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Ukraine In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Ukraine was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Hear Me Now", written by Svitlana Tarabarova, and performed by . The Ukrainian participating broadcaster, Suspilne, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (), selected its entry, originally titled "", through the national final . Background Prior to the 2024 contest, Ukraine had participated in the contest eighteen times, without ever missing an edition since its debut appearance in . The country came second in with the song "" performed by Viktoria Petryk, which remained its best result until , when Anastasiya Petrykwho happens to be Viktoria's younger sisterrepresented the country with the song "" and won the contest. Ukraine has hosted the event twice, both times in its capital city, Kyiv: at the Palace of Sports (Kyiv), Palace of Sports in the same venue that previously hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in and at the Palace "Ukraine" in . In , Anastasia Dymyd competed for Ukraine with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspilne
The National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine JSC (, ''NTSU''), also known as Suspilne (, , ) or previously UA:PBC, is the national public broadcaster of Ukraine. As such it was registered on 19 January 2017.EBU WELCOMES NEW PUBLIC BROADCASTER IN UKRAINE EBU (20 Jan 2017) (19 January 2017) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayanna
Tetyana Mykhaylivna Reshetnyak (] born 29 September 1984), known professionally as Tayanna (stylized in All Caps, all caps), is a Ukrainian singer, actress, and composer. Biography Early life Tetyana Mykhaylivna Reshetnyak was born in the city of Chernivtsi. At eight years old, her parents urged her to go to a musical school, in the accordion class but she left the school about a year later. Thirteen years later, Tatiana began studying vocals, firstly in the ensemble, and then took individual lessons. In 2001, during a visit to Lviv, Tatyana had the opportunity to perform ensemble before the Pope John Paul II's appearance. The first significant event for her was a trip to Skadovsk for the Black Sea Games festival, where she took the third place. Tatyana has three brothers, two twins who are confectioners, one of them working also as a singer, and Misha Marvin who is singer and well known in Ukraine. Her parents are Natalia and Mikhail. When Tatyana was 18 years old, she marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and has its administrative headquarters in Geneva. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsworthy eyewitn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caja Mágica
Caja Mágica (; ), also known as the Manzanares Park Tennis Center, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Madrid, Spain. Since 2009, it has been the home of the Madrid Open tennis tournament. There are three courts under the one structure, and a series of retractable roofs. The seating capacity of Courts 1 and 2 would have been increased if Madrid's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics had been successful. Construction The main building of the complex is the ''Edificio Madrid Caja Mágica'', a sports venue that houses three arenas. The center clay court, with a maximum capacity for 12,442 spectators, is officially named ''Estadio Manolo Santana''. The second largest court is called ''Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario'' and has 3,194 seats alongside a third smaller court for 2,730 spectators. All courts have an individual adjustable roof that can be moved into several different positions, opened or completely closed if necessary. The sports complex was designed by French architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Heil
Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva (; born 21 October 1995), known professionally as Jerry Heil ( ), is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber. She began her career after launching her YouTube channel in 2012, publishing vlogs and musical covers. Heil began her professional music career in 2017, releasing her debut extended play ''De mii dim'' () with Vidlik Records. She later released the single "" in 2019, which became a top five hit in Ukraine. Her debut studio album ''Ya yana'' () was later released in October 2019. Since starting her YouTube channel, Heil has accumulated more than 34.9 million views and 395 thousand subscribers. She represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 alongside Alyona Alyona with the song "Teresa & Maria". Early life Yana Shemaieva was born in Vasylkiv, a city just outside of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Her parents both work as private traders. Heil attended music schools in Kyiv, attending the R. Glier Kyiv Institute of Music and Kyiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra is the broadcast orchestra of the Ukrainian Radio since 1929. Now the orchestra is a part of the national public broadcaster ''Suspilne''. The rehearsal base and the main concert venue of the orchestra is the Recording House of Radio