Country Ukraine 2009 • 2010► | Selected entrant Andranik Alexanyan | |
Selection process National Final
50% Jury
50% Televoting Selection date(s) Semi-final
14 May 2009
Final
14 June 2009 Selected song "Tri topoli, tri surmy" | ||
Ukraine will be the host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held at the Palace of Sports in Kiev.NTU has held a national final to select the fourth Ukrainian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
National final («Євробачення-2009»)
NTU held a national final to select the Ukrainian entry to the JESC 2009. From the 70 accepted entries received by NTU for the contest, a professional jury selected 32 to compete in a pre-recorded semi-final on 14 May.
The members of the professional jury were: Roman Nedzelskiy, vice-president of NTU; Mihaylo Chemberzhi, director of the Kiev Youth Academy of Arts; Natalia Efimenko, vocal tutor of the Kiev Music Academy; Victor Knysh, director of representative office of Artek in Kiev and staging director of the national final; Olexander Zlotnik, composer; Marina Modina, singer; and Nadya Atonasova, head of dance studio "A6".
At the semi-final on 14 May, 15 entries were selected by the professional jury to progress to the live final on 14 June.
The final of the contest was held at the International Children's Centre 'Artek' in Kiev on 14 June. The show was hosted by commentator for Eurovision and Junior Eurovision Timur Miroshnichenko, and three-time participant at the Ukrainian Junior national final Marietta. The winner was decided by 50% televoting and 50% jury vote from the 15 competing entries.
The members of the professional jury in the final was: Vasil Ilaschuk, president of NTU; Yuriy Pavlenko, Minister for Family, Youth and Sports Affairs; Vasil Vovkun, Minister for Culture and Tourism Affairs; Mihaylo Chemberzhi; director of the Kiev Youth Academy of Arts; Olexander Zlotnik, composer; Boris Novozhilov, director of the International Children's Centre 'Artek'; Marina Modina, singer; and Vasil Lazarovich, singer.
The winner of the national final (attended by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko) was Andranik Alexanyan with "Try topoli, try surmy".