Just over a week after the first longlist of acts competing at Vidbir 2025 was announced, Ukraine’s Suspilne has revealed the first nine acts that will compete in February’s final.
The first Nine
| Artist | Entry |
| Abie | “Dim” (Дім) |
| DK Energetik | “Sil'” (Cіль) |
| Future Culture | “Waste My Time” |
| Khayat | “Honor” |
| Krylata | “Stay True” |
| Masha Kondratenko | “No Time To Cry” |
| Molodi | “My Sea” |
| Vlad Sherif | “Wind Of Change” |
| Ziferblat | “Bird Of Pray |
These first nine acts have been narrowed down from an initial offering of 374 songs. The tenth act will come from an online wildcard vote that is made up of the remaining acts that were in the initial longlist. The winner will be decided on the 8th of February in a televised final; via an equally weighted jury and public vote.
The remaining acts in the wildcard round are:
- Brynkulets
- Enleo
- Fiїnka
- Grisana
- Molodi
- Mon Fia
- Muayad
- Ranrawi
- Sluchay Sashu
- Starykova Hrystyna
- Teslenko
- Yagody
What’s still to come?
- 17th of January – Announcement of 10th act, decided in the wildcard round
- 23rd of December – End of voting for the professional jury
- 8th of February – Live Final of Vidbir 2025
What is Vidbir?
Informally known as “Vidbir”, Ukraine’s national selection has been around since 2016, when it picked a Eurovision winner–Jamala’s “1944”–right off the bat. It’s a small selection with generally between six to ten entries competing each year, and is traditionally held in February. Vidbir features a three-person jury panel, and this year an online vote as well.
Ukraine’s Eurovision Journey
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has scored nine 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 2024 alyona alyona and Jerry Heil represented Ukraine in Malmö with their song “Teresa and Maria”. The duo finished in 3rd place, scoring 453 points – of which 146 points came from the jury, whilst the remaining 307 points came from the televote.
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Credit: Suspilne
Photo Credit: Suspilne
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