Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Be My Guest" written by Gaitana and Kiwi Project. The song was performed by Gaitana. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Twenty-one entries competed in the national selection held on 18 February 2012 and "Be My Guest" performed by Gaitana was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote.
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Country | Ukraine | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Evrobachennya 2012 – Natsionalyni vidbir | |||
Selection date(s) | 18 February 2012 | |||
Selected entrant | Gaitana | |||
Selected song | "Be My Guest" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 64 points) | |||
Final result | 15th, 65 points | |||
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Ukraine was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 7, "Be My Guest" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed eighth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 64 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 25 and placed fifteenth out of the 26 participating countries with 65 points.