Suspline reveal Vidbir 2026 longlist participants
The 15 longlist participants for Vidbir 2025 have been revealed. The Ukrainian broadcaster has revealed the names of the 15 acts that have advanced to the longlist stage of Vidbir 2026. These 15 acts have been chosen from a total of 392 submissions. ANSTAY Jerry Heil Karyotype KHAYAT LAUD LELÉKA MOLODI MON FIA Monokate Mr. […]
Ukraine: Sofiia Nersesian wins the ticket to Tbilisi
Sofiia Nersesian is Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision 2025 representative. Ukraine have decided! Sofiia Nersesian will represent them at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Georgia with her song “Montanka” (Rag Doll) after winning the national final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mszSzakw_2M The national final, hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko, Masha Kondratenko and Anna Tulyeva, saw six acts competing for the chance to […]
Jamala confirmed as Music Producer for Vidbir 2026
Jamala takes on new role as Music Producer for Vidbir 2026. Ukrainian broadcaster Suspline have confirmed that Jamala will serve as the Music Producer for next years edition of Vidbir. Jamala has been involved in Vidbir on many occassions in the past as a jury member, but this will be the first time she takes […]
Suspline confirms Ukraine’s participation for Eurovision 2026
Ukraine will be present at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in 2026. The Ukrainian broadcaster has confirmed that they will be participating in Eurovision 2026 in Austria. The Head of Delegation for Eurovision, Oksana Skybinska, believes that Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2026 is an opportunity for Ukraine to showcase the uniqueness of its musical DNA. […]
Ziferblat Wins Vidbir 2025! Ukraine Selects “Bird of Pray” for Eurovision
Ukraine has spoken! Ziferblat has won Vidbir 2025 with their song “Bird of Pray”, securing the ticket to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The national final, held on February 8, showcased a competitive lineup of diverse musical styles, with both the jury and public vote playing a decisive role in selecting the […]
FIЇNKA secures place in Vidbir 2025 final as wildcard winner
FIЇNKA is the winner of the Vidbir 2025 wildcard round with her song “Kultura”. The wildcard round in this years Vidbir has come to an end today, and we now have our tenth and final finalist – FIЇNKA, who will perform her song “Kultura” (Culture) in the Vidbir 2025 final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0vD9FXaz5s&ab_channel=%D0%84%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D0%B0%7CEurovisionUkraineofficial A total of ten […]
Wildcard acts announced for Vidbir 2025
The wildcard acts for this years Vidbir have been announced. The Ukrainian broadcaster has revealed the names of the ten artists (and their songs) that have made it to the wildcard stage of Vidbir 2025. Just one of these ten artists will advance to the Vidbir 2025 final to become the tenth and final finalist. […]
TESLENKO removed from Vidbir 2025 longlist
TESLENKO will not be participating in Vidbir 2025. It has been confirmed that TESLENKO will no longer be part of Vidbir 2025, due to the his management team sending a request to Suspline to withdraw him from next years national final. This request has been accepted by the broadcaster, so TESLENKO has now been removed […]
Ukraine’s First Rehearsal: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil an Ethereal Fusion
Today marked Ukraine’s first Eurovision rehearsal for the first semi-final, featuring alyona alyona & Jerry Heil with their captivating entry “Teresa & Maria.” These two esteemed Ukrainian artists have taken the stage by storm, blending pop and rap in a performance that promises to leave a lasting impression. The staging for “Teresa & Maria” has […]
Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2024
The Duo Have Won Vidbir 2024 and are headed for success in Malmö Yesterday, Ukraine’s national selection ‘Vidbir’ took place with 11 artists all hoping to fly the flag for their country this May in Malmö, but there could only be one winner. The Vidbir 2024 line up included a wide variety of talented artists […]
Jamala among jury members for Vidbir 2024
The jury members for Vidbir 2024 have been revealed. Ukrainian broadcaster Suspline has revealed the names of the three jury members for this years edition of Vidbir, who will be making up 50% of the final results. A total of nine candidates were shortlisted in the hopes of making it onto the Vidbir 2024 jury […]
Ten finalists for Vidbir 2024 have been announced
The ten finalists of Vidbir 2024 have been announced. The Ukrainian broadcaster has revealed the names of the ten acts which have made it to the final of Vidbir 2024. These ten have been whittled down from the longlist of 20 participants that was revealed just last week. For the remaining ten acts which didn’t […]
Ukraine: MELOVIN and Jerry Heil amongst names in Vidbir 2024 longlist
Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC has released the 20 names in the longlist for Vidbir 2024. The list is as follows: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil ANKA Carpetman Drevo INGRET Julia Belei KARYOTYPE KRYLATA MÉLOVIN NAHABA NAZVA PARFENIUK SHÉPA SKYLERR STASYA SWOIIA TESLENKO YAGODY YAKTAK Ziferblat Amongst the names are some familiar faces for Eurovision fans. Most […]
389 submissions received for Vidbir 2024
A total of 389 songs have been received for the 2024 edition of Vidbir. The Ukrainian broadcaster has revealed that it has received 389 songs from 288 artists for Vidbir 2024, during the submissions window that was open from August 30th to October 22nd. The long list of participants will be revealed on November 9th. […]
