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Ukraine has published the shorterned list of artists for their national final Vidbir.

Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, has revealed 9 out of the 10 finalists for the national selection, which will take place on February 2026, with the date of the final to be announced soon.

The following artists were named as finalists:

• Jerry Heil
• Laud
• Leléka
• Molodi
• Monokate
• Mr. Vel
• The Elliens
• Valeriya Force
• Shchukaryba

Among the finalists are Jerry Heil (which rerpresented the nation in 2024 along Alyona Alyona, placing 3rd overall), Monokate (who was part of the band Go_A who represented Ukraine in the cancelled 2020 contest and finishing 5th in Rotterdam 2021) and Olena Usenko (part of the Elliens, who represented Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, finishing 6th).

The tenth finalist, the wildcard act, will be decided by an online voting later on.

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Ukraine participated last year in Basel with the band Ziferblat, taking the 9th place in the Grand Final with 218 points, remaining one of the strongest countries in Eurovision Song Contest.

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