It's time for the national selections to start - Ukraine is set to choose their participant for this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest this week.
Ukraine picks finalists this week
Their last participant Kristall on stage in Yerevan at the 2011 Junior contest. Photo: Elke Roels (EBU)
4/Jun 2012 at 09:58 by Jarmo
On the 6th of June, a semi-final will take place in the studios of the Ukrainian broadcaster NTU. A jury will select 20 finalists.
The finalists will travel to the Crimea famous children's centre Artek. There they'll prepare for the final which will take place on either the 7th of 8th of July.
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