Main points
- The jury of the National Selection-2026 chose Leléka with the song “Ridnym” as their favorite, giving her 10 points.
- Leléka also received the highest score from the audience and will represent Ukraine at Eurovision in Vienna.
Judges of the National Selection-2026 / Collage of Channel 24
Today, February 7, the audience and judges voted for the artist who will represent Ukraine at Eurovision in Vienna. This year, the jury is as follows: Ruslana, Zlata Ognevich, Yevhen Filatov, Vitaliy Drozdov, and Kostyantyn Tomilchenko.
But Jamala, who previously held the judge's chair, became the show's music producer instead of Tina Karol. After the last finalist's performance, the voting lines were opened, and the star jury also determined the points for all participants, writes 24 Kanal .
Their favorite was Leléka with the track “Ridnym”. The singer received 10 points.
How did the jury vote in the final of the National Selection-2026?
The results of the judges' vote are as follows:
- Valeriya Force – 4
- Youth – 2
- Monokate – 6
- The Elliens – 1
- Laud – 9
- Leleka – 10
- Mr. Vel – 7
- KHAYAT – 5
- Jerry Heil – 8
- “PikeFish” – 3
How the jury voted in the final of the National Selection-2026 / Screenshot from the video
But we should not forget that the results of the audience vote are not secondary. It turned out that the audience also gave the highest score to Leléka . She will represent Ukraine in Vienna.
What do you need to know about the singer Leléka?
- The girl performed the song Ridnym, which tells about hope, inner strength, and the path to renewal when a person begins to accept change and faces their own fears.
- Leléka herself (Viktoria Kornikova) comes from the city of Pershotravensk (now Shakhtarske) in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
- She has been living in Berlin since 2014. She wants to return to Ukraine, but she currently has no way, because all her connections are abroad.
Read the full biography about her life and career at the link.