Ukraine has completed its national selection, with LELÉKA winning Vidbir 2026 with the song “Ridnym”.
The final took place this evening and featured ten competing acts, with the result determined through a 50/50 combination of public televote and a professional jury. The show was hosted by Lesya Nikityuk and Timur Miroshnychenko and included several guest performances throughout the night.
Running order
Valeriya Force – “Open Our Hearts”
MOLODI – “THE LEGENDS”
Monokate – “TUT”
The Elliens – “Crawling Whispers”
LAUD – “Lightkeeper”
LELÉKA – “Ridnym”
Mr. Vel – “Do or Done”
KHAYAT – “Hertsi”
Jerry Heil – “CATHARTICUS (prayer)”
ShchukaRyba – “Moia Zemlia”
JThe jury panel for the final consisted of Kostyantyn Tomilchenko, Ruslana, Zlata Ognevich, Yevhen Filatov, Vitaly Drozdov and Jamala, representing different areas of the Ukrainian music and entertainment industry.
The show also featured interval performances from Ziferblat, Svitlana Tarabarova, Zlata Ognevich, TVORCHI and Jamala, who performed accompanied by the Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, alongside an international guest appearance.
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