Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, have commenced Star School, ahead of Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – their national selection for the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Ta’ Qali.

Ten selected acts have traveled to Bukovel for Star School, following the auditions held last Sunday, July 26th, at Neopolis Theme Park. Ten of these fifteen acts will be taking part in Star School, with six progressing to Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia:

• Band VYHOR (Mariia Vaskivska (13), Tina Kolodiichuk (9), Zoriana Panchenko (13), Daria Udovychenko (12), Oleksandra Svarnyk (14) and Kateryna Yaiuk (11))
• Mariia Blyznuk (11)
• Kateryna Vatan (12)
• Sofiia & Veronika Voznika (12 & 10)
• Vladyslav Danielvskyi (11)
• Roman Doroshenko (12)
• Sofiia Dupelych (14)
• Dmytro Karabet (10)
• Erika Kolesnichenko (11)
• Sofiia Nazarenko (10)
• Anastasiia Pshedina (9)
• Marko Serdynskyi (12)
• Zlata Solonenko (11)
• Oliviia Tkachyk (10)
• Karina Shtefanesa (10)

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix