Ukraine held its national final for Eurovision 2026: “Vidbir 2026”.
10 artists competed for the right to represent the country in Vienna, and the night concluded with a winner
Timur Miroshnychenko and Lesia Nikitiuk hosted the show, while Jamala was the musical manager of the selection.
You can watch the show here:
With English commentary
Without commentary:
The show featured several interval acts, among them: Jamala (Eurovision 2016 winner), Zlata (Eurovision 2013), Tvocrhi (Eurovision 2023), Ziferblat (Eurovision 2025), and Satoshi (Moldova, Eurovision 2026)
The Songs
10 artists performed tonight in the following running order:
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- Valeriya Force — “Open Our Hearts“
- MOLODI — “The Legends“
- Monokate — “Tуt“ (Eng: Here)
- The Elliens — “Crawling Whispers“
- LAUD — “Lightkeeper“
- LELÉKA— “Рідним“ (Eng: Native)
- Mr. Vel — “Do or Done“
- KHAYAT — “Hertzi”
- Jerry Heil — “Catharticus” (Prayer)
- ShchukaRyba — “Моя земля” (Eng: My Land)
The Results
The jury panel will consist of: Zlata Ognevich, Ruslana, Yevhen Filatov, Vitaliy Drozdov, and Kostiantyn Tomilchenko
The results were based on 50% jury votes (converted to a 1-10 points system) and 50% public votes (converted to a 1-10point system).
The jury voted as follows:
Adding the public voted on top:
Therefore, LELÉKA wins “Vidbir 2026” with the song “Ridnym” (Eng: Native).
She will represent Ukraine in Eurovision 2026
Ukraine will compete in semi-final 2 of Eurovision 2026 (May 14th, 2026).
The country is allocated to perform in the second half of the show.
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
