The group Ziferblat will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025.

The group Ziferblat won the national selection for Ukraine's representative song for the international competition "Eurovision-2025" with their song "Bird Of Pray," which will take place in May in Switzerland. This was reported by UNN citing Public.

Details

As in previous years, the winner of the selection was determined by the voting results of the jury (half of the points) and the audience (the other half of the points). Audience voting was conducted both via SMS messages and through the "Dія" app. According to the data from "Dія," nearly 362.4 thousand citizens voted using the latter method.

Notably, the national selection with the contestants' performances was broadcasted as a recording rather than live. The performances were accompanied by sign language interpretation. The announcement of the competition results, however, took place live.

The show was hosted by Timur Miroshnichenko, Maria Efrosinina, and stand-up comedian Vasily Baidak. The jury included last year's winner of "Eurovision-2016," Jamala, and the leader of the rock band "Bez Obmezhen," Sergey Tanchynets.

When is "Eurovision-2025"

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel in 2025, as Nemo won in Sweden with the song The Code.

The grand final is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, while the semifinals will take place on May 13 and 15. The event will occur at the St. Jakobshalle arena.

A total of 38 countries will participate in the competition, with 32 competing in the semifinals. About 20 semifinal winners will advance to the final. Additionally, representatives from the "Big Five" countries (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain) and the previous year's winner, Switzerland, will automatically qualify for the final.

The Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR has already announced the hosts for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. They are Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker, and Sandra Studer.

Reminder

During the draw, the order of performances for the countries at Eurovision-2025 in Basel was established. Ukraine will perform on May 13 along with Sweden, Slovenia, and other countries in the first half of the first semifinal.