Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne has released the full breakdown of the televote from the Vidbir 2026 national final, offering a detailed look at how viewers voted for each competing act in the selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
How Ukrainians voted
According to the official figures, 208,391 votes were cast through the Diia platform, while an additional 19,209 votes came from SMS messages.
The public vote ultimately crowned LELÉKA with the song “Ridnym” as the clear favourite, placing first in both voting methods combined.
| Αrtist | Entry | Jury | Votes | % | Public | Total | Place |
| Valeriya Force | “Open Our Hearts“ | 4 | 7.928 | 3,80% | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| MOLODI | “Legends“ | 2 | 12.400 | 5,95% | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Monokate | “TYT” (Here) | 6 | 11.963 | 5,74% | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| The Elliens | “Crawling Whispers” | 1 | 14.363 | 6,89% | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| LAUD | “Lightkeeper“ | 9 | 35.189 | 16,89% | 9 | 18 | 2 |
| LELÉKA | “Ridnym“ (To Relatives) | 10 | 54.830 | 26,31% | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| Mr. Vel | “Do or Done“ | 7 | 15.809 | 7,59% | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| KHAYAT | “Hertsy“ | 5 | 17.144 | 8,23% | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| Jerry Heil | “Catharticus (Prayer)“ | 8 | 33.034 | 15,85% | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| ShchukaRyba | “Moia Zemlia“ (My Land) | 3 | 5.371 | 2,75% | 1 | 4 | 10 |
LELÉKA is set to represent Ukraine in Vienna on the 2nd Half of the 2nd Semi-Final on May 14.
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 by being the first ex-Soviet country to win the Contest more than once.
In 2025, Ziferblat represented Ukraine in Basel with their song “Bird of Pray”. The band finished in 9th place, scoring 218 points – of which 60 points came from the jury, whilst the remaining 158 points came from the televote.
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News Source: Suspilne
Photo Credit: Suspilne
Euan T