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Ukraine’s national final, Vidbir 2026 took place tonight. Ten acts competed for the chance to represent Ukraine at the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.
The winner was determined by a national jury (50%) and televote (50%). LELÉKA won both the jury and televote with her song “Ridnym”.
Jury results:
1 – LELÉKA – “Ridnym” – 10pts
2 – Laud – “Lightkeeper” – 9pts
3 – Jerry Heil – “Catharticus” – 8pts
4 – Mr. Vel – “Do or Done” – 7pts
5 – Monokate – “Tut” – 6pts
6 – Khayat – “Hertsy” – 5pts
7 – Valeriya Force – “Open Our Hearts” – 4pts
8 – SchukaRyba – “Moia Zemlia” – 3pts
9 – Molodi – “Legends” – 2pts
10 – The Elliens “Crawling Whispers” – 1pt
Televote:
1 – LELÉKA – “Ridnym” – 10pts
2 – Laud – “Lightkeeper” – 9pts
3 – Jerry Heil – “Catharticus” – 8pts
4 – Khayat – “Hertsy” – 7pts
5 – Mr. Vel – “Do or Done” – 6pts
6 – The Elliens – “Crawling Whispers” – 5pts
7 – Molodi – “Legends” – 4pts
8 – Monokate – “Tut” – 3pts
9 – Valeriya Force – “Open Our Hearts” – 2pts
10 – SchukaRyba – “Moia Zemlia” – 1pt
Overall results:
– LELÉKA – “Ridnym” – 20pts
– Laud – “Lightkeeper” – 18pts
– Jerry Heil – “Catharticus” – 16pts
4 – Mr. Vel – “Do or Done” – 13pts
5 – Khayat – “Hertsy” – 12pts
6 – Monokate – “Tut” – 9pts
7 – The Elliens – “Crawling Whispers” – 6pts
8 – Molodi – “Legends” – 6pts
9 – Valeriya Force – “Open Our Hearts” – 6pts
10 – SchukaRyba – “Moia Zemlia” – 4pts
LELÉKA will perform in the second half of Semi Final 2 on Thursday May 14th.
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