Ukrainian song contest Vidbir returns for its tenth edition in February.

Broadcaster Suspilne has announced the names of nine artists that will take part in Vidbir 2026.

• Jerry Heil
• LAUD
• LELÉKA
• MOLODI
• Monokate
• Mr. Vel
• The Elliens
• Valeriya Force
• ShchukaRyba

These nine finalists will be joined by one more, however!

In January, Suspilne will open an app vote that will allow Vidbir fans to vote for a tenth finalist that will participate in the competition.

They'll be choosing from six acts: ANSTAY, Karyotype, KHAYAT, MON FIA, OKS, Marta Adamchuk.

The winner of the app vote will be announced on 15 January, with the Vidbir final lineup becoming complete.

Eurovision Song Contest fans may well recognise a couple of faces in the Vidbir 2026 lineup!

Jerry Heil represented Ukraine at Malmö 2024 alongside alyona alyona, giving her country a third-place finish with the song Teresa & Maria.

Kateryna Pavlenko from the band Go_A also features in the lineup, under her solo music project Monokate.

Back at Rotterdam 2021, she gave a memorable performance of Shum, which landed Ukraine in the Top 5 of the Grand Final scoreboard once again.