Ukraine 2024: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil - Teresa & Maria

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Vidbir 2024: Ukraine reveals first 10 finalists... including MÉLOVIN and YAKTAK

Ukraine's broadcaster has confirmed the first 10 finalists in its Eurovision 2024 selection. The public will decide on the 11th.

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10 finalists have been announced for Vidbir 2024 including another 2018 alumnus in the form of UNDERRATED (IMO) Mélovin.

Ukraine sure do love their capitals... The list of finalists is:

– alyona alyona & Jerry Heil
– Drevo
– INGRET
– MÉLOVIN
– NAHABA
– NAZVA
– SKYLERR
– YAGODY
– YAKTAK
– Ziferbla

Also featured is the artist who came third in Vidbir last year who's teamed up with "Ukraine's best loved rapper" who's previously said her style doesn't fit with Eurovision so... Intrigued.

There will be also be a public vote for a wildcard to be an 11th contestant.

 

[dUbrodošli]

Melovin put out a video the other day which I think was wrongly translated to suggest he was terminally ill

He has diabetes

 

[Ha-lucy-nation]

It is a terminal illness!

 

[Una Kratz Per San Marino]

I read that as JERRY HALL

 

[Ha-lucy-nation]

I was imaging some sort of Nazi themed Jerry Hall DRAG PERSONA.

 

[Apo-KANT!]

It really should be GORGEOUS Max Barskih with a Ukrainian pop-behemoth.

 

[auretz]

Finalist songs are now out:

 

[Pingu]

Absolutely here for the load of old Eurovision 2008 toot that is that Melovin song.

 

[Pingu]

This is another favourite:



Although it goes a bit weird in the last minute. Why is everyone insisting on going weird this year?!

Anyway that's the @ZenGiraffe pick of the bunch.

 

[ZjermGiraffe]

This is another favourite:



Although it goes a bit weird in the last minute. Why is everyone insisting on going weird this year?!

Anyway that's the @ZenGiraffe pick of the bunch.

8/10. I like the idea of it more than the execution

 

[C’est la VoR]

This is now #2 on Ukraine Spotify, an unprecedented success before the national final has even aired. Very likely they'll walk it.

 

[IntoTheDark]

^ the closest we've heard to a winning song this season so far I think.

 

[C’est la VoR]

Yeah I could definitely see this going all the way.

 

[Ha-lucy-nation]

I’m strangely ready for a UKRAINIAN BUTCH!

 

[Una Kratz Per San Marino]

Ooh that’s good

 

[Ich Carniva-la-la-la]

I don't know why she's singing about MAMA Teresa, but girl, I'm living.

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

Hmmm not sure it’s a winner but I do love it.

 

[Pingu]

Hmm it’s okay, a bit structureless though. The best bit is at the beginning.

If that middest of entries can get almost 200 televotes last year though I’m sure this could gift them another win.

 

[Hard Rock Ag-elujah]

OK I really like that.

 

[Soldi Elektronike]

Ok really on board with that being a potential winner after a few more listens

 

[auretz]

“Under The Ladder” never did anything for me, but Melovin’s entry fits in nicely with the burgeoning retro dance theme of the year

 

[OutSynk]

OMG at the Melovin song

 

[C’est la VoR]

Ukraine NF on now.



Quite heartening that they're out of the subways and back in a real studio.

 

[Ha-lucy-nation]

6pm is NO HOUR for a NF!!!

 

[auretz]

Something I didn't notice at the time was that "Heart Of Steel" was the first time the winner of their NF actually went to ESC since 2018

 

[C’est la VoR]

As @Penelope just pointed out to me, they're probably still on a curfew system.

 

[C’est la VoR]

BTW there's a voiceover translation in English if you click the closed caption button.

 

[ADONK5]

You'd have thought they could agree on a dress code.

 

[auretz]

The performances were all pre-recorded, not sure if the other bits are live?

 

[KNT]

You'd have thought they could agree on a dress code.

The guy dressed as a retail assistant from the Disney store is a high point.

 

[La Peneloupée monte le son]

Something I didn't notice at the time was that "Heart Of Steel" was the first time the winner of their NF actually went to ESC since 2018

Amazing factlet

 

[La Peneloupée monte le son]

Wikipedia informs me that Yaktak was born on 4 May 2005, in case you weren't feeling the COLD HAND OF DEATH heavily enough on your back already.

 

[La Peneloupée monte le son]

This slaps!

 

[KNT]

Like a young Liam Payne (wank bank).

 

[win_the_game]

This slaps!

Oh Pen, not SCALLY TWINKS!

 

[La Peneloupée monte le son]

I would absolutely be down for them sending a more fun moment like that to Malmö.

 

[win_the_game]

The guy dressed as a retail assistant from the Disney store is a high point.

That's Verka without her face on!

 

[KNT]

Glad to learn you can also do cursive singing in Cyrillic alphabets.

 

[La Peneloupée monte le son]

Love this one when it gets going.

 

[win_the_game]

UNLISTENABLE 10/10