Anastasia Dymyd will represent Ukraine at Junior Eurovision 2023
Anastasia Dymyd has been chosen to represent Ukraine at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Ukraine have decided! Anastasia Dymyd will represent the Eastern European nation at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice with her song “квітка” (Flower). Ukraine held a national final in Kyiv to find their Junior Eurovision 2023 representative. The […]
Go_A’s song “Shum” reaches 1 Million Streams on Spotify
Go_A Hit 1 Million Spotify Streams With Their Iconic Eurovision Single “Shum” It has recently been released that the band Go_A have achieved what so many artists and song writers dream of…100,000,000 streams on Spotify. What’s makes this milestone so remarkable is the band have achieved this for the very song that they sang at […]
Junior Eurovision 2023: New participants, Slogan reveal, and news from BBC
Junior Eurovision 2023 Set To Be One Of The Most Exciting Editions To Date Junior Eurovision fans have lots to be excited about today, as French Broadcaster France Télévisions alongside the EBU have revealed the 16 countries that will participate at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Nice on November 26th 2023. […]
Kalush Orchestra announce North American tour in November 2023
Kalush Orchestra will be touring North America in November 2023. Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have confirmed that they will be embarking on a North American tour in November 2023. They will perform in 20 cities across the United States and Canada. Tickets for their North American tour can be purchased here. Ticket prices range from […]
Ukraine opens submissions for Junior Eurovision 2023
The Ukrainian broadcaster has opened submissions for Junior Eurovision 2023. The broadcaster has confirmed that they are now accepting submissions for this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice. All interested applicants can sumbit their entries here, and have until July 9th 2023 to do so. This years application process for Junior Eurovision sees some […]
Kalush Orchestra and British politicians speak out about EBU’s decision to exclude Zelenskyy from Eurovision 2023 final
Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the EBU’s decision to exclude Zelenskyy from the Eurovision 2023 final. Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the EBU’s decision to not include President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Eurovision 2023 final, saying that he would have only wanted to thank the British people for hosting the […]
President Zelensky will not make an appearance at Eurovision 2023
President Zelensky will not be making an appearance at the Eurovision 2023 final. It has been confirmed by the EBU that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will not be making any appearance at any point during the grand final of Eurovision 2023. Zelensky has previously requested to address the audience at the Eurovision Song Contest, and whilst […]
Ukrainian 2004 Eurovision winner Ruslana to join the Grand Final lineup
Ukrainian singer Ruslana, who, in 2004, became the first Eurovision winner for her country with the song Wild Dances, has been announced to make an appearance during the Grand Final show. She will feature in a pre-recorded performance filmed in Kyiv, that is going to highlight once again this year’s theme, United by music. https://youtu.be/VD6of9YQMMc […]
Eurovision 2023: United Kingdom and Ukraine’s running order revealed for grand final
The running order for Ukraine and the United Kingdom in the Eurovision 2023 final has been revealed. Eurovision 2022 winners, Ukraine, will be performing in 19th place in the final of Eurovision 2023, whilst host country United Kingdom will be closing the show, performing in 26th place. This news was confirmed at the Heads of […]
Eurovision 2023: 3,000 tickets to be made available for displaced Ukrainians
It has been confirmed that around 3,000 tickets for Eurovision 2023 will be given to displaced Ukrainians. The government of the United Kingdom has confirmed that around 3,000 tickets for Eurovision 2023 will be made available for Ukrainians who have been forced from their homes and are currently living in the United Kingdom. Various people […]
United By Music: BBC unveil official slogan and artwork for Eurovision 2023
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be well and truly “United By Music” as the BBC reveal official slogan and artwork. This slogan reflects the incredible power that music has to bring people and communities together, and demonstrates the unique partnership between the United Kingdom, Liverpool and Ukraine, to bring the biggest music contest to […]
Right wing radicals stage anti-LGBT rally at MÉLOVIN concert
Just a few days ago, Ukraine’s Eurovision 2018 representative, MÉLOVIN, who came out as bisexual last year, held a charity concert in Kyiv, in support of Ukraine and the ongoing conflict. On the day of the charity concert, several aggressive people wearing face masks, turned up at the entrance to the club and staged an […]
BBC reveal further senior production team members for Eurovision 2023
The BBC have today revealed more members of their senior production team for Eurovision 2023. Back in October, the BBC revealed the first set of senior production team members who will be working on Eurovision 2023 alongside the Ukrainian broadcaster. Today, a further 11 names have been thrown into the mix, with both British and […]
Ukraine — TVORCHI win Vidbir as First Song for Eurovision 2023 is selected!
