The line-up for Ukraine’s Eurovision 2024 selection is now complete. After a wildcard round to select the last finalist, ANKA has emerged victorious with her entry “Palala” and will now compete in Vidbir 2024.
Broadcaster Suspilne held an online public vote in the Diia app to choose the 11th finalist of Vidbir 2024. ANKA with the song “Palala” got the most votes — 80,944 (26.78%) — securing a ticket to the final of the national selection to be held on the 3 February 2024.
Online public voting took place from 15 to 21 December. More than 300,000 Ukrainians cast their votes.
Our readers agreed with the decision. ANKA was the top pick from our poll, securing almost a quarter of the vote.
- ANKA – “Palala” – 23.63%, 203 votes
- STASYA – “Rika” – 19.44%, 167 votes
- KRYLATA – “Queen” – 17.11%, 147 votes
- Carpetman – “Endless fight” – 13.39%, 115 votes
- SWOIIA – “Little Angels” – 6.29%, 54 votes
- TESLENKO – “Lights go up” – 5.94%, 51 votes
- SHÉPA – “SUPERNOVA” – 5.94%, 51 votes
- PARFENIUK – “Among the Winds” – 5.12%, 44 votes
- KARYOTYPE – “Sadness” – 3.14%, 27 votes
Total votes: 859
As the “public choice” winner, ANKA will now join the 10 finalists selected through auditions. One of them will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2024 in the Swedish city of Malmö.
Vidbir 2024 finalists
- alyona alyona & Jerry Heil — “Teresa & Maria”
- ANKA — “Palala”
- Drevo — “Endless chain”
- INGRET — “Keeper”
- MÉLOVIN — “DREAMER”
- NAHABA — “GLASSS”
- NAZVA — “Slavic English”
- SKYLERR — “Time is running out”
- YAGODY — “Tsunamia”
- YAKTAK — “Lalala”
- Ziferblat — “Place I Call Home”
The songs of the ten finalists selected through auditions will be released in January.
As in previous years, the winner will be determined by a combination of public and jury voting. Ukrainians will choose the jury of the final by online voting.
Are you excited that ANKA has won the wildcard vote for Vidbir 2024? Which of the other finalists’ songs are your most looking forward to hearing? Let us know in the comments below.
