Ukraine returned to the Eurovision Song Contest, after the nation withdrew in 2019 due to contractual disagreements with their chosen representative Maruv on conditions of taking part in the Ukrainian delegation.

In the final, "Solovey" performed by Go_A was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote.

Following a one-year absence due to their withdrawal in 2019 following contractual disagreements with their representative Maruv on conditions of taking part in the Ukrainian delegation, UA:PBC confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest on 20 September 2019.

Three acts were selected to advance from each semi-final based on the 50/50 combination of votes from a public televote and an expert jury.

The third stage was the final, which took place on 22 February 2020 and featured the six acts that qualified from the semi-finals vying to represent Ukraine in Rotterdam.

New rules from the 2020 edition only allowed for artists that had not performed in Russia since 2014 and entered the territory of Crimea without due permission to apply for the competition.

[6] The sixteen acts were allocated to one of two semi-finals during a draw that took place on 22 January, which was hosted by Ruslan Kvinta.

[11][12][13] On 28 January 2020, the allocation draw was held at Rotterdam City Hall, placing Ukraine into the second half of the second semi-final.

[16] During a replacement show Eurovision Song Celebration 2020 broadcast on YouTube in place of the semi-finals, it was revealed that Ukraine would have performed last at the contest, in position 17 following the entry from Romania.

[17] Some of the broadcasters scheduled to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 organised alternative competitions.

Austria's ORF broadcast Der kleine Song Contest in April 2020, which saw every entry being assigned to one of three semi-finals.

A jury consisting of ten singers that had represented Austria at Eurovision before was hired to rank each song; the best-placed entry in each semi-final advanced to the final round.