Electronic duo TVORCHI have won Vidbir 2023 with their song Heart of Steel! In second and third place came Krutb and Jerry Heil respectively. Vidbir 2023 was a unique event, broadcast from bomb shelter with ten very different artists/groups showcasing the best of Ukrainian music. The following are the full results. TVORCHI consist of Ukranian […]
Ukraine announces 10 finalists for Vidbir 2023
We’re exactly one month away from (likely) our first Eurovision 2023, and it will come from one of these 10 artists that will compete to represent reigning champions Ukraine. Ukrainian national broadcaster UA:PBC have announced the 10 finalists that will compete in Vidbir 2023 on Saturday 17th December. These artists were selected from a shortlist of […]
JUNIOR EUROVISION 2022: Shining the spotlight on Zlata Dziunka from Ukraine and her song ‘Незламна’ (Unbreakable)!
Zlata Dziunka has the honour of representing Ukraine in Yerevan with her powerful ballad ‘Незламна’. Here is all the information you need on Zlata and her song! Who is Zlata? Zlata is a 13 year old singer from the city of Rava-Ruska in Western Ukraine. Prior to Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision national final, she has participated in […]
Ukraine announce Vidbir 2023 longlist
Jerry Heil, KRUTЬ and TVORCHI are among the longlisted names for Ukraine’s national final Vidbir. Ukrainians national broadcaster UA:PBC has published the 36 artists longlisted to take part in Vidbir 2023. The list is as follows: 2TONE Angelina DAYTON DEMCHUK Drevo Elysees FIINKA Havkа Jerry Heil Iana Kovaleva Kozak Siromaha KRUTЬ Lue Bason Moisei Olivan […]
Ukranian Selection for Eurovision 2023 will take place in a Bomb Shelter in Kyiv this December
The final of Vidbir (the Ukranian national final) will be broadcast live on Saturday 17 December from a bomb shelter in Kyiv 400 songs have been submitted to the Ukranian broadcaster from 299 artists. It is in not yet known how many songs will be presented in the Vidbir selection show. The final list of […]
Suspline and BBC sign memorendum of co-operation for Eurovision 2023
The BBC and Suspline have signed a memorandum of co-operation ahead of next years Eurovision Song Contest. On October 11th, the two broadcasters who are working together on Eurovision 2023, have signed a memorandum of co-operation, which has been signed by Mykola Chernotytskyi, Chairman of The Board of Suspline and Tim Davey, Director General of […]
Kalush Orchestra to tour North America!
The Eurovision 2022 Winners will visit 16 cities across the USA and Canada this October and November! Kicking off on October 20th in Seattle and finishing in Calgary on November 12th, Kalush Orchestra will be extremely busy completing 16 dates across North America this Autumn. Tickets can be searched on ticket website bomond.com and proceeds […]
Zlata Dzyunka will represent Ukraine at Junior Eurovision 2022
Zlata Dzyunka will represent Ukraine at Junior Eurovision 2022 with her song “Незламна” (Unbreakable). Ukraine’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2022 took place today in Kyiv. A total of five acts were competing for the ticket to Yerevan, but in the end, it was 13 year old Zlata Dzyunka who was crowned the winner. You […]
First Details of Ukraine’s National Final this December are Reported!
