Ukraine’s national broadcaster Suspilne has unveiled the six full songs competing the wildcard round for the last spot in Vidbir 2026
Ukraine’s national broadcaster, Suspilne, which leads the Vidbir 2026 national selection for Eurovision, has recently unveiled the full versions of the songs competing in the wildcard round for the tenth spot in Vidbir 2026. This is one of the most anticipated moments among fans, as it could determine the frontrunner to represent Ukraine at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Vienna, Austria.
In addition, the Ukrainian public voting has officially opened to select the tenth finalist. The vote will remain open until January 10, 2026, and the chosen participant will be announced on January 15. Listen to the songs below!
The six songs competing for Vidbir 2026:
- KHAYAT – Hertzi
- Karyotype – DNA
- MON FIA – Do You Hear Me?
- ANSTAY – by the way
- Marta Adamchuk – Silvered Pines
- OKS – SAY IT ALL
The nine artists selected for the Vidbir grand final:
- Jerry Heil
- LAUD
- LELÉKA
- MOLODI
- Monokate
- Mr. Vel
- The Elliens
- Valeriya Force
- ShchukaRyba
הצגת פוסט זה באינסטגרם
Familiar Faces Among the Finalists:
- Jerry Heil – Ukraine’s 2024 Eurovision representative alongside Alyona Alyona with the song “Teresa & Maria”, finishing third in the grand final. Jerry also competed in Vidbir in 2023 and 2020.
- Monokate – Ukraine’s representative at Eurovision 2020 and 2021 as part of the band Go_A, which placed fifth in 2021.
- Olena Usenko – Member of The Elliens, Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision entrant with “Vazhil”, placing sixth.
- LAUD – Competed in the 2018 preselection with “Waiting”, finishing fourth.
- MOLODI – Competed in the 2025 preselection with “My Sea”, finishing second.
The Preselection Contestants up for the Vote are:
- ANSTAY
- Karyotype
- KHAYAT
- MON FIA
- OKS
- Marta Adamchuk
Familiar names among the yet to be selected contestants:
- KHAYAT – Competed in the 2025 Ukrainian preselection with “Honor” (fourth place) and in 2020 with “Call for Love” (second place).
- Karyotype – Competed in the 2024 Ukrainian preselection with “Sadness”, failing to qualify for the final.
- MON FIA – Competed in the 2025 preselection with “Dive Inside”, which did not advance to the final.
Ukraine at Eurovision: Huge Success and an Impressive Record
Ukraine, together with Sweden, is among the two most successful countries in Eurovision in the 21st century. The country has won the competition three times – in 2004 with Ruslana and her song “Wild Dances”, in 2016 with Jamala and her song “1944”, and in 2022 with Kalush Orchestra and their song “Stefania”. In addition, Ukraine has finished twice in second place (2007 & 2008) and twice in third place (2013 & 2024) — and has never missed a Eurovision final, holding this distinction alongside Luxembourg, which returned to the contest in 2024.
Ukraine at Eurovision 2025
“Bird of Pray” is the name of the song that was performed by Ziferblat, representing Ukraine in Eurovision 2025. Ukraine qualified for the final from the first semi-final of the contest and finished 9th overall with 218 points. Ukraine finished 6th in tele-votes and 14th in jury votes.
The Ukrainian result is their worst one since 2018.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Ukraine’s 21st 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.
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