Jamala has won the Ukrainian national selection with her song 1944 and will represent them at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. She won a close final after beating The Hardkiss by collecting the most televotes (both acts had the same number of points after the voting from the jury and televoting).

The six acts in the final were –

1. Brunettes Shoot Blondes – Every Monday
2. NuAngels – Higher
3. The Hardkiss – Helpless
4. Jamala – 1944
5. SunSay – Love Manifest
6. Pur:Pur – We Do Change

Nicky Byrne was a guest at the interval where he performed the Irish 2016 Eurovision song Sunlight.

You can see Jamala perform 1944 below. The song was performed in a combination of English and Crimean Tatar languages.

Source: www.eurovision.tv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1yzjoNTokk