Suspilne Ukraine, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, has unveiled the longlist of the Vidbir 2026 artists.
Preparations for Eurovision 2026 are in full swing in Ukraine, as the country prepares for its national final. Vidbir 2026 is scheduled to be held in February 2026. The 2026 Ukrainain Eurovision entry and act will be determined via a combined public voting and jury deliberation.
The Ukrainian national broadcaster has published the longlist for Vidbir 2026 featuring 15 acts, only 9 of them will proceed to the Ukrainian national final:
- ANSTAY
- Jerry Heil
- Karyotype
- KHAYAT
- LAUD
- LELÉKA
- MOLODI
- MON FIA
- Monokate
- Mr. Vel
- OKS
- The Elliens
- Valeriya Force
- Marta Adamchuk
- ShchukaRyba
The National Selection longlist was chosen from 451 applications, including 313 solo artists and 79 bands. In the coming days, an audition for participants will take place, during which nine finalists for the 2026 National Selection will be selected.
A total of 9 finalists will be determined by December 15th, whilst the 10th finalist will determined via an online deliberation from the list of longlist participants.
We have two former Ukrianian Eurovision acts vying to return to Eurovision 2026 for the second time : Monokate ( Go_A /Ukraine 2021) and Jerry Heil (Ukraine 2024).
Jamala ( Eurovision 2016 winner/ Vidbir 2026 Music Producer) says:
As a music producer, I and Suspilne are ready to announce the longlist of the National Selection-2026. It was truly an incredible journey, where I listened to 451 unique applications. Thank you very much for each story, you are giving birth to a new musical history of Ukraine. There is a lot of work ahead, because I want each voice to sound as powerful as possible. My task is to reveal each performer and their nature.
