Sofiia Rol to represent Ukraine in 2016
10 September 2016 at 20:00 CESTThe winning entry in Ukraine was selected by a combination of jury and public votes.
Ukraine made its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and has participated every year since.
The finalists
| Name of the participant and song
| Points |
1. | VoiceLand, Vidchyny svoie sertse (Open your heart) | 7 |
2 | Diana Sapozhko, Tvii svit (Your world) | 15 |
3 | Denys Rodin, Ukraina – mama moia (Ukraine – my mother) | 15 |
4 | Iuliia Radchuk, Moia zoria (My star) | 8 |
5 | Denys Dovirak and Natalia Sadova, Iachekaiu svoho lysta (I am waiting for my letter) | 8 |
6 | Alisa Panchuk, Pyisvoi mrii (Drink your dreams) | 10 |
7 | Polina Dashkova, song “Do Boha” (To the Lord) | 10 |
8 | Anastasiia Bahinska, Mii svit (My world) | 20 |
9 | Sofiia Lozina, Uhorskyi tanok (Hungarian dance) | 11 |
10 | Sofiia Rol, Planet craves for love | 23 |
11 | Andrii Boiko, Open your heart | 19 |
12 | Sofiia Shkidchenko, Dolce vita | 12 |
The jury
- Victoria Romanova - Deputy Director General of NTU
- Vadym Lysytsia - a composer and producer
- Mariia Burmaka - a Ukrainian singer and composer
- Valentyn Koval - Director General of the Ukrainian music TV channels M1 and M2
- Oleksandr Ksenofontov - a Ukrainian record producer and lyricist.
Photograph: NTU
Backstage at the Ukrainian national selection
Ukraine won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and hosted the event in both 2009 and 2013. The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in May.