Petlyura aimed "through song, through culture, through Ukraine's thousand-year-old folklore... to show that we are a nation, we are not Russians," said Peresunko. "The idea was through song to ...

Ukraine began participating in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and has won three times. Ruslana secured Ukraine's first Eurovision victory with her song "Wild Dances" in 2004. Jamala secured ...