Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Ukraine was represented at the Junior [Eurovision Song Contest 2019] in Gliwice, Poland with the song "The Spirit of Music" performed by Sophia Ivanko. Their entrant was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.
Background
Prior to the 2019 Contest, Ukraine had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its debut in. Ukraine have never missed a contest since their debut appearance, having won the contest once in with the song "Nebo", performed by Anastasiya Petryk. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has hosted the contest twice, at the Palace of Sports in, and the Palace "Ukraine" in. In the Junior Eurovision [Song Contest 2018|2018 contest], Darina Krasnovetska represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Say Love". She ended 4th out of 20 entries with 182 points.
Internal selection
The Ukrainian representative was determined by a seven-member jury formed of both representatives of Ukrainian television, as well as music industry professionals and announced on 19 August 2019. The jury panel that selected the winner consisted of: Oleksandra Koltsova, Alyosha, Adam, Tanya Sha, Oleksandr Stasov, Oksana Shibinskaya and Stanislav Medvedev. Together with the winner announcement, jury member Alyosha also announced the reasoning for the selection of Sophia Ivanko, stating: "We have decided that Sofia Ivanko would be the best representative of Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year. Why? Because she very much stands out from other participants, she is very special, she has her specific, very expressively emotional character, she is mysterious and there is something about her, not characteristic of other people or other participants. The song needs a little more extra work, and then it will be very cool material, a cool song. I hope that Ukraine’s entry will be highly appreciated not only here, in this room, but also all over the world."
| Artist | Song |
| Alisa Chydzhan | "Novyi den" |
| Anhelina Terennikova | "Fly Away" |
| Evanhelina Zamula | "Malyu You" |
| Mariya Tkachuk | "Nytochky" |
| Oleksandr Balabanov | "Power in You" |
| Oleksandr Zazarashvilli | "Moia MA " |
| Polina Pisartsova | "My Friend" |
| Sophia Ivanko | "Koly zdaietsia" |
| Valeriya Khrystyuk | "I Will Shine" |
| Varvara Koshova | "Dyvo v rozmayitti" |
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Ukraine was drawn to perform thirteenth on 24 November 2019, following Ireland and preceding Netherlands.
Voting
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
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| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point | |