eurovision 2007
Verka Serduchka
Verka Serduchka represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2007 in Helsinki with “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”, finishing 2nd of 24.
- who
- Ukrainian artist, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and actor.
- born
- 2 October 1973, Poltava
- contest
- 2007
- best result
- 2nd, 2007
- music
- comedy music, disco, pop rock, folk-pop, folk rock
- plays
- piano
- active
- since 1993
- record labels
- Mamamusic
- studied at
- Kyiv Municipal Academy of Variety and Circus Arts
- sang for
- Ukraine
Biography
Verka Serduchka is the stage persona of the Ukrainian comedian, actor and singer Andriy Danylko. As Verka, Danylko performed “Dancing Lasha Tumbai” for Ukraine in Helsinki in 2007 and finished second.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Verka Serduchka”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2007 Helsinki
“Dancing Lasha Tumbai”
2nd of 24 Finished 2nd of 24 in the final, with 235 points.
- Sung in
- German, English, Surzhyk
- Written by
- Andriy Danylko
- Running order
- 18th of 24 in the final
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Serbia: Marija Šerifović, “Molitva (Молитва)”
Play: Verka Serduchka — “Dancing Lasha Tumbai” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2007: Serbia wins at its first attempt, and the semi-final goes east
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Golden Gramophone Award
- Merited Artist of Ukraine
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- People's Artist of Ukraine
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Verka Serduchka, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2007 The result
Serbia won the semi-final, and then the final. Marija Šerifović sang "Molitva" and finished on 268 points, 33 ahead of Ukraine's Verka Serduchka. Russia was third.
- 2026 The shows
The anniversary was marked in the final with a medley by former contestants, among them Lordi, Ruslana, Alexander Rybak and Verka Serduchka.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.