800,000 people tuned in to Suspilne Kultura channel to watch the final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
In Ukraine, the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest brought in 800,000 views, an increase from last year’s 579,000 viewers. The average share of the Ukrainian audience was 17.4%, which increased to 28.6% during the announcement of the results.
alyona alyona and Jerry Heil represented Ukraine at this year’s contest with their song “Teresa & Maria”. The duo finished in 3rd place with a total of 453 points.
The pair have also released their new single “Get Up”, which Jerry posted on her social media with a thanks to all those who voted for Ukraine at the contest.
Ukraine is a country that enjoys a 100% qualification record in the Eurovision Song Contest. This year they have also achieved the best result since 2002 from the dreaded 2nd spot in the Grand Final running order.
Source: Eurovision.ua | Image source: Sarah Louise Bennet – EBU
Ukraine first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, when Oleksandr Ponomariov performed “Hasta la vista”. The following year Ruslana brought the country their first win with the song “Wild Dances”. It was a feat that would be replicated in 2016 by Jamala with her song “1944”; her emotionally charged song scored a record 534 points to take victory in Stockholm. In 2017 O.Torvald represented the country on home soil with the song “Time”. The group finished in 24th place, Ukraine’s worst result at the contest to date. Kalush Orchestra gave Ukraine their third victory in 2022 with “Stefania”. Ukraine is the last remaining country with a 100% semi-final qualification record.