Ukrainian website Новини.LIVE (News.Live) has reported details from insiders close to the shows production. Initial details have revealed that 10 songs will be performed in the final which will be broadcast live from Ukraine in December, with voting occuring through a local app called “ДІЯ” (Action). The deadline for submissions is October 15th, but the […]
Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision 2022 national final entries have been released
The five songs competing in Ukraine’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2022 have been released. Now that the five competing entries have been released, Suspline have opened the online voting round, which accounts for 50% of the overall scores. You can vote here. The first round of online voting will remain open until 14:00 CET […]
Ukrainian public to chose jury members for Junior Eurovision 2022 national final
For the first time ever, the Ukrainian public will be able to chose the jury members that will be part of the country’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2022. The voting window for the jury members opens today (August 30th) and will remain open until September 6th. You can vote here. There are a total […]
Ukraine: Supsline opens submissions for national final for Eurovision 2023
Suspline have opened submissions for Ukraine’s upcoming national final for Eurovision 2023. The Ukrainian broadcaster has confirmed that applications for Ukraine’s national final for Eurovision 2023 have been opened, and will remain open until October 15th. The national final, which will most likely be Vidbir, or something similar, is expected to take place in December. […]
Ukraine confirm Junior Eurovision 2022 participation
The reigning Eurovision champions take the total for Yerevan up to 15! Public Radio Of Armenia have reported that Ukraine will participate in Junior Eurovision 2022 taking place in Yerevan on 11 December. Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne Ukraine will announce the national selection process very soon. There was some doubts as to whether Ukraine would be […]
Ukraine: Tina Karol announces North American tour
Ukraine’s Eurovision 2006 representative, Tina Karol has announced she will be embarking on a North American tour later this year. The Ukrainian singer has confirmed a 12-date North American tour, starting on September 29th in Seattle, Washington, and ending on October 16th in Toronto, Canada. Tina Karol’s North American tour will be in aid of […]
“We are grateful to the U.K. for their solidarity” – Kalush Orchestra speak out on the United Kingdom hosting Eurovision 2023
Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the United Kingdom hosting Eurovision 2023 in place of Ukraine. In a statement to the PA News Agency, Kalush Orchestra lead singer Oleh Psiuk has said “Of course, we are very sad that the Eurovision Song Contest will not be held in Ukraine next year. But […]
United Kingdom Officially Hosting Eurovision in 2023
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) will be hosted in the United Kingdom on behalf of this year’s winning broadcaster, Ukraine’s UA: PBC. 2022 has had enough events to last a lifetime, but nothing shook the world more than what has been […]
Bristol will officially bid to host Eurovision 2023 if it cannot be hosted in Ukraine
The city of Bristol has officially confirmed that they will bid to host Eurovision 2023, should the contest come to the United Kingdom. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, in Southwest England, has announced that Bristol will bid to host Eurovision 2023. Marvin announced the news to roughly 20,000 people at Bristol Pride Day Festival, the […]
Jamala in support of the United Kingdom potentially hosting Eurovision 2023
Jamala has voiced her support for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest possibly coming to the United Kingdom. Speaking to the PA News Agency earlier this week, Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala has said that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest should come to the United Kingdom, if Ukraine is unable to host. “It’s really sad the EBU […]
Cities across the United Kingdom express their interest in bidding to host Eurovision 2023
In light of the EBU’s statement released today, whereby they concluded that Ukraine will be unable to host Eurovision 2023 due to the current situation in the country, and are to begin discussions with the BBC about potentially hosting the contest next year, various cities throughout the United Kingdom have expressed their interest in hosting. […]
Ukrainian Eurovision winners disagree with decision to not host contest in Ukraine
A Ukrainian minister has released a statement condemning to decision to not allow Ukraine to host Eurovision 2023, which contains signatures from Eurovision winners from Ukraine. Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Tkachenko Oleksandr has posted a statement on Twitter with the caption: “I’m convinced Ukraine has all the rights and possibilities to host […]
Ukraine to NOT host Eurovision 2023, EBU to offer hosting to United Kingdom
United Kingdom will be offered the chance to host Eurovision 2023 after the EBU ruled that Ukraine were unable to host the contest. In a statement made by the EBU they state: “Following objective analysis, the Reference Group, the ESC’s governing board, has with deep regret concluded that, given the current circumstances, the security and […]
Eurovision 2023: an organisation commitee for Ukraine hoping to see the contest in Ukraine
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, Kalush Orchestra said at a press conference that “Ukraine will be happy to host the next Eurovision in a happy and prosperous Ukraine”. Subsequently, Kyiv has said that they are ready to host Eurovision 2023. While the Minister of Culture announced a week ago that he was convinced […]
Jamala joins the line-up for Glastonbury Festival 2022
Jamala has confirmed that she will be performing at Glastonbury Festival 2022. The Eurovision 2016 winner announced on her official Facebook page that she will be performing at the legendary Glastonbury Festival in Somerset at the end of June. Glastonbury has many different stages throughout it’s location at Worthy Farm, and Jamala has confirmed that […]