Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |
 Ukraine
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National selection | |||
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| Selected entrant | Sofia Rol | |||
| Selected song | "Planet Craves For Love" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Ruslan Kvinta Vitalii Kurovskyi Sandra Bjurman Yevgeny Matyushenko Sofia Rol |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 30 points | |||
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Ukraine will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The Ukrainian entrant for the 2016 contest in Valletta, Malta will be selected through a national selection, organised by the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU). The semi-final took place on 13 August 2016, while the final took place on 10 September 2016. The winner was Sofia Rol with the song "Planet Craves For Love".
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Ukraine had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest ten times since its debut in 2006. Ukraine have never missed a contest since their debut appearance, having won the contest once in 2012 with the song "Nebo", performed by Anastasiya Petryk. The Ukrainian capital Kiev has hosted the contest twice, at the Palace of Sports in 2009, and the Palace "Ukraine" in 2013.
The Ukrainian broadcaster announced on 8 July 2016, that they would be participating at the contest taking place in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016. The semi-final of the national selection for selecting their entrant and song took place on 13 August 2016, while the final will take place on 10 September 2016.
The semi-final was held in the studios of the national broadcaster NTU on Saturday 13th August at 10:30 CET. A professional jury selected 12 acts who proceeded to the national final to the national final which is due to take place on 10th September.
The national final took place on 10 September 2016, which saw twelve competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members made up of music professionals. Sofia Rol was selected to represent Ukraine with the song "Planet Craves For Love".
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