We continue the National Final Reminder with something from 2012. Today, we will travel to Ukraine.

Ukraine back in 2012 decided its representative through Evrobachennya 2012 – Natsionalyni Vidbir, a show similar to Vidbir that is in use today. 21 songs participated in the live final selection.

The song “Dance” finished second in the final, beaten by just 3 points from the winning entry Gaitana. The song was performed by Max Barskih.

Max Barskih

Max Barskih was born on 8th of March 1990, in Kherson, Ukraine. His real name is Mykola Mykolaiovych Bortnyk. In 2008 he participated in a Ukrainian talent show. Since then he had gained attention, winning many awards and releasing many singles. In 2012 he tried to represent his country at Eurovision, but he finished second, behind Gaitana and “Be My Guest”.

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