The 2025 Ukrainian Eurovision hopefuls, Ziferblat, have released the cover version of Salvador Sobral’s Eurovision 2017 winning entry ‘Amar Pelos Dois’.

Ziferblat were crowned the winners of the 2025 Ukrainian national final- Vidbir 2025 with their song ‘Bird Of Pray‘. The band will have the grand honour of representing Ukraine at ESC 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.

Ziferblat have released the cover version of ‘Amar Pelos Dois’

Ukraine in Eurovision

Ukraine debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and has achieved great results in the competition, having won the contest thrice (2004, 2016, 2022). The country has enjoyed extraordinary results in the competition: 3 victories (2004, 2016, 2022), 2 2nd placings ( 2007, 2008),  2 3rd placings (2013, 2024),  1 4th placing (2011), 1 5th placing (2021).  Ukraine is the only country which has never missed to qualify to the Grand Final since the introduction of the semi-finals in the competition.

Source: eurovision.tv
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