The six songs vying to represent Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Malta have been revealed by Suspilne.
The Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne has revealed the songs that will compete in its national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The songs for the six finalists were created by music producer and performer Svitlana Tarabarova and singer and songwriter Alyona Alyona.
The singers and their songs are:
Anastasiya Poshedina – “Krila” (Wings)
Roman Doroshenko – “Say Hello“
Erika Kolesnichenko – “NE kolyskova” (NOT a lullaby)
Dmytro Karabet – “Mamo” (Mother)
Marko Serdynskyi – “Goris” (Mountains)
Zlata Solonenko – “Who am I”
The final of the Ukrainian national selection for Junior Eurovision 2026 will take place on September 13 at 18:00 local time on Suspilne’s platforms. As in previous years, the winner of the selection will be determined by the votes of the jury (50%) and the audience (50%).
Sofia Neresesian represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Motanka”. She won the public vote and finished second overall with 177 points. This was Ukraine’s best result at Junior Eurovision since 2013.
Source: Suspilne
Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest+
Ukraine debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and has competed in the contest ever since. To date, Ukraine has only won the competition once. In 2012, Anastasiya Petryk won in Amsterdam with the song “Nebo”. She scored 138 points, including eight sets of 12 points. Ukraine has hosted the contest twice, the first time in 2009 and the second in 2013 following their victory in Amsterdam.