Ukraine
Eurovision debut: 2003
Total appearances to date: 18
Best finish: Three-time winners - 2004 (Ruslana, 'Wild Dances'), 2016 (Jamala, '1944'), 2022 (Kalush Orchestra, 'Stefania')
2023 performance: Sixth of 26 with 'Heart of Steel' by Tvorchi
Official broadcaster: Suspilne
2024 selection process: National selection, 'Vidbir 2024'
Artist: Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil
Song: 'Teresa & Maria'
Songwriter(s): Aliona Savranenko, Anton Chilibi, Ivan Klymenko, Yana Shemaieva
Language: Ukrainian and English
Sounds Like: The Traitors breaking out into song
Official music video
Lyrics
(English translation)
Spri-spri-spring carves its way,
No matter what, the world is on her shoulders
Pa-pa-path is winding and rocky
But you should know: your own happiness is in your hands
Come on, little girl, light up
I'm not holy, I'm alive
Mother Teresa and Diva Maria are with us
Barefoot, as if on a blade, they walked on the ground
With us mama Teresa, Diva Maria
All the Divas were born as human beings
Mother Teresa and Diva Maria are with us
Barefoot, as if on a blade, they walked on the ground
With us mama Teresa, Diva Maria
All the Divas were born as human beings
Even when we were little, we searched for a path,
And life is a loop, as if for those who are falling
On her shoulders, still a young girl,
She carries a burden of pain, seeing it as a flaw
Again not as she should be, or too tender,
Clothes on her bones, naked or going down the aisle
Where is your child? What is your life?
But the years are flying! You should be aware: the end is near
And may someone want us to break
May there be energy in you not the elbow-deep, but the finger-deep
And may someone hide hatred and envy behind a smile,
When you let anger into your heart, instead of kindness and love.
But there are saints in the sky, their feet have seen this earth, you know,
That's why your thorny path is not in vain
And though it may be very scary and dark and sometimes not easy,
But you'll always have your ancestors following you from heaven
Mother Teresa and Diva Maria are with us
Barefoot, as if on a blade, they walked on the ground
With us mama Teresa, Diva Maria
All the Divas were born as a human beings
Mother Teresa and Diva Maria are with us
Barefoot, as if on a blade, they walked on the ground
With us mama Teresa, Diva Maria
All the Divas were born as human beings
Performance schedule: Ukraine will perform fifth in the first semi-final on Tuesday, May 7
Bookmaker odds: 9/2
Neil Wilkes
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