Ukraine’s national broadcaster Suspilne have confirmed the names of the songs for the 9 finalists that will compete in Vidbir 2026. The national selection will conclude on February 7
🇺🇦 Song titles confirmed for Vidbir 2026 Finalists
Today, Suspilne have confirmed the song titles for the nine competing Finalists of Vidbir 2026. These are as follows:
- Jerry Heil – ‘CATHARTICUS’
- LAUD – ‘Lightkeeper’
- LELÉKA – ‘Рідним’
- MOLODI – ‘THE LEGENDS’
- Monokate – ‘Ти тут’
- Mr. Vel – ‘Do Or Done’
- The Elliens – ‘Crawling Whispers’
- Valeriya Force – ‘Open Our Hearts’
- ЩукаРиба – ‘Моя земля’
The six acts that have not made the Final of Vidbir 2026 will take part in an online wildcard vote. The winner will advance to join the other acts in a 10 song showcase taking place in February. The wildcard will be announced on January 15.
- ANSTAY
- Karyotype
- KHAYAT
- MON FIA
- OKS
- Marta Adamchuk
“The key line of this year’s National Selection will be the message “Be unique”. This is not just a slogan, but a principle that we integrate into all elements of the show: from postcards and stage design to performances, positioning participants and approach to the formation of a jury. This is natural, because to win the Eurovision, you always need individuality and your own voice. There are still a lot of “cells” and format solutions ahead, which we will open gradually.”
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
Vidbir was first used to select the country’s song and artist in 2016, which saw Jamala win in Stockholm, Sweden with ‘1944‘. Since their debut in 2003, Ukraine has qualified every year for the grand final, being the only country to have done so and has won the contest on three occasions. In their second year of participation, Ukraine took their maiden victory with Ruslana and the crowd pleasing, tribal anthem, ‘Wild Dances‘.
In 2022 Ukraine achieved their third victory for Kalush Orchestra and ‘Stefania‘. Last year it was the turn of Ziferblat to represent the nation with their entry, ‘Bird of Pray’. During the Basel final, the band finished 9th with 218 points.
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