Tina Karol who represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2006 has been announced as a juror for Vidbir 2022.
UA:PBC has announced that Tina Karol will be on the jury that will help to determine the Ukrainian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Tina Karol is best known for representing Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. She performed “Show Me Your Love” finishing 7th with a total of 145 points.
The artists and songs competing in Vidbir 2022 on February 12 are:
First Half
- Cloudless – “All be alright”
- Barleben – “Hear My Words”
- Michael Soul – “Demons”
- Our Atlantic – “Moya lyubov” (My love)
Second Half
- Alina Pash – “Tini zabutykh predkiv” (Shadows of forgotten ancestors)
- Kalush Orchestra – “Stefania”
- Roxolana – “GIRLZZZZ”
- Wellboy – “Nozzy Bossy”
Vidbir 2022 will be hosted by Maria Efrosinina, who was one of the hosts of Eurovision 2005. Timur Miroshnychenko, co-host of Junior Eurovision 2009, Junior Eurovision 2013 and Eurovision 2017 and long-time Ukrainian Eurovision commentator, will host the green room. Timur is also currently presenting “Eurovision Dressing Room” (Hrymerka Yevrobachennya), a Eurovision preview show on UA:PBC.
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Ukraine first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, when Oleksandr Ponomariov performed “Hasta la vista”. The following year Ruslana brought the country their first win with the song “Wild Dances”. It was a feat that would be replicated in 2016 by Jamala with her song “1944”; her emotionally charged song scored a record 534 points to take victory in Stockholm. In 2017 O.Torvald represented the country on home soil with the song “Time”. The group finished in 24th place, Ukraine’s worst result at the contest to date. Ukraine is the last remaining country with a 100% semi-final qualification record.