Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, have continued broadcasts of Shchodennyky Dityachoho Yerobachenia 2026 (Junior Eurovision 2026 Diaries), for the lead up to Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – their national selection for the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Ta’ Qali.

Following the second episode of Shchodennyky Dityachoho Yerobachenia 2026, which was broadcast earlier today (which can be seen below), the ten artists received an acting masterclass from theatre and film actor Pavlo Tekuchev. The artists were then tasked to perform duets with each other, for which they received mentoring from singer and songwriter Teyanna. All of the duets were accompanied by bandura player Yaroslav Dzhus, who appeared on stage with LELÉKA during the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Following these two challenges, the remaining nine artists remain in Star School:

• Roman Doroshenko
• Sofiia Dupelych
• Dmytro Karabet
• Erika Kolesnichenko
• Anastasiia Poshedina
• Marko Serdynskyi
• Zlata Solonenko
• Oliviia Tkachyk
• Karina Shtefanesa

Let us know what you think about Ukraine and the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below or on our FACEBOOK, BLUESKY, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK pages.

The Eurovision Community, which Eurovision Ireland are a part of, celebrates diversity through music. Please keep your comments respectful. We will not tolerate racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, body-shaming or any other derogatory or hostile language.

Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix & YouTube/Eurovision Ukraine Official