On 16 January 2018 , Mélovin was confirmed as one of the 18 competing acts in '' Vidbir 2018 '' , the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 , with the song " Under the Ladder " . He competed in the second semi-final on 17 February 2018 , where he qualified to the final as one of the top three finishers , placing first with the highest number of televotes from the Ukrainian public and second-highest number of jury votes from the jury consisting of Jamala , Andriy Danylko , and Eugene Filatov . He won the final on 24 February and will now represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Under the Ladder