Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, has revealed the wildcard finalist for Vidbir 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

Suspilne has revealed that KHAYAT received the largest number of votes (91,758 votes, or 32.41%) and has won the opportunity to perform as the tenth finalist in the national selection with the song “Hertsi”. Furthermore, song snippets from each of the finalists have been revealed:

• Jerry Heil – “CATHARTICUS (prayer)”
• LAUD – “Lightkeeper”
• LELÉKA – “Ridnym” (To relatives)
• MOLODI – “THE LEGENDS”
• Monokate – “TUT” (Here)
• Mr. Vel – “Do or Done”
• The Elliens – “Crawling whispers”
• Valeriya Force – “Open Our Hearts”
• ShchukaRyba – “Moia zemlia” (My land)
• KHAYAT – “Hertsi” (Hertz)

In a new format, the ten songs that will compete in the final of Vidbir will be performed live before they are released on streaming platforms, in a song presentation taking place on Thursday 15th January, at 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET, at the Origin Stage in Kyiv. The event will be hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko and Anna Tulieva.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix