35 artists were chosen after castings concluded on 21 August . The selected artists include Verka Serduchka ( who was automatically qualified for the final ) , who represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 , and Anastasia Prikhodko , who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow , as well as several past national final entrants . On 14 October , Verka Serduchka withdrew from the competition . NTU replaced Serduchka with Pavel Tabakov
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011