Шлях України до ОМSC (OMSC 12)

Шлях України до ОМSC (OMSC 12) was the 1ˢᵗ edition of the Ukrainian music competition Шлях України до ОМSC and was held between the 2ⁿᵈ and the 4ᵗʰ April 2021. The slogan of this edition was “I don't know!”.

The winner of the contest was Artem Pivovarov with his song "No. 1". He represented Ukraine in OMSC 12 in Kraków, Poland, placing TBA with TBA points.

Format
Шлях України до ОМSC (OMSC 12), organised by Nacional'na Suspilʹna Teleradiokompaniya Ukraïny (UA:PBC), was the first edition of the contest to determine the Ukrainian representative/s for OMSC 12. This edition was held in one of the most popular cities of Ukraine, Odessa. The show was held between the the 2ⁿᵈ and the 4ᵗʰ April 2021 with six artists competing.

Voting
The semi-finals, the second chance round and the final voting consisted uniquely in public votes.

In the semi-finals the artist with the most votes qualified directly for the final, while the second artist with the most votes qualified for the second chance round, held on the 4ᵗʰ April 2021, with the hope to qualify for the final as well.

Competing Entries
The competing entries were announced to the public between the 3ʳᵈ and the 4ᵗʰ April 2021, the day of their respective semi-final. Also the automatic qualifier was announced between those days but their songs was announced in the following days.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on the 2ⁿᵈ April 2021 in Odessa.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on the 3ʳᵈ April 2021 in Odessa.

Second Chance
The second chance round took place on the 3ʳᵈ April 2021 in Odessa.

Final
The final took place on the 4ᵗʰ April 2021 in Odessa.