by Ofek Jerassi Comment Closed




The Ukrainian national broadcaster revealed that singer TESLENKO has withdrawn from the public voting round of the Eurovision selection, leaving only ten contestants vying for the last ticket to the final.

The Ukrainian national broadcaster, Suspilne, unexpectedly revealed today that singer TESLENKO has withdrawn from the Eurovision selection process. TESLENKO was one of the artists who did not directly qualify for the final and was supposed to compete in the public voting stage to determine who would secure the last ticket to the Eurovision selection final.




TESLENKO’s withdrawal came after it was revealed that singer Enleo, who is also competing in the public voting round, listens to Russian songs. This revelation caused anger among TESLENKO and his team, who apparently advocate for a complete boycott of Russia. As a result, they decided not to compete in the Eurovision selection. TESLENKO’s management responded: “We cannot participate in a competition alongside someone for whom Ukrainian music is an embarrassment and a failure.” The withdrawal means that only ten contestants remain in the public voting round, competing for the last spot in the final:

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



Vidbir 2025 judges:

  • Jamala: The winner of Eurovision 2016 with the song “1944,” who also judged last year’s pre-selection. This will be her seventh time judging the Ukrainian Eurovision pre-selection, and she received 35.28% of the votes this year.
  • Serhiy Tanchynets: The lead singer of the band BEZ Limitations, who also judged last year’s pre-selection and received 20.24% of the votes this year.
  • Kateryna Pavlenko: The lead singer of the band Go_A, who represented Ukraine in Eurovision 2021, finishing fifth (and was scheduled to represent the country in Eurovision 2020, which was canceled). She received 11.84% of the votes.

List of participants in Vidbir 2025 Final

  • Future Culture — “Waste My Time”
  • KHAYAT — “HONOR”
  • KRYLATA — “STAY TRUE”
  • MOLODI — “My Sea”
  • Ziferblat — “Bird of Pray“
  • 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.



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:Eurowizja.org, 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.