🇺🇦 Vidbir 2025 wildcard snippets revealed

The snippets for all the songs competing in the wildcard round of this year’s Vidbir; the Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision 2025.

10 acts remain

As we previously reported, voting for this year’s wildcard will open on the 13th; with the winner announced on the 17th. Voting will commence on the Diia governmental app; being open to Ukrainians inside, and outwith Ukraine. Teslenko had originally been part of this year’s wildcard line-up, but withdrew prior to the release of these snippets. One song will progress to next month’s final.

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.

Which of these Vidbir snippets are you most excited for? As always, please let us know what you think by getting involved in the comments below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads, tumblr, and Bluesky for more information about Eurovision 2025!

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