Timur Miroshnychenko and Anna Tulieva will present the Ukrainian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Timur Miroshnychenko and Anna Tulieva have been announced as the presenters for the Ukrainian selection for Junior Eurovision 2023. Timur Miroshnychenko has been commentating on Junior Eurovision and Eurovision for Ukrainian viewers since 2005 and 2007 respectively. He has also presented Junior Eurovision in 2009 and 2013, one of only three people to present the contest twice, and Eurovision 2017. During the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, he was one of the presenters for the Opening Ceremony.
“It is a great honor and joy for me to be on the stage of Junior Eurovision again. Especially now, when our children desperately need positive emotions. And absolutely everyone will get them: both those who will cheer for their favorites in front of the screens, and the participants themselves. This year we will have a very cool final! I’m counting down the days until October 1, so set yourself a reminder!”
Anna Tulieva is a singer and presenter. Alongside releasing original music, she has been involved with the Ukrainian Eurovision and Junior Eurovision delegations for several years. She currently presents “What’s Up Eurovision?”, an online series on the official Ukrainian Eurovision Youtube channel.
“I am so glad for the opportunity to be the presenter of this year’s Ukrainian Junior Eurovision selection. Supporting young talents on the way to their dreams is an incredibly responsible mission. I am sure that everything will work out! It cannot be otherwise, because on October 1 I will work together with the Ukrainian Eurovision legend – Timur Miroshnychenko!”
The final of the Ukrainian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France, will take place on October 1 at 17:00 CEST. The show will be broadcast live on Suspilne Kultura, the Suspilne Kultura website, junior.eurovision.ua and the official Ukrainian Eurovision Facebook and Youtube accounts.
The finalists are:
- POLINA BABIY – “Universe”
- Anastasia Dymyd – “Kvitka” (Flower)
- Anastasia Bielibova – “Syl’na” (Strong)
- Denis Hryshchuk – “Dance”
- 3’beauties – “Power of Love”
One of 3’beauties, POLINA BABIY, Anastasia Bielibova, Denis Hryshchuk, Anastasia Dymyd will follow in the footsteps of Zlata Dziunka. She represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia with the song “Nezlamna (Unbreakable)”. She finished in ninth place overall, scoring 111 points.
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Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and has competed in the contest ever since. To date, Ukraine has only won the competition once. In 2012 Anastasiya Petryk won in Amsterdam with the song “Nebo”, she scored 138 points including eight sets of 12 points. Ukraine has hosted the contest twice, the first time being in 2009 and the second being in 2013 following their victory in Amsterdam.
