Ukraine: Vidbir 2020 Semi-final 2 results

Vidbir – the Ukrainian selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2020 – continued tonight, as the national broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) held the second Semi-final of this year's edition.

The eight songs were performed live, and a combination of votes from a jury panel and the Ukrainian public selected three more acts to join next week's Final. The three contestants who won the ticket to the final are Tvorchi, Khayat and David Axelrod.

Vidbir 2020 – Semi-final 2

15 February 2020

1. Tvorchi – "Bonfire" (16 points)
2. Khayat – "Call for Love" (14 points)
3. David Axelrod – "Horizon" (11 points)
4. Oleksandr Poriadynskyi – "Savior" (8 points)
5. Elina Ivashchenko – "Get Up" (8 points)
6. Moonzoo feat. F.M.F. Sure – "Maze" (7 points)
7. Fo Sho – "Blck Sqr" (6 points)
8. Garna – "Who We Are?" (2 points)

Vidbir 2020 – Finalists

• Krutь – "99"
• Go-A– "Solovey"
• Jerry Heil – "Vegan"
• Tvorchi – "Bonfire"
• Khayat – "Call for Love"
• David Axelrod – "Horizon"

Vidbir 2020

Vidbir 2020 will have three shows to be hosted by Serhii Prytula:

• 8 February 2020: Semi-final 1
• 15 February 2020: Semi-final 2
• 22 February 2020: Final

The jury has suffered a few changes for this year's edition. In the place of Eugene Filatov and Jamala, we have Ukraine's 2006 representative, Tina Karol, and Vitalii Drozdov:

• Andriy Danylko (Verka Serduchka) – comedian, drag artist and singer, Ukraine 2007 (2nd)
• Tina Karol – singer, actress and TV presenter, Ukraine 2006 (7th)
• Vitalii Drozdov – Director-general of Hit FM radio.

Ukraine in Eurovision Song Contest

Ukraine is one of the most successful countries in Eurovision Song Contest.

Out of 15 participations Ukraine has:

• Two victories: 2004 (Ruslana: "Wild Dances") and 2016 (Jamala: "1944")
• Two 2nd places: 2007 and 2008
• Qualified for the final: 14 out of 14 times!