🇺🇦 National: Ukraine selects Leléka

Ukraine: Vidbir, the national selection, is won by LelĂ©ka. She sings her entry “Ridnym”. LelĂ©ka will perform in the 2nd semifinal in the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The choice was an unanymous one of both televote and expert jury.

final

date: 7 march
place: Kyiv
hosts: Timur Miroshnychenko & Lesia Nikitiuk

1 Valeriya Force Open Your Hearts 4 2 6  
l & m: Valeriya Simulik & Vinny Venditto        
2 Molodi Legends 2 4 6 8
l & m: Anton Chilibi, Iryna Batiuk, Ivan Stepanishchev & Kyrylo Rohovyi        
3 Monokate Tyt 6 3 9 6
l & m: Artem Yefimov & Kateryna Pavlenko        
4 The Elliens Crawling Whispers 1 5 6 7
l & m: Aniel Arin, Mykyta Fedorov, Olena Usenko & Stanislav Khmel        
5 Laud Lightkeeper 9 9 18 2
l & m: Diana Tomniuk, Dmytro Nechepurenko, DredLock & Vladyslav Karashchuk        
6 Leléka Ridnym 10 10 20 1
l: Adama Cefalu & Viktoria Leléka  m: Adama Cefalu, Jakob Hegner, Viktoria Leléka &  Yaroslav Dzhus        
7 Mr. Vel Do or Done 7 6 13 4
l & m: Aniel Arin & Valeriy Myroshnychenko        
8 Khayat Hertsy 5 7 12 5
l & m: Andriy Khayat & Aniel Arin        
9 Jerry Heil Catharticus 8 8 16 3
l: Yana Shemayeva m: Denys Sokolov, Joy Deb, Linnеa Deb & Yana Shemayeva        
10 ShchukaRyba Moia zemlia 3 1 4 10
l: Darya Lisich m: Yaroslav Tatarchenko        

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