Main points
- LELÉKA signed a contract with the Public to participate in Eurovision 2026, officially becoming the representative of Ukraine.
- The 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna at the Wiener Stadthalle, where LELÉKA will perform in the second semi-final.
LELÉKA and Oksana Skybinska / Collage of Channel 24
At the National Selection, Ukrainians decided on the favorite – LELÉKA. Now the Public has taken the final step to approve her participation in Eurovision 2026.
Suspilne Movlennia and singer LELÉKA have signed an agreement to participate in the largest song contest. This was announced on Suspilne's corporate website.
Thus, the winner of the National Selection officially became this year's representative of Ukraine at Eurovision 2026.
LELÉKA / Public Photo
Photo evidence was published online – a joint photo of LELÉKA and Oksana Skybinska, head of the Ukrainian delegation at Eurovision. Suspilne also showed the signed agreement.
LELÉKA and Oksana Skybinska / Photo by Suspilny
As a reminder, the final of the National Selection for Eurovision 2026 took place on February 7. The winner of the competition, out of 10 different artists, musicians and bands, was LELÉKA with the song Ridnym. She received the highest number of points from both the jury and the audience.
Interestingly , the National Selection did not pass without scandals. The most “noise” was made by Ruslana, who called for voting for LELÉKA. In a comment to Anna Tuleva, the singer admitted that she may have been intolerant of others. But Ruslana noted that she had absolute confidence in acting like that.
What is worth knowing about Eurovision 2026?
- Last year, the contest was won by JJ from Austria. Accordingly, the 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Vienna. The competition will be held at the country's largest arena – the Wiener Stadthalle.
- 35 countries will participate in the contest, including Ukraine. According to the results of the draw, LELÉKA will perform in the second semi-final. By the way, Spain refused to participate in Eurovision.
- The first semi-final will take place on May 12, the second on May 14. The grand final, which will determine the winner, will take place on May 16.