Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Ukraine participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Say Love" performed by Darina Krasnovetska. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Country |  Ukraine | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 September 2018 | |||
| Selected entrant | Darina Krasnovetska | |||
| Selected song | "Say Love" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Mykhailo Klymenko Volodymyr Sharykov Darina Krasnovetska | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 182 points | |||
| Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2018 Contest, Ukraine had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twelve times since its debut in 2006.[1] Ukraine have never missed a contest since their debut appearance,[2] having won the contest once in 2012 with the song "Nebo", performed by Anastasiya Petryk.[3] The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has hosted the contest twice, at the Palace of Sports in 2009,[4] and the Palace "Ukraine" in 2013.[5]
Before Junior Eurovision
National final
An online public vote took place from 28 August 2018 to 3 September 2018 for users to vote for their favourite entries via UA:PBC's official website junioreurovision.ua. The winner was ultimately selected through the votes of jury members made up of music professionals, taking the results of the online voting into consideration. "Say Love" performed by Darina Krasnovetska was announced as the winner of the national final on 10 September 2018.
| Final – 10 September 2018 | |||
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| Artist | Song | Online voting |
Result |
| Darina Krasnovetska | "Say Love" | 3rd | Winner |
| Denys Rodin | "Bat'ky" (Батьки) | 9th | Eliminated |
| HAOS | "Nenormal'ne lito" (Ненормальне літо) | 8th | Eliminated |
| Iryna Ihnatenko | "Ya z toboyu" (Я з тобою) | 6th | Eliminated |
| Kain Rivers | "Without Saying Goodbye" | 1st | Eliminated |
| Oleksandr Balabanov | "My dity zemli!" (Ми діти землі!) | 2nd | Eliminated |
| Polina Pisartsova | "Ty povir v lubov" (Ти повір в любов) | 5th | Eliminated |
| Sofia Ivanko | "Chomu?" (Чому?) | 7th | Eliminated |
| The Sparks | "We Are Part of This" | 10th | Eliminated |
| Yaryna Taras | "Sonyachny'y bit" (Сонячний біт) | 4th | Eliminated |
Artist and song information
Darina Krasnovetska | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 7 May 2007 |
| Origin | Vinnytsia, Ukraine |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| "Say Love" | |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Darina Krasnovetska |
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| Composer(s) | Mykhaylo Klymenko, Darina Krasnovetska |
| Lyricist(s) | Mykhaylo Klymenko, Volodymyr Sharykov, Darina Krasnovetska |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 4th |
| Final points | 182 points |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Don't Stop" (2017) | |
| "The Spirit of Music" (2019) ► | |
Darina Krasnovetska
Darina Krasnovetska (born 7 May 2007) is a Ukrainian child singer. She represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Say Love", finishing fourth.
Say Love
"Say Love" is a song by Ukrainian child singer Darina Krasnovetska. It represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Ukraine was drawn to perform first on 25 November 2018, preceding Portugal.
Voting
The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.
Points awarded to Ukraine
| Jury | ||||
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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- Ukraine received 78 points from Online voting.
Points awarded by Ukraine
Split voting results
See alsoReferences
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