Ukraine debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and took no time at all to establish themselves as one of the most successful countries in the show’s more recent history.

They won on their second participation when Ruslana’s Wild Dances stormed to the top of the scoreboard and took the Contest to Kyiv for the 50th edition.

Ukraine would be declared champions again in 2016 thanks to Jamala’s emotional ballad 1944, which also won a Marcel Bezençon Award for artistry in the process.

The third and most recent Ukrainian victory came courtesy of Kalush Orchestra and their entry Stefania, which became the first rap song to win the Eurovision Song Contest.

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Malmö 2024
alyona alyona & Jerry Heil
Teresa & Maria
Semi-Final
2nd - 173 points
Grand Final
3rd - 453 points
Liverpool 2023
TVORCHI
Heart Of Steel
Grand Final
6th - 243 points
Turin 2022
Kalush Orchestra
Stefania
Semi-Final
1st - 337 points
Grand Final
1st - 631 points
Rotterdam 2021
Go_A
Shum
Semi-Final
2nd - 267 points
Grand Final
5th - 364 points
Rotterdam 2020
Go_A
Solovey
Lisbon 2018
MELOVIN
Under The Ladder
Semi-Final
6th - 179 points
Grand Final
17th - 130 points
Kyiv 2017
O.Torvald
Time
Grand Final
24th - 36 points
Stockholm 2016
Jamala
1944
Semi-Final
2nd - 287 points
Grand Final
1st - 534 points
Copenhagen 2014
Mariya Yaremchuk
Tick - Tock
Semi-Final
5th - 118 points
Grand Final
6th - 113 points
Malmö 2013
Zlata Ognevich
Gravity
Semi-Final
3rd - 140 points
Grand Final
3rd - 214 points
Baku 2012
Gaitana
Be My Guest
Semi-Final
8th - 64 points
Grand Final
15th - 65 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Mika Newton
Angel
Semi-Final
6th - 81 points
Grand Final
4th - 159 points
Oslo 2010
Alyosha
Sweet People
Semi-Final
7th - 77 points
Grand Final
10th - 108 points
Moscow 2009
Svetlana Loboda
Be my Valentine! (Anti-crisis Girl)
Semi-Final
6th - 80 points
Grand Final
12th - 76 points
Belgrade 2008
Ani Lorak
Shady Lady
Semi-Final
1st - 152 points
Grand Final
2nd - 230 points
Helsinki 2007
Verka Serduchka
Dancing Lasha Tumbai
Grand Final
2nd - 235 points
Athens 2006
Tina Karol
Show Me Your Love
Semi-Final
7th - 146 points
Grand Final
7th - 145 points
Kyiv 2005
Greenjolly
Razom Nas Bahato
Grand Final
19th - 30 points
Istanbul 2004
Ruslana
Wild Dances
Semi-Final
2nd - 256 points
Grand Final
1st - 280 points
Riga 2003
Olexandr
Hasta La Vista
Grand Final
14th - 30 points