Ukraine: The Winner of Vidbir 2025 Will Be Crowned Tonight!

One of the most successful countries in Eurovision history, Ukraine, is set to select its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 tonight.

With three victories under its belt, Ukraine is aiming for a fourth win, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the first time Kyiv hosted the contest. Vidbir 2025 promises to deliver an exciting national final filled with emotional performances and strong competition.

The Grand Final

Ten artists will take the stage at Vidbir 2025, all vying for the chance to represent Ukraine in Basel this May. The competing acts are:

• Future Culture – “Waste My Time”
• Khayat – “Honor”
• Krylata – “Stay True”
• Molodi – “My Sea”
• Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray”
• Abiye – “Dim”
• DK Enerhetyk – “Sil’”
• Masha Kondratenko – “No Time To Cry”
• Vlad Sheryf – “Wind of Change”
• FIÏNKA – “Kultura”

The winner of Vidbir 2025—and Ukraine’s representative for Eurovision—will be determined through a 50/50 voting system, with half of the votes coming from the Ukrainian public and the other half from a professional jury.

Jury Panel & Hosts

This year’s jury features some of the biggest names in the Ukrainian music industry:

• Jamala – Winner of Eurovision 2016 with “1944”
• Sergey Tancinets – A well-known figure in Ukraine’s music scene
• Kateryna Pavlenko – Lead singer of Go_A, who represented Ukraine in Eurovision 2021 with “Shum”

Hosting tonight’s grand final are Timur Miroshnychenko, Masha Efrosynina, and stand-up comedian Vasyl Baidak. Miroshnychenko, a familiar face in the Eurovision world, co-hosted Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv and has been Ukraine’s commentator since 2007. Efrosynina, on the other hand, previously hosted Eurovision in 2005 when Ukraine held the contest for the first time.

How to Watch

Vidbir 2025 kicks off at 17:30 CET and is expected to run for around four hours. You can watch the national final with English commentary on Ukraine’s official YouTube channel HERE.

Ukraine in Eurovision

Last year, alyona alyona & Jerry Heil won Vidbir 2024 with “Teresa & Maria”, finishing in third place in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024.

Will Ukraine continue its strong Eurovision track record this year? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Ukraine’s journey to Eurovision 2025!