Ukraine has qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 grand final, which will take place on May 16 in Vienna. The country is represented by singer Leléka with the song Ridnym.
This was reported by Suspilne.
Leléka performed in the second semi-final as the 12th act. Following the results of the jury and audience voting, Ukraine advanced to the grand final of the competition.
The song Ridnym was performed by Viktoriia Leleka together with bandura player Yaroslav Dzhus.
The singer’s outfit was designed by Lilia Litkovska. The styling was also created by Margarita Shekel’s team, while the performance was directed by Illia Dutsyk’s creative team.
According to Suspilne, Ukraine has qualified for every Eurovision final since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, except for 2015 and 2019 when the country did not participate.
Alongside Ukraine, performers from Greece, Finland, Belgium, Sweden, Moldova, Israel, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania, Poland, Norway, Australia, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark, and the Czech Republic will also compete in the final.
The 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest is being held in Vienna at the Wiener Stadthalle arena.
