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Mélovin
Kostyantyn Mykolayovych Bocharov ( uk, Костянти́н Микола́йович Бочаро́в; born 11 April 1997), better known by his stage name Mélovin (stylised as MÉLOVIN; uk, Ме́ловін, links=no), is a Ukraine, Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He first came to prominence after winning season six of ''X-Factor (Ukrainian TV series), X-Factor Ukraine''. He Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Under the Ladder", finishing in seventeenth place, with 130 points. Early life Bocharov was born in Odesa to parents Mykola Bocharov and Valentyna Bocharova. He became interested in music at a young age, and as a child would put on and perform in concerts at his school. He later began attending a music school, but left before graduating. He subsequently enrolled in a theatre school, which he graduated from. Career 2015–2016: ''X-Factor Ukraine'' Bocharov had auditione ...
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Ukraine In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Ukraine participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Under the Ladder" written by Mike Ryals, Kostyantyn Bocharov and Anton Karskyi. The song was performed by Mélovin, which is the artistic name of singer Kostyantyn Bocharov. The Ukrainian broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) organised a national final in collaboration with commercial broadcaster STB in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The national selection consisted of two semi-finals, held on 10 and 17 February 2018, and a final, held on 24 February 2018; nine entries competed in each semi-final with the top three from each semi-final advancing to the final. In the final, "Under the Ladder" performed by Mélovin was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote. Ukraine was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2018 ...
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Under The Ladder
"Under the Ladder" is a song performed by Ukrainian singer Mélovin. The song was released as a digital download on 18 January 2018 through Umyh Music, and was written by Mélovin along with Mike Ryals and Anton Karskyi. It represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. It was included in Mélovin’s 2018 album "Octopus". Eurovision Song Contest On 16 January 2018, Mélovin was confirmed as one of the 18 competing acts in ''Vidbir 2018'', the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, with the song "Under the Ladder". He competed in the second semi-final on 17 February 2018, where he qualified to the final as one of the top three finishers, placing first with the highest number of televotes from the Ukrainian public and second-highest number of jury votes from the jury consisting of Jamala, Andriy Danylko, and Eugene Filatov. He won the final on 24 February and represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The son ...
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The Masked Singer Ukraine
''The Masked Singer Ukraine'' ( uk, Маска; lit. ''Mask'') is a Ukrainian reality singing competition television series based on the ''Masked Singer'' franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show ''King of Mask Singer''. It premiered on Ukraina TV channel on 16 January 2021. Cast Panellists and host Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by Ukraina that a television presenter and stand-up comedian Volodymyr Ostapchuk will serve as the show's host. On 29 December 2020, the permanent panel of celebrity detectives was announced, which is composed of singers Olya Polyakova, Dzidzio, Andriy Danylko Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko ( uk, Андрі́й Миха́йлович Дани́лко; born 2 October 1973), better known as his drag persona Verka Serduchka ( uk, Вє́рка Сердю́чка, links=no, ; russian: Ве́рка Серд ..., and NK (Ukrainian singer), NK. In the second episode of the show, they were joined ...
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X-Factor (Ukrainian TV Series)
''X-Factor'' ( uk, Ікс-Фактор) is the Ukrainian version of ''The X Factor'', a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show for aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. Auditions were held in major cities of Ukraine: Dnipro, Lviv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Korosten, Zaporizhzhia, Simferopol, Mykolaiv, Chernivtsi, Uzhhorod, Lutsk, and Rivne. So far there have been ten winners of the show Oleksiy Kuznetsov, Viktor Romanchenko, Aida Nikolaychuk, Alexander Poryadinsky, Dmitry Babak, Kostyantyn Bocharov, Sevak Khanagyan, Misha Panchishyn, ZBSband and Elina Ivashchenko. Series overview To date, ten seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below. * Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ihor Kondratuik" * Contestant in (or mentor of) "Sergei Sosedov" * Contestant in (or mentor of) "Seryoga" * Contestant in (or mentor of) "Yolka" * Contestant in (or mentor of) "Irina Dubtsova" * Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ivan Dorn" * Contes ...
