3 5.94% 2 5 5
3 The Hardkiss "Helpless" 6 21.11% 5 11 2
4 Jamala "1944" 5 37.77% 6 11 1
5 SunSay "Love Manifest" 4 18.2% 4 8 3
6 Pur:Pur "We Do Change" 2 13.58% 3 5 4

Lyrical subject matter controversy

The 2016 Ukrainian entry garnered international media exposure both for Jamala, a Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar descent, and the song "1944", which was inspired by the story of her great-grandmother during the 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars in the Soviet Union under the rule of Joseph Stalin.[14][23][26] Jamala stated that one of the reasons for entering the Ukrainian national selection and participating in the Eurovision Song Contest was so that people would hear a song written "in a state of helplessness", drawing comparison between the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars and the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.[27] International media reported that although the song lyrics do not directly reference the Crimean deportation event in 1944, the entry could violate the Eurovision Song Contest rules which state that "no lyrics, speeches, gestures of political or similar nature shall be permitted".[28] Representatives of the Russian parliament's lower house, State Duma, called for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to reject the Ukrainian entry on the grounds that its selection was intended to offend Russia.[29] Crimea's deputy prime minister, Ruslan Baalbek, stated that the Ukrainian authorities used the song for political purposes with the aim of "capitalising on the tragedy of the Tatars to impose on European viewers a false picture of alleged harassment of the Tatars in the Russian Crimea."[30] In contrast, Mustafa Dzhemilev, a prominent Crimean Tatar politician in Ukraine, commended the selection of the song and stated: "I am confident that Jamala will present with dignity our country at the Eurovision. I believe that the whole world will know about 1944".[31]

During a press conference for the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency on 26 February, Jamala stated that "1944" has no political overtones and that she could not be held responsible for the interpretations others make from the lyrics.[32] Jamala also stated that she would change the lyrics if required to do so by the EBU.[32] In an interview for Euronews published on 3 March, Jamala stated that there is no political statement being made in the song and that the purpose of the song was to commemorate her great-grandmother and the thousands of Crimean Tatars.[33]

On 9 March, the EBU announced that the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group concluded that "1944" was eligible for the contest as neither the title nor the lyrics of the song contained political speech.[34]

Preparation

As part of NTU's collaboration with the commercial broadcaster STB, all costs related to the preparations surrounding the Ukrainian entry, including travel and accommodation in Stockholm, were covered by STB.[24] In early March, Jamala began rehearsals for her Eurovision performance together with stage director and choreographer Konstantin Tomilchenko.[35] Jamala announced that her performance would feature 3D mapping graphics developed by Front Pictures.[36] In early April, Jamala collaborated with Vogue Ukraine in a special project which involved the presentation of nine stage costume designs by different designers.[37] On 12 April, Jamala and the Vogue team ultimately selected the costume designed by Ivan Frolov.[38] Jamala's outfit for the contest will ultimately be determined during the rehearsals in Stockholm where the costume by Frolov and an additional two options designed by STB chief stylist Dmitry Kuryata will be considered.[39]

Promotion

Following Jamala's victory at the Ukrainian national final, the singer stated that an extensive promotional tour would not be necessary as the internet solves many problems by allowing access to information and performances.[40] Jamala's PR manager, Denis Kozlovskiy, noted that the international media interest the song received had already completed a large part of the promotional campaign.[32] Jamala announced that she would focus her promotional efforts in Ukraine where she would begin a concert tour which featured several dates scheduled in March and April prior to the Eurovision Song Contest.[41][42] On 23 April, Jamala performed "1944" during the STB programme Ukrayina maye talant Diti.[43]

In addition to her appearances within Ukraine, Jamala also promoted "1944" on 9 April during a performance at the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hera Björk.[44]

At Eurovision

Jamala during a press meet and greet

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[45] On 25 January 2016, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Ukraine was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2016, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[46]

Once all the competing songs for the 2016 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Originally, Ukraine was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from Denmark and before the entry from Norway.[47] However, following Romania's disqualification from the contest on 22 April and subsequent removal from the running order of the second semi-final, Ukraine's performing position shifted to 14.[48]

In Ukraine, both the semi-finals and the final will be broadcast on UA:Pershyi with commentary by Timur Miroshnychenko.[49] The three shows will also be broadcast via radio on Radio Ukraine with commentary by Olena Zelinchenko.[50]

Semi-final

Jamala will take part in technical rehearsals on 5 and 7 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May.[51] This includes the jury show on 11 May where the professional juries of each country will watch and vote on the competing entries.

The Ukrainian performance features Jamala performing on stage together with two backing vocalists.[52][53] The performance focuses on Jamala as the predominately dark stage displays yellow, red and orange colours and patterns with a large colourful tree appearing on the LED screens during the final chorus. The stage director and choreographer for the Ukrainian performance was Konstantin Tomilchenko. The two backing vocalists that join Jamala on stage are Alina Kosenko and Aleksandra Makarovskaya.[54]

Voting

Voting during the three shows will be conducted under a new system that will involve each country now awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury will consist of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury will judge each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.[55] In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results will be released shortly after the grand final.[56]

Split voting results

The following five members will comprise the Ukrainian jury:[55]

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