Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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Country
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Ukraine
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Selection process
| Internal selection
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Selection date(s)
| Artist:
23 January 2004
Song:
25 March 2004
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Selected entrant
| Ruslana
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Selected song
| "
Wild Dances
"
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Selected songwriter(s)
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Semi-final result
| Qualified
(2nd, 256 points)
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Final result
| 1st, 280 points
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Ukraine
participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
with the song "
Wild Dances
" written by
Ruslana
and
Oleksandr Ksenofontov
. The song was performed by Ruslana, who was internally selected by the Ukrainian broadcaster
National Television Company of Ukraine
(NTU) to represent Ukraine at the 2004 contest in
Istanbul
, Turkey. "Dyki tantsi" performed by Ruslana was announced as the Ukrainian entry on 23 January 2004. The song was later retitled as "Wild Dances" and presented to the public on 25 March 2004.
Ukraine competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 11, "Wild Dances" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed second out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 256 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 10 and placed first out of the 24 participating countries, winning the contest with 280 points. This was Ukraine's first win in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Background
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Prior to the 2004 contest, Ukraine had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest one time since its first entry in
2003
where they placed 14th with the song "Hasta la Vista" performed by
Oleksandr Ponomaryov
.
[1]
The Ukrainian national broadcaster,
National Television Company of Ukraine
(NTU), broadcasts the event within Ukraine and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. NTU confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest on 15 October 2003.
[2]
The broadcaster had used an internal selection in order to select the Ukrainian entry in 2003, a method which was continued to select the 2004 Ukrainian entry.
[3]
Before Eurovision
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Internal selection
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On 23 January 2004, NTU announced that they had internally selected
Ruslana Lyzhychko
to represent Ukraine in Istanbul.
[4]
Ruslana's selection as the Ukrainian representative was decided upon from two artists considered by the Arts Council of NTU, the other being
Ani Lorak
.
[5]
Anzhelika Rudnytska was also reported by Ukrainian media to have been considered, but was later denied by the broadcaster.
[6]
On 28 January 2004, it was announced during a press conference that Ruslana would be performing the song "
Wild Dances
" at the Eurovision Song Contest, which was named after her latest album released in June 2003 under the Ukrainian title
Dyki tantsi
.
[5]
[7]
[8]
The song, written by Ruslana together with
Oleksandr Ksenofontov
, featured a bilingual mix of
Ukrainian
and
English
lyrics.
[9]
"Wild Dances" was presented to the public through the release of the official music video, directed by Evgeny Mitrofanov and filmed at the Ice Palace in
Kyiv
, on 25 March 2004.
[10]
[11]
Promotion
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Ruslana made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Wild Dances" as the Ukrainian Eurovision entry. Promotional activities included concert appearances in more than fourteen countries, including performances at the Maltese Eurovision national final
Malta Song for Europe 2004
on 14 February and the Latvian Eurovision national final
Eirodziesma 2004
on 28 February.
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[13]
[14]
At Eurovision
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It was announced that the competition's format would be expanded to include a semi-final in 2004. According to the rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
Big Four
" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the ten highest placed finishers in the
2003
contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 12 May 2004 in order to compete for the final on 15 May 2004; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. On 23 March 2004, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Ukraine was set to perform in position 11, following the entry from
Greece
and before the entry from
Lithuania
.
[15]
The Ukrainian performance featured Ruslana, dressed in a leather suit designed by Roksolana Bogutskaya, performing a choreographed routine with four dancers.
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At the end of the semi-final, Ukraine was announced as having finished in the top 10 and consequently qualifying for the grand final.
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It was later revealed that Ukraine placed second in the semi-final, receiving a total of 256 points.
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The draw for the running order for the final was done by the presenters during the announcement of the ten qualifying countries during the semi-final and Ukraine was drawn to perform in position 10, following the entry from
Albania
and before the entry from
Croatia
. Ukraine won the contest placing first with a score of 280 points.
[19]
This was Ukraine's first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest since their first entry in
2003
.
[20]
In Ukraine, both the semi-final and the final were broadcast on
Pershyi Natsionalnyi
with commentary by presenter and reporter of the music channel
M1
Rodion Pryntsevskyi. Pryntsevskyi was due to provide reportages from Istanbul for the show
Euroserie
before NTU invited him to commentate their live broadcasts.
[21]
[22]
The Ukrainian spokesperson, who announced the Ukrainian votes during the final, was radio DJ, producer and presenter
Pavlo Shylko
. As the last country to announce its votes when it had already become clear then that Ukraine would win the contest, Shylko screamed in Ukrainian at the beginning of his announcement: "Oh, how much we love you! We will go for vacation to Turkey as entire Ukraine! Do you understand?"
[23]
Shylko would go on to co-host the
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
together with
Maria Efrosinina
.
Marcel Bezencon Awards
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The
Marcel Bezencon Awards
, first awarded during the
2002 contest
, are awards honouring the best competing songs in the final each year. Named after the creator of the annual contest,
Marcel Bezencon
, the awards are divided into 3 categories: the Press Award, given to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the event; the Artistic Award, presented to the best artist as voted on by the shows' commentators; and the Composer Award, given to the best and most original composition as voted by the participating composers. Ruslana was awarded the Artistic Award, which was announced during an after show party on 16 May 2004.
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Voting
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Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ukraine and awarded by Ukraine in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Serbia and Montenegro in the semi-final and the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Ukraine
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Points awarded by Ukraine
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Participation
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Artists
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Songs
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Countries
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Artists
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Songs
| Final
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Semi-final
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- "Celebrate"
- "
Dziesma par laimi
"
- "
Foi magia
"
- "
Jugarem a estimar-nos
"
- "
Leha'amin
"
- "My Galileo"
- "
Notre planete
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- "Shame on You"
- "Stay Forever"
- "Takes 2 to Tango"
- "
Tii
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- "What's Happened to Your Love"
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