Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |
 Ukraine
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Heats: 31 October 2010 - 28 November 2010 Semi-finals: 5 December 2010 - 26 December 2010 Final: 26 February 2011 |
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| Selected entrant | Mika Newton | |||
| Selected song | "Angel" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 81 points) | |||
| Final result | 4th, 159 points | |||
| Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ukraine participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their artist and song through a televised national final, organised by the Ukrainian broadcaster, the NTU. After a controversial selection procedure Mika Newton and her song "Angel" were declared Ukraine's entry.
The first castings for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest started on 19 August 2010. They ended after three days on 21 August. A 7-member jury were to announce 30 artists to pass to the next round of their national selection, scheduled to start in October. There the artists presented their songs for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. By the end of December, 15 candidates were still in the running to become their country's next Eurovision participant. The final decision will be made on the 27 February.
35 artists were chosen after castings concluded on 21 August. The selected artists include Verka Serduchka (who was automatically qualified for the final), who represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, and Anastasia Prikhodko, who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, as well as several past national final entrants. On 14 October, Verka Serduchka withdrew from the competition. NTU replaced Serduchka with Pavel Tabakov.
Each heat contained seven acts. Three songs from each heat qualified via a jury vote (shown in gold), and one by a public televote (shown in silver) to the final on 27 February 2011.
The first heat was broadcast on 31 October. The three jury qualifiers were Khrystyna Kim, Alyona Korneyeva and Dariya Medovaya. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the second heat, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was girl group Zaklyopki, with an additional wildcard being awarded to El Kravchuk.
The second heat was broadcast on 7 November. The three jury qualifiers were Ivan Berezovsky, Eduard Romanyuta and Bahroma. Televoting was opened after the heat and closed before the third heat, with the final qualifier only being known after all the heats. Qualifying through the SMS voting was duo Neksi, with an additional wildcard being awarded to the group Para normalnyh.
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