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Ukraine In The Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 17 times since making its debut in 2003. Ukraine has won the contest three times: in with "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, in with "1944" by Jamala, and in with " Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, thus becoming the first country in the 21st century and the first Eastern European country to win the contest three times. Ukraine hosted the and contests in Kyiv. Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ukraine is the only country outside of the " Big Five" to have qualified for the final of every contest they have competed in, and has been placed outside the top-ten only six times. Ukraine has a total of eight top-five placements, with Verka Serduchka () and Ani Lorak () both finishing second, Zlata Ognevich third (), Mika Newton fourth () and Go_A fifth (), in addition to its wins. The only countries with more top-five results in the 21st century are (12) and (10). History Ukraine made its debut in 2003, when Olek ...
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Ukraine In The Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Ukraine participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Time" written by Yevhen Halych and Yevhen Kamenchuk. The song was performed by the band O.Torvald. In addition to participating in the contest, the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in with the song "1944" performed by Jamala. NTU organised a national final in collaboration with commercial broadcaster STB in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv. The national selection consisted of three semi-finals, held on 4, 11 and 18 February 2017, and a final, held on 25 February 2017; eight entries competed in each semi-final with the top two from each semi-final advancing to the final. In the final, "Time" performed by O.Torvald was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote. As the host country, Ukraine qualified to compete ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Lisbon Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2018. The three live shows were presented by Portuguese television presenters Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado and Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah, marking the first time that the contest was presented by four hosts. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the and editions. returned after their absence from the previous edition, and for the first time since , no country that participated in the previous edition withdrew. The winner was Israel with the song "Toy", performed by Ne ...
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1997 Births
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Go A
Go_A ( uk, Ґоу_Ей) is a Ukrainian electro-folk band first formed in 2012 who were set to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with the song " Solovey". Following the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band represented the country in 2021, this time with " Shum", with which they placed fifth in the final. History The idea to form a band that would combine modern electronic music with ethnic motifs first came to Taras Shevchenko in 2011, but the first attempts to work with actual musicians took place in 2012. At the end of that year, in December, the first song "Koliada" (Коляда) was released. The band's name means "return to the roots" and was made by combining the English word "Go" with the Greek letter "Alpha", which symbolizes the beginning of everything. The band first gained attention after the release of the single "Vesnianka" (Веснянка), which won the national competition The Be ...
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Odesa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre. As of January 2021 Odesa's population was approximately In classical antiquity a large Greek settlement existed at its location. The first chronicle mention of the Slavic settlement-port of Kotsiubijiv, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, dates back to 1415, when a ship was sent from here to Constantinople by sea. After a period of Lithuanian Grand Duchy control, the port and its surroundings became part of the domain of the Ottomans in 1529, under the name Hacibey, and remained there until the empire's defeat in the Russo-Turkish War of 1792. In 1794, the modern city of Odesa was founded by a decree of the Russian empress Catherine the ...
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Sevak Khanagyan
Sevak Khanagyan ( hy, Սևակ Խանաղյան, russian: Севак Тигранович Ханагян, Sevak Tigranovich Khanagyan; born 28 July 1987) is a Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter. Khanagyan came to prominence while competing in season four of ''The Voice of Russia'' in 2015, and he later won season seven of '' X-Factor Ukraine'' the following year. He has been a coach on '' The Voice of Armenia'' since its fourth season in 2017. Khanagyan represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " Qami" (Wind). Early life Khanagyan was born on 28 July 1987 in Metsavan, a village in the Lori Province. When he was in seventh grade, his family left Armenia and moved to Kursk in Russia. He went on to study music in Moscow, and graduated with a degree in 2014. Career 2015–2017: Beginnings and ''X-Factor Ukraine'' In 2015, Khanagyan competed in the first season of ''Glavnaya Stsena'', the Russian version of ''The X Factor''. He was mentored by Maxim ...
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Odesa, Ukraine
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre. As of January 2021 Odesa's population was approximately In classical antiquity a large Greek settlement existed at its location. The first chronicle mention of the Slavic settlement-port of Khadjibey, Kotsiubijiv, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, dates back to 1415, when a ship was sent from here to Constantinople by sea. After a period of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuanian Grand Duchy control, the port and its surroundings became part of the domain of the Ottoman Dynasty, Ottomans in 1529, under the name Khadjibey, Hacibey, and remained there until the empire's defeat in the Russo ...
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