Ukraine’s search for their next representative at the Eurovision Song Contest continues this evening with the second semi-final of the country’s national selection.

How to watch

Semi-final 2 of the Ukrainian national selection airs from 18:00 CET (19:00 local time) on the following channels:

• NTU’s First Channel
• STB
• Live webcast via 1tv.com.ua

A live webcast will also be available on both NTU and STB’s official YouTube channels.

Tonight’s show

With 2 acts qualifying from the first semi-final of the selection last weekend, tonight will see a further 8 acts compete for a place in the final of the competition.

Semi-final 2 participants

1. Letay – World is calling
2. Mila Nitich – Mystery
3. Kuznetsov – Deep shivers
4. Aghiazma – Synthetic sun
5. Detach – Distance
6. Rozhden – Saturn
7. Panivalkova – Dokuchayu
8. Illaria – Thank you for my way

As with the first semi-final, tonight’s qualifiers will be determined via a combined 50% jury and 50% public vote. The top 2 of the evening will qualify to the final of the selection on the 25 February.

Tonight’s jury panel consists of 3 members:

• Konstantin Meladze: Composer and producer
• Andriy Danylko: Ukraine’s 2007 representative as Verka Serduchka
• Jamala: Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Who will join last week’s qualifiers Tayanna and Salto Nazad in the final of the Ukrainian national selection? Stay tuned to find out the results later on tonight!

National selection schedule

• 04/02: Semi-final 1
• 11/02: Semi-final 2
• 18/02: Semi-final 3
• 25/02: Grand Final