by Ofek Jerassi Comment Closed




The Ukrainian national broadcaster unveils the first nine contestants in the Ukrainian Eurovision national selection – “Vidbir 2025”. One additional contestant, to be chosen by the Ukrainian public, will join the list.

374 songs were submitted for the Ukrainian Eurovision national selection, from which 20 contestants were chosen for an initial shortlist. These candidates conducted auditions before a special panel of judges last week. Now, the Ukrainian national broadcaster Suspilne reveals nine of the ten contestants for the Ukrainian Eurovision national selection, “Vidbir 2025”. One of the 11 not initially selected will receive a wildcard from the audience, so that ultimately the list of ten contestants in the final broadcast of the selection will be published on January 17.




List of participants in Vidbir 2025 Final

  • Future Culture — “Waste My Time”
  • KHAYAT — “HONOR”
  • KRYLATA — “STAY TRUE”
  • MOLODI — “My Sea”
  • Ziferblat — “Bird of Prayer”
  • Abyei — “Dim”
  • DK Energetik — “Sil”
  • Masha Kondratenko — “No Time to Cry”
  • Vlad Sherif – “Wind of Change”

Among the contestants are several familiar names:

  • Ziferblat – Competed in last year’s Ukrainian national selection and reached second place with their song “Place I Call Home“.
  • Khayat – Competed in the 2020 Ukrainian national selection with his song “Call for Love” and reached second place.


As mentioned, one additional contestant from the 11 not initially chosen will be selected through online public voting. The complete list of contestants, which will include 10 participants, will be revealed on January 17.

The contestants, from which one additional will be chosen by the public, are:

  • Brykulets 
  • Enleo
  • Fiïnka
  • Grisana
  • Mon fia
  • Ranwari
  • Starykova Hrystina
  • Teslenko
  • Yagody
  • Muyad
  • Sluhai Sashu

Among these you can find:

  • Yagody – Competed in last year’s Ukrainian national selection and reached fifth place with his song “Tsunamia“.
  • Krylata – Competed in last year’s Ukrainian national selection with her song “Queen” but was eliminated in the first stage.
  • Fiinka – Competed in the 2023 Ukrainian national selection and reached fourth place with her song “Dovbush“.

Producer’s Statement and Selection Format

Tina Karol, the producer of the national selection, stated:

“The nine final contestants of the Eurovision 2025 national selection have been announced. Talented artists singing in various styles are already starting to prepare for their performance in the final. You will also have the opportunity to choose a contestant in the final by voting on the ‘Diya’ app. One out of eleven.”

The national final, likely to be held on February 8, will feature 10 contestants. The winner of the national selection will be chosen by a combination of public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%) and will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025 to be held in Basel, Switzerland.


Ukraine in Eurovision 2024

Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2024 with the song “Teresa & Maria.” The duo won the Ukrainian national selection “Vidbir 2024” and finished third in the Eurovision final with 453 points.

Their entry is notable for being the first since 2002 to place in the top 5 while performing second in the running order, a position traditionally considered challenging in Eurovision statistics.

Source: Suspilne

Eurovision 2025: This will be Ukraine’s 20th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Ukraine joined the competition in 2003 and has won it three times. Ukraine’s last victory was in Eurovision 2022 with the song “Stefania” performed by Kalush Orchestra.