Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 15 times since making its debut in 2003. They first won the contest in with "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, and won again in with the song "1944" by Jamala, to become the first Eastern European country to win the contest twice. Ukraine hosted the and contests in Kiev.
Since the introduction of the semifinal round in 2004, Ukraine and Australia are the only countries outside the Big 5 to have qualified for the final of every Eurovision they have competed in. Ukraine has a total of six top five placements, with Verka Serduchka and Ani Lorak both finishing second, Zlata Ognevich third, and Mika Newton fourth. The only countries with more top five results in the 21st century are Sweden and Russia.
History
Ukraine made its debut in 2003, when Oleksandr Ponomariov finished 14th. Ukraine won the contest at the second attempt in, when Ruslana won with the song "Wild Dances", defeating second-placed Serbia and Montenegro by 17 points, 280 to 263. On 19 September 2014, state broadcaster NTU announced that it would sit out the 2015 Contest because of financial difficulties in relation to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis. However, Ukraine broadcast the contest despite not taking part. On 23 May 2015, Ukrainian Broadcaster NTU pledged to bring Ukraine back to the contest for 2016. On 16 September 2015, it was announced that Ukraine would return to the contest in 2016. On its return to the contest in, Ukraine became the first Eastern European country to win the contest twice, when Jamala won with her song "1944". The televote was won by Russia and the jury vote by Australia; 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 2017, as host country, Ukraine was already pre-qualified for the final, however they achieved the worst result for the country – 24th with 36 Points. In 2019, similarly to previous years, UA:PBC delegated national selection of its Eurovision entry to a private broadcaster STB. Juries and public vote determined Maruv's Siren Song as a winner. In the following days, UA:PBC failed to reach a deal with Maruv due to disagreements on conditions of her taking part in the Ukrainian delegation. UA:PBC then offered the Eurovision ticket to runner-ups in the national selection, Freedom Jazz, Kazka and Brunettes Shoot Blondes who all refused. As result, UA:PBC withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on 27 February 2019. Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ukraine is one of only two countries to have qualified for the final of every Eurovision they have competed in. The other country is Australia, who first entered in 2015. Ukraine has a total of nine top ten placements. The country has an average score of 143 points per contest, 233 if including the semi-finals.
Contestants
The following lists Ukraine's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest along with their result.
Istanbul
Helsinki
Belgrade
Stockholm