Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Ukraine in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country Ukraine
Selection processEvrobachennya 2009  Natsionalyni vidbir
Selection date8 March 2009
Competing entry
Song"Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)"
ArtistSvetlana Loboda
Songwriters
  • Evheniy Matyushenko
  • Svetlana Loboda
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (6th, 80 points)
Final result12th, 76 points
Participation chronology
◄2008 2009 2010►

Ukraine was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" written by Evheniy Matyushenko and Svetlana Loboda. The song was performed by Svetlana Loboda. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The national selection consisted of a semi-final, held on 21 February 2009, and a final, held on 8 March 2009; thirty-one entries competed in the semi-final with the top fifteen advancing to the final. In the final, "Be My Valentine!" performed by Svetlana Loboda was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote. The song was later retitled as "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)".

Ukraine was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 17, "Be My Valentine (Anti-Crisis Girl)" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed sixth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 80 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 21 and placed twelfth out of the 25 participating countries with 76 points.