Ukraine, located in Kyiv. History The newly created orchestra of ''Ukrainian Radio-Center'' at that time, first performed in public October 5, 1929, which was followed by critical acclaim and to date is considered an important moment of Ukrainian cultural history. The best musicians of Ukraine's former capital city Kharkiv were invited to join the orchestra conducted by Yakiv Rozenshteyn. The orchestra of 45 musicians was part of the radio theatre. Its first symphonic cycle featuring works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky started soon after opening October 14 with his 5th symphony and 3rd orchestral suite. Due to political shifts and intern transitions the orchestra eventually moved to Ukraine's new capital Kie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidbir 2022
Ukraine was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Stefania", written by Ihor Didenchuk, Ivan Klymenko, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk, and Vitalii Duzhyk, and performed by the group Kalush Orchestra. The Ukrainian participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), organised a national final in order to select its entry for the contest. Eight entries competed in the national selection held on 12 February 2022 and "" performed by Alina Pash was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote. UA:PBC confirmed on 16 February 2022 that Pash would not represent Ukraine following controversy regarding her travel history to the territory of Crimea, and announced the national final runner-up, "Stefania" performed by Kalush Orchestra, as their entry on 22 February 2022. Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvorchi
Tvorchi (stylised in all caps; from ) is a Ukrainian electronic music duo from Ternopil, formed in 2018 by producer Andrii Hutsuliak and vocalist Jeffery Kenny. They have released four studio albums: ''The Parts'' (2018), ''Disco Lights'' (2019), ''13 Waves'' (2020) and ''Road'' (2020). They Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Heart of Steel (Tvorchi song), Heart of Steel", placing sixth in the final with 243 points. They are also the winners of the YUNA (music award), YUNA Awards in 2021 and 2022. History Andrii Viktorovych Hutsuliak (; born 21 February 1996 in Vilkhovets, Chotrtkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Vilkhovets, Chortkiv Raion) and Jimoh Augustus Kehinde (alias Jeffery Kenny; born 30 September 1997 in Nigeria) met while they were students at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Ternopil National Medical University. On 30 May 2017, the duo released their first single, "Slow". On 4 September, their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as , the winner of the with the song "Stefania (song), Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of the country. The contest was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Suspilne, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). It was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, three fewer than in 2022. , , and opted not to participate, primarily due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrii Hutsuliak
Tvorchi (stylised in all caps; from ) is a Ukrainian electronic music duo from Ternopil, formed in 2018 by producer Andrii Hutsuliak and vocalist Jeffery Kenny. They have released four studio albums: ''The Parts'' (2018), ''Disco Lights'' (2019), ''13 Waves'' (2020) and ''Road'' (2020). They represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song " Heart of Steel", placing sixth in the final with 243 points. They are also the winners of the YUNA Awards in 2021 and 2022. History Andrii Viktorovych Hutsuliak (; born 21 February 1996 in Vilkhovets, Chortkiv Raion) and Jimoh Augustus Kehinde (alias Jeffery Kenny; born 30 September 1997 in Nigeria) met while they were students at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Ternopil National Medical University. On 30 May 2017, the duo released their first single, "Slow". On 4 September, their second single "You" was released. On 2 February 2018, Tvorchi released their debut album, ''The Parts''. On 20 September 2018, the duo rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diia
Diia ( , ; also an acronym for , , ) is a mobile app, a web portal and a brand of e-governance in Ukraine. Launched in 2020, the Diia app allows Ukrainian citizens to use digital documents on their smartphones instead of physical ones for identification and sharing purposes. The Diia portal allows access to over 130 government services. Eventually, the government plans to make all kinds of state-person interactions available through Diia. Diia was built in partnership with the United States and is poised to be shared with other countries. On the sidelines of the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said the US hopes to replicate the success of Diia in other countries. History Diia was first presented on September 27, 2019 by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine as a brand of the State in a Smartphone project. Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced the creation of a mobile app and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
