LELÉKA will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest – video from the National Selection

Ukraine will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest by LELÉKA (Victoria Leleka). About this was reported in the broadcast of the National Selection final.

The singer received the maximum 10 points from the jury and 10 from the audience, gaining the highest number of votes.

A total of 208,391 people took part in the voting on the Diia app. It was also possible to vote via SMS.

LAUD (Vladislav Karashchuk) and JERRY HEIL (Yana Shemayeva) took second and third places respectively.

LELÉKA won the National Selection with the song Ridnym (you can watch the performance at the beginning of the text). With the same composition, she will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, the capital of Austria.

The semifinals are scheduled for May 12 and 14, and the final on May 16. This will be the 70th song contest.

• The jury of the National Selection, in particular, included Eurovision winners of different years  – Ruslana Lyzhychko and Zlata Ognevich.