Good evening Europe this is Kyiv calling! We are heading to the majestic Ukrainian capital for the Ukrainian national final- Vidbir 2026.
Ukraine is gearing up in full steam for Eurovision 2026 and is working from strength to strength in order to showcase an entertaining national final.
How to watch?
You can watch the Ukrainian National Final- Vidbir 2026 at 18:00 CET via the following channels?
- Suspilne Kultura
- Official Ukrainian Eurovision YouTube Channel
- Official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube Channel
Official ESC Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24bfHdaWTE4
About the show
A total of 10 acts will battle for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026 during tonight’s show. The 2026 Ukrainian national final will be hosted by and Timur Miroshnychenko (Eurovision 2017 host/Ukrainian Eurovision commentator) and Lesya Nikityuk.
The 2026 Ukrainian Eurovision entry and act will be determined via a combined jury/public televoting deliberation.
The 2026 Ukrainian national final jury consists of the following members:
- Ruslana (Ukraine 2004/ ESC winner)
- Zlata Ognevich (Ukraine 2013)
- Yevhen Filatov
- Vitaliy Drozdov
- Kostyantyn Tomilchenko
The Participants
- Valeriya Force – Open Our Hearts
- Molodi — legends
- Monokate — “TYT”
- The Elliens — Crawling Whispers
- LAUD — Lightkeeper
- LELÉKA — Ridnym
- Mr. Vel — Do or Done
- KHAYAT — “Hertz”
- Jerry Heil – Catharticus (Prayer)
- “Pikefish” – “My Land”
Ukraine in Eurovision
Ukraine debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 with Oleksandr Ponormayov‘s Hasta la vista, and has won the competition thrice in 2004 (Ruslana), 2016 (Jamala) and 2022 (Kalush Orchestra). The country has hosted the contest twice in its majestic capital Kyiv in 2005 and 2017.
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest and has so far not missed out competing in the Grand Final. The Eastern European nation has competed in Europe’s favourite television show every year since its debut with the exception of 2015 and 2019 when the country withdrew from the competition.
The Ukrainians have made it 14 times in the top 10 of the leader board in their 20 ESC participations, including 3 victories ( 2004, 2016, 2022), 2 2nd placings (2007, 2008), 2 3rd placing (2013, 2024) 1 4th placing (2011) and a 5th placing (2021).
