Sweet People
Place: 10
(Total Score: 108)
Lyrics:
Oh, sweet people\\nWhat have we done?\\nTell me what is happening?\\nFor all that we've built\\nTumbles and is gone\\n\nOh, sweet people\\nHave you no love for mankind?\\nMust you go on killing\\nJust to pass the time?\\n\nThe message is so true\\nThe end is really near\\nAll these feelings take me down\\nIt steals the things so dear\\n\nYes, the message is so real\\nDon't turn all the earth to stone\\nBecause, because, because\\nThis is your home\\n\nOh, sweet people\\nWhat about our children?\\nIn theatres and video games\\nThey watch what we send to ruin\\n\nOh, sweet people\\nWhat senseless game\\nHave we all been playing?\\nNo one but you to blame?\\n\nThe message is so true\\nThe end is really near\\nAll these feelings take me down\\nIt steals the things so dear\\n\nYes, the message is so real\\nDon't turn all the earth to stone\\nBecause, because, because\\nThis is your home\\n\nThis is our home
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Sweet People" written by Borys Kukoba, Vadim Lisitsa and Olena Kucher. The song was performed by Alyosha. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Vasyl Lazarovych was internally selected in December 2009 by NTU to compete at the 2010 contest, with a national final being held to select the song that he would perform. "I Love You" written by Brandon Stone and Olga Yarynich was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote, however in March 2010, NTU announced that they would organise an open national final to select a new 2010 Ukrainian entry after objections to the internal selection of Lazarovych. The second national selection was held on 20 March 2010; twenty entries competed and "To Be Free" performed by Alyosha was selected as the winner after tying for first place following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote—the tie was decided in Alyosha's favour after "To Be Free" scored the highest with the jury. Following the national final, it was revealed that NTU were required to select a replacement entry following plagiarism allegations and that "To Be Free" had been made available publicly in 2008. The replacement entry, "Sweet People", was presented to the public on 24 March. Ukraine was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 8, "Sweet People" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 29 May. It was later revealed that Ukraine placed seventh out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 77 points. In the final, Ukraine performed in position 17 and placed tenth out of the 25 participating countries with 108 points.
Overall Final Postion: 10
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