Who will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2026: results of the national selection final
7 February 22:45
On February 7, the final of the National Selection for Eurovision 2026 took place. As a result, it became known who will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2026. In May, LELÉKA will take the stage in Vienna to once again remind the world about Ukrainian music.
Komersant describes the artist’s performance, referring to the broadcast of the national selection on Suspilne Kultura.
LELÉKA moved the audience with a sensual and deeply emotional performance in the final of the competition. The group presented the song “Ridnym, “ which became one of the most poignant in the competition program.
The song “Ridnym” is a story of an inner journey that begins with accepting change and courageously facing one’s own fears. It was this idea that formed the basis of the group’s stage performance.
The performance was built in a restrained, almost meditative style – without excessive special effects, but with a strong emotional content.
Voting results: judges’ and viewers’ scores
This year, the finalists’ performances were evaluated by singer, songwriter, and Eurovision 2013 participant Zlata Ognevich, composer and singer Yevgen Filatov, general producer of the Tavr Media media holding Vitaliy Drozdov, as well as director and choreographer Konstantin Tomilchenko.
They distributed their points as follows:
- 1 – THE ELLIENS
- 2 – MOLODI
- 3 – ShchukaRiba
- 4 – VALERIYA FORCE
- 5 – KHAYAT
- 6 – MONOKATE
- 7 – MR. VEL
- 8 – JERRY HEIL
- 9 – LAUD
- 10 – LELÉKA
A separate online vote was held in the “Dія” app, with viewers awarding points as follows:
- 1 – ShchukaRiba
- 2 – VALERIYA FORCE
- 3 – MONOKATE
- 4 – MOLODI
- 5 – THE ELLIENS
- 6 – MR. VEL
- 7 – KHAYAT
- 8 – JERRY HEIL
- 9 – LAUD
- 10 – LELÉKA
So, according to the overall results, LELÉKA won.
It should be noted that before the national selection, bookmakers named Jerry Heil as the main contender for victory in the show. Forecasters gave second place to LELÉKA, and Monokate closed out the top three.
