Tonight’s first Semi-Final of Vidbir 2018 saw ESC big-hitters Ukraine pick the first three acts who’ll go up against each other in the Final in two weeks’ time.
The three who made it through, thanks to a combination of public and jury voting, were:
- Сonstantine: ‘Misto’
- Serhiy Babkin: ‘Kriz tvoyi ochi’
- Laud: ‘Waiting’
- Kazka: ‘Dyva’
- The VIO: ‘Ng’a-Ng’a’
- Kozak System: ‘Mamai’
- Vil’na: ‘Forest song’
- Pur:Pur: ‘Fire’
- The Erised: ‘Heroes’
JURY VOTES
COMPLETE OVERALL RESULT
| Semi-final 1 – 10 February 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| Percentage | Points | |||||||
| 3 | Laud | “Waiting” | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 9 | The Erised | “Heroes” | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Vilna | “Forest Song” | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Pur:Pur | “Fire” | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Serhiy Babkin | “Kriz tvoyi ochi” | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Kazka | “Dyva” | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1 | Constantine | “Misto” | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 6 | Kozak System | “Mamai” | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | The VYO | “Ng’a-Ng’a” | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
We’ll do it all again next Saturday to find out who’ll be joining tonight’s successful trio of contenders at the sharp end of the selection process for ESC 2018.
Ukraine – winners of the ESC in 2004 and 2016 thanks to Ruslana and Jamala – will be appearing in the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2018 on Thursday 10th May, as they seek a third victory in fifteen attempts.