| Ukraine | |
| Contest: | JESC |
| Broadcaster: | Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) |
| Apps: | 18 |
| Highest: | 1st: |
| Host: | , |
| Website: | UA:PBC page |
| Current: | 2023 |
Ukraine has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2006. Ukrainian public broadcaster UA:PBC, has been responsible for the participation.
Ukraine won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nebo" performed by Anastasiya Petryk. Her sister, Viktoria Petryk, reached 2nd place at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with "Matrosy".
The country hosted the at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv on 21 November 2009. On 30 November 2013, Ukraine once again hosted the competition, this time at Palace "Ukraine" in Kyiv. Kyiv is the first city to host the contest twice, while Ukraine was then the second country after the to host the competition twice.
On 2 July 2018, UA:PBC initially announced that they would not take part in the contest in Minsk, Belarus due to financial difficulties.[1] However, on 2 August 2018, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that UA:PBC would participate in 2018.[2]
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| 1 | First place | |
| 2 | Second place | |
| 3 | Third place--> | |
| ◁ | Last place | |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete--> | |
| † | Upcoming event |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazar Slyusarchuk | "Ukrainian: Khlopchyk Rock 'n' Roll|i=unset" | 9 | 58 | ||
| Ilona Halytska | "Ukrainian: Urok hlamuru|i=unset" | Ukrainian | 9 | 56 | |
| Viktoria Petryk | "Ukrainian: Matrosy|i=unset" | Ukrainian | 2 | 135 | |
| Andranik Alexanyan | "Ukrainian: Try topoli, try surmy|i=unset" | Ukrainian | 5 | 89 | |
| Yuliya Gurska | "Ukrainian: Miy litak|i=unset" | Ukrainian | 14 ◁ | 28 | |
| Kristall | "Ukrainian: Evropa|i=unset" | Ukrainian, English | 11 | 42 | |
| Anastasiya Petryk | "Ukrainian: [[Nebo (Anastasiya Petryk song)|Nebo]]|i=unset" | Ukrainian, English | 1 | 138 | |
| Sofia Tarasova | "We Are One" | Ukrainian, English | 2 | 121 | |
| Sympho-Nick | "Spring Will Come" | Ukrainian, English | 6 | 74 | |
| Anna Trincher | "Ukrainian: Pochny z sebe|i=unset" | Ukrainian, English | 11 | 38 | |
| Sofia Rol | "Planet Craves for Love" | Ukrainian, English | 14 | 30 | |
| Anastasiya Baginska | "Don't Stop" | Ukrainian, English | 7 | 147 | |
| Darina Krasnovetska | "Say Love" | Ukrainian, English | 4 | 182 | |
| Sophia Ivanko | "The Spirit of Music" | Ukrainian, English | 15 | 59 | |
| Oleksandr Balabanov | "Ukrainian: Vidkryvai|i=unset (Open Up)" | Ukrainian, English | 7 | 106 | |
| Olena Usenko | "Ukrainian: Vazhil|i=unset" | Ukrainian | 6 | 125 | |
| Zlata Dziunka | "Ukrainian: Nezlamna|i=unset (Unbreakable)" | Ukrainian, English | 9 | 111 | |
| Anastasia Dymyd | "Kvitka" | Ukrainian, English | 5 | 128 | |
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[3] The Ukrainian broadcaster sent their own commentators to the contest in order to provide commentary in the Ukrainian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Ukraine. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2005.
| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta | |||
| Mariya Orlova | |||
| Timur Miroshnychenko | Elizabeth Arfush | ||
| Amanda Koenig | |||
| Kristall | |||
| Elizabeth Arfush | |||
| Timur Miroshnychenko | |||
| Sofia Kutsenko | |||
| Sophia Ivanko | |||
| Viktor Diachenko | Oleksandr Balabanov | ||
| Timur Miroshnychenko | Mykola Oliinyk | ||
| Zlata Dziunka |
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | Palace of Sports | Ani Lorak and Timur Miroshnychenko | |
| Palace "Ukraine" | Zlata Ognevich and Timur Miroshnychenko |