The
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at
St. Jakobshalle in
Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Ukraine was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show. Ukraine performed in position 5, following
Estonia and preceding
Sweden. In Ukraine, all shows of the contest were broadcast by Suspilne. The main commentator was
Timur Miroshnychenko, the host of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Performances Ziferblat took part in a technical rehearsal on 8 May and a dress rehearsal on 12 May. Through the director, major changes were made to the staging from the original Vidbir performance. Intense rehearsals were conducted both in person and online to ease logistical challenges due to having a team outside of Ukraine. One of the backing singers was Khrystyna Starykova, a participant at the 2025 Vidbir national selection. The performance was described as retro-style; bathed in soft pink light, a pair of giant wings unfurled at the climax. The LED walls contained pink and green graphics which matched the timing of the music. Ukraine performed in the first semi-final at position 5, after 's
Melody and before 's
KAJ. Ukraine qualified for the grand final, and it was later revealed that the country gained 137 points. In the grand final, Ukraine performed 7th in the running order, after Spain's Melody and before the 's
Remember Monday. Ukraine gained 218 points, placing ninth in the final. The Ukrainian jury consisted of Dmytro Shurov, Kostiantyn Bocharov, Natela Zatsarynna, Olena Shoptenko-Ivanova and Tetiana Reshetniak. In the first semi-final, Ukraine placed 1st with 137 points, receiving 12 points from
Cyprus,
Poland,
Portugal and
Spain. In the final, Ukraine placed 9th with 218 points, receiving 12 points in the televote from
Czechia,
Poland, and
Israel. Over the course of the contest, Ukraine awarded 12 points to
Norway in the first semi-final, and to
Germany (jury) and
Lithuania (televote) in the final. Ukraine qualified for the Grand Final, finishing 1st out of 15 participants with 137 points. In the final, Ukraine performed 7th in the running order, following
Spain and preceding
United Kingdom. In the final, Ukraine placed 9th with 218 points, finishing in 14th place in the jury voting with 60 points and in 6th place in the televote with 158 points. appointed
Jerry Heil, who together with
alyona alyona represented Ukraine in 2024, as its spokesperson to announce the Ukrainian jury's votes in the final.
Points awarded to Ukraine }
Points awarded by Ukraine Detailed voting results Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The following members comprised the Ukrainian jury: •
Dmytro Shurov •
Kostiantyn Bocharov (Mélovin) • Natela Zatsarynna • Olena Shoptenko-Ivanova •
Tetiana Reshetniak (Tayanna) == Notes ==