Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, has revealed the longlist for Vidbir 2026.
The longlist includes 15 Ukrainian performers who aspire to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
The National Selection longlist was chosen from 451 applications, including 313 solo artists and 79 bands.
The Vidbir 2026 longlist is as follows:
- ANSTAY
- Jerry Heil
- Karyotype
- KHAYAT
- LAUD
- LELÉKA
- MOLODI
- MON FIA
- Monokate
- Mr. Vel
- OKS
- The Elliens
- Valeriya Force
- Marta Adamchuk
- ShchukaRyba
Jerry Heil represented Ukraine alongside alyona alyona in Eurovision 2024. Monokate represented Ukraine as part of Go_A in Eurovision 2020 and 2021. Olena Usenko, a member of The Elliens, represented Ukraine at Junior Eurovision 2021.
From the longlist, nine acts will advance to the final. The remaining six acts will take part in an online vote to determine a tenth finalist.
In the coming days, an audition for participants will take place, during which nine finalists for the 2026 National Selection will be selected.
Among the longlist participants who do not make it to the finalists list based on the audition results, an online rating vote will be held to determine another finalist.
In total, up to 10 performers will participate in the National Selection final, which will take place in February 2026 in the format of a televised concert.
As in previous years, the winner of the National Selection will be determined by the results of the jury and audience voting.
Jamala, who won for Ukraine in 2016 stated:
“As a music producer, I and Suspilne are ready to announce the longlist of the National Selection-2026. It was truly an incredible journey, where I listened to 451 unique applications. Thank you very much for each story, you are giving birth to a new musical history of Ukraine. There is a lot of work ahead, because I want each voice to sound as powerful as possible. My task is to reveal each performer and their nature,”
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Austria. Vienna has been chosen as the host city.
The semi-finals will take place on May 12 and 14, with the grand final on May 16 at the Wiener Stadthalle.
Source: Suspilne
