Main points
- LAUD currently does not plan to participate in the National Selection for Eurovision next year.
- His song Lightkeeper has received positive reviews and is playing on playlists in Los Angeles.
LAUD (Vladislav Karashchuk) has participated in the adult National Selection for Eurovision three times. The singer answered whether he plans to apply for the song contest next year.
LAUD spoke about his participation in the National Selection in a new interview that was published on Slava Demin's YouTube channel.
LAUD admitted that he doesn't want to be compared to KHAYAT (Andriy Khayat), who has also participated in the National Selection for Eurovision several times. The singer shared that he is not yet determined to go to the song contest next year.
Because I just breathed a sigh of relief from this Eurovision. It was a difficult period. It was a difficult winter for all of us. We had no heating. It all affected what you do. You're afraid of getting sick. This whole process was difficult. It's like the Hunger Games for me,
– he explained.
LAUD also noted that his competition song Lightkeeper is aimed at both Ukrainian and foreign audiences.
Valeriya Force's husband recently wrote to me and expressed his respect for the song. He said: “I'm in Los Angeles right now, and Lightkeeper is playing in our playlists.” That's cool, so we've achieved a great result,
– said LAUD.
Interview with LAUD: watch the video online
LAUD at the National Selection-2026: the main thing
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LAUD performed at the National Selection for Eurovision 2026 with the song Lightkeeper.
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The jury members gave different opinions on the singer's performance. Zlata Ognevich said that the vocal arrangement should be improved, Konstantin Tomilchenko called LAUD his favorite, and Yevgeny Filatov noted that the artist lacked courage.
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According to the voting results, LAUD took 2nd place. He received 9 points from the jury and the audience.