Singer Lelika presented an updated competition version of the song Ridnym, which will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. The new edit has a richer sound, in particular thanks to the bandura performed by musician Yaroslav Dzhus.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe version of Ridnym for Eurovision is special to me. I wanted to emphasize its roots and sound even more, so at the very start there is a stronger, purer bandura tone. The bandura is a highly symbolic instrument for Ukrainian culture. In its sound lies our history, our songs, and memory. I call it the \u201cUkrainian harp,\u201d but for us it has an even deeper meaning \u2013 it\u2019s a sound that instantly brings home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 The singer Lelika\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Preparation for the performance and upcoming events<\/p>\n
Currently Lelika is actively working on the preparations for the Eurovision 2026 performance in Vienna. In addition, Ukraine\u2019s representative will head to three European music events, including two promo concerts: Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam on April 11 and the London Eurovision Party on April 19.<\/p>\n
Dates of the contest and venue<\/p>\n
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the capital of Austria, Vienna. According to the draw, Ukraine will perform in the second half of the second semi-final.<\/p>\n
The Eurovision Grand Final will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, and the semi-finals \u2013 May 12 and 14. The contest will be held at Wiener Stadthalle \u2013 the largest indoor arena in Austria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer Lelika presented an updated competition version of the song Ridnym, which will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[173205,18,117,10894,19,17,173206,173204,337,5,173207,173208,10678],"class_list":{"0":"post-375760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-bandura","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-eurovision-2026","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-lelika","15":"tag-lelika-ridnym-eurovision-2026-bandura-ukraine-eurovision-entry-vienna","16":"tag-music","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-ridnym","19":"tag-ukraine-eurovision-entry","20":"tag-vienna"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116198965971072417","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}