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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Listen: Ukraine's Eurovision 2024 representative, Jerry Heil, and Eurovision 2023 host, Julia Sanina, have released a new song called "WABI-SABI" that presents a deep message about Ukrainian reality. Jerry Heil, Ukraine's representative at Eurovision 2024, and Julia Sanina, Eurovision 2023 host, have unveiled a unique music video for their new song "WABI-SABI". The song draws inspiration from the Japanese philosophy of "wabi-sabi", which embraces change and finds beauty in imperfection. The video aims to reflect the deep meanings of modern reality in Ukraine resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war through music and visual art. The video also features the art of "kintsugi", which repairs broken pottery using gold. This repair symbolizes the transformation of loss and pain into something positive, beautiful, and valuable. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Emerging Stronger from War Jerry Heil comments on the choice of this art form in the video, describing how one can emerge stronger from war, like broken vessels receiving new forms thanks to gold: "Today,...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Ukrainian television network, Suspilne, opens the song submission window for the Eurovision national selection Vidbir. Ukraine has officially launched its search for its Eurovision 2025 representative. The national broadcaster Suspilne has opened submissions for Vidbir, the country's national final, which will remain open until November 10, 2024. The grand final of Vidbir 2025 is set to take place in February 2025 and will feature ten contestants. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This year's selection process introduces some notable changes and requirements: Contestants must be at least 16 years old by the time of the Eurovision 2025 final. Artists participating in Vidbir are not allowed to compete in other countries' national selections. Songs can be in any language except Russian, due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Performers who have appeared in Crimea after March 3, 2014, or entered/exited the peninsula are ineligible to compete. This point is important because it led to the withdrawal of the...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ukraine's Eurovision 2025 national final takes an exciting turn as Tina Karol, a contestant from Eurovision 2006, becomes the music producer. Discover how this familiar face in the Eurovision world is shaping Ukraine's journey to Basel! In a surprising turn of events, Ukraine's national broadcaster Suspilne has announced that Tina Karol, a well-known figure in the Eurovision world, will be the music producer for Ukraine's national selection process for Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. This announcement comes just days after Ukraine confirmed its participation in the upcoming contest. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); From Contestant to Producer: Tina Karol's Eurovision Journey Tina Karol, who represented Ukraine in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with "Show Me Your Love," finishing in seventh place, is now stepping into a key behind-the-scenes role. Her experience as both a contestant and a judge in previous national selections makes her a valuable asset to the Ukrainian Eurovision team. Karol's Vision for Vidbir 2025 Expressing her excitement about her new role,...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Ukrainian national broadcaster, Suspilne, has confirmed its participation in Eurovision 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Ukrainian national broadcaster, Suspilne, has confirmed its participation in Eurovision 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. Ukraine becomes the 27th country so far to express interest in participating in the upcoming Eurovision, following Austria, Azerbaijan, Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, Georgia, Germany, Denmark, Israel, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Malta, Norway, San Marino, Spain, Serbia, Portugal, Finland, Czech Republic, France, Cyprus, Croatia, Sweden, and the host country Switzerland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Ukrainian broadcaster has not yet released information regarding the country's selection process for the next Eurovision. However, Ukraine typically selects its representatives through the national selection show "Vidbir," and it's likely to be the same this year. The Ukrainian national selection has been used by the country since 2016, when Ukraine won the contest for the second time with Jamala and her song "1944." Ukraine's Eurovision...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Andriy Danylko, the mastermind behind Ukraine's Eurovision character Verka Serduchka, criticizes the country's national selection, refusing to return as a judge until changes are made. Andriy Danylko, the creative force behind Ukraine's iconic Eurovision character Verka Serduchka, has publicly criticized the country's national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest. Danylko, who served as a judge for the competition from 2016 to 2020 and returned this year after a three-year hiatus, has announced he will not reprise his role until substantial changes are implemented. The Ukrainian star expressed disappointment with the current format of the national selection. In an interview for the Ukrainian program "I Gryanul Grem," Danylko stated, "I won't sit there anymore; I don't want to. There's nothing to judge right now. When they chose over three weeks, there was some conflict about who would make it to the final, some intrigue. But here, they've already chosen the artists. What is there to discuss? They're all...