Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne has officially unveiled the longlist of up to 15 acts selected to proceed in its Junior Eurovision 2025 national selection process.
Inside Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision Selection Process
Following the “Star School” workshops earlier this summer, 15 promising acts emerged from 510 hopefuls. These longlisted performers now move on to the next stage before the top 6 finalists are chosen to compete in the live final scheduled for October 2025. The final winner will head to Tbilisi this December.
The longlisted artists for the Ukrainian selection for Junior Eurovision 2025 are as follows:
- Vladyslav Danilevskyi
- Sofia Nersesyan
- Olivia Tkachyk
- Angelina Hlohus
- Likeria Chyrva
- Artem Manzhura
- Oleksandr and David Podlyashchuk
- Rehina Kulynenko
- Maria Sviyazova
- Mriinyky
- Olha Nesterko
- Kateryna Vatan
- Kyrylo Pariyenko (KIRO)
- Vsevolod Skryma
- Zlata Ivanov and Vladyslav Vasytskyi
Mentorship continues
The finalists will continue receiving guidance from the Star School team, including music producer Svitlana Tarabarova and former Eurovision entrant alyona alyona, who is co-writing the songs for the upcoming live final. The selection journey remains focused on transparent, artistic growth, echoing Ukraine’s commitment to nurturing young talent.
Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision journey
In 2006, Ukraine made their debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with Nazar Slyusarchuk and the song “Khlopchyk Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Хлопчик рок ‘н’ ролл), which placed 9th. Since their debut, the Eastern European nation has participated 17 times, and even won once in 2012 with Anastasiya Petryk and her song “Nebo” (Небо).
Following a fifth-place finish in 2023, Ukraine achieved another top-five finish in 2024, when Artem Kotenko and his song “Hear Me Now” placed third. He placed second in both individual voting categories, receiving 122 points from the jury and 81 from the televote, but was ultimately beaten out by Georgia and Portugal, respectively.
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News Source: eurovoix.com
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