Ukrainian national broadcaster Suspilne has announced that the song reveal for the 10 automatic qualifiers, as well as the running order draw for the Vidbir final, will take place tomorrow, January 11.
Vidbir Finalists
At the beginning of November, an initial longlist of 20 songs was revealed. This was whittled down to 10 finalists, who automatically qualified through to the final. These 10 artists are:
| Artist(s) | Entry |
| alyona alyona & Jerry Heil | “Teresa & Maria” |
| Drevo | “Endless Chain” |
| INGRET | “Keeper” |
| MÉLOVIN | “DREAMER” |
| NAHABA | “GLASSS” |
| NAZVA | “Slavic English” |
| SKYLERR | “Time Is Running Out” |
| YAGODY | “Tsunamia” |
| YAKTAK | “Lalala” |
| Ziferblat | “Place I Call Home” |
These 10 artists will be joined by ANKA, who won the wildcard vote last month.
How to watch the draw
The reveal and the draw will take place on Thursday 11th of January at 12pm EET (11am CET, 10am GMT) at the Media Centre Ukraine – Ukrinform in Kyiv. Timur Miroshnychenko, former host of Eurovision, will moderate this event. It will feature a presentation of the eleven artists and songs, as well as the drawing of lots. It will be available to watch live on Eurovision Ukraine’s YouTube channel and Facebook page, as well as the Public Broadcasting Facebook page.
Ukraine’s Eurovision History
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has scored eight top-five placements, with an extra four top-ten finishes. Ukraine won the Contest three times – in 2004, 2016 and 2022 respectively. Ukraine made history for being the first ex-Soviet country to win the Contest more than once.
In 2023, TVORCHI represented Ukraine as a co-host entry in Liverpool with their song “Heart of Steel”. The duo finished in 6th place, scoring 243 points – of which 54 points came from the jury, whilst the remaining 189 points came from the televote.
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News Source: UA: PBC
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Rory Gannon