Today, Ukraine will select its representative for Eurovision 2025. Find out where to watch the final and how to cast your vote!
Today, the winner of the National Selection for Eurovision 2025 will be revealed. The evening of the National Selection will kick off at 18:00, as reported by UNN referencing Suspilne.
Thirty minutes prior to the final of the National Selection, at 18:00, viewers can look forward to a pre-show broadcast. In this segment, Anna Tuleva, the host of the "Eurovision Ukraine" video blog, will share details about the preparations for the final. The live broadcast of the Eurovision 2025 National Selection final will begin at 18:30, hosted by Timur Miroshnichenko, Maria Efrosinina, and Vasily Baidak.
Joining the three hosts in the green room will be Anna Tuleva, Mark Kutsevalov, Andrey Cherepushak (Galician Diva), Dasha Kvitkova, Monroe, and Max Tkachev.
Star Performances
Viewers can expect a show featuring Ukrainian Eurovision stars, along with performances from the 10 finalists of the National Selection: Vlad Sherif, Abie, MOLODI, Future Culture, Masha Kondratenko, KHAYAT, FIЇNKA, KRYLATA, Ziferblat, and "DK Energetik".
The opening number will feature a performance of "Usmikhniс' meni" by Nazariy Yaremchuk, with nine artists who have represented Ukraine at Eurovision over the years: Jamala, MELOVIN, Kateryna Pavlenko (Go_A), TVORCHI, Jerry Heil, alyona alyona, Ruslana, Tymofiy Muzychuk (Kalush Orchestra), and Tina Karol.
Additionally, viewers can anticipate five vibrant interval acts by Ukrainian stars: a special performance of the song "Dom" by Ukraine's representative at the Junior Eurovision 2024 Artem Kotenko and music producer Svitlana Tarabarova; the premiere of a new song "Zakrutila" by Eurovision 2004 winner Ruslana; the much-talked-about track "Eurosong" by the humorous boy band Badstreet Boys; a megamix by the music producer of the Eurovision 2025 National Selection, Tina Karol; and a special performance by JAMALA to celebrate her 15-year artistic career.
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Where to watch?
You can follow the live broadcast of the final:
on the Suspilne Culture TV channel;
on the Eurovision Ukraine YouTube channel with exclusive behind-the-scenes content from Anna Tuleva;
on the Suspilne Culture and Eurovision Ukraine websites;
on the Facebook pages of Suspilne and Eurovision Ukraine;
listen on Radio Promin with commentary from Dmytro Zakarchenko and Anna Zakletska;
watch in English on the Eurovision Ukraine YouTube channel, with commentary by Viktoriya Kryukova, Vadym Kramar, and Dmytro Kozhukhar.
Traditionally, the final of the National Selection for Eurovision 2025 will be accompanied by sign language interpretation. To ensure inclusivity, sign language dubbing will be available on all Ukrainian-language video broadcasts. The interpreter for the talk shows will be Tatyana Zhurkova, while Lada Sokolyuk and Anfisa will handle the adaptation of the songs.
How to vote for your favorite?
As in previous years, the winner of the National Selection and Ukraine's representative at Eurovision 2025 will be determined by the voting results of the jury (50%) and the audience (50%).
Audience voting will take place through the Diia mobile app and via SMS to the short number 7576. The hosts of the show will announce the start and end of voting during the Suspilne Culture broadcast.
Star Jury Composition
In the jury of the National Selection 2025, based on voting in the Diia app, are Jamala, Serhiy Tanchynets, and Kateryna Pavlenko.
The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the Swiss city of Basel. The grand final of Eurovision will be held on Saturday, May 17, with the semifinals on May 13 and 15, 2025. The contest will be hosted at the St. Jakobshalle arena following Nemo's victory with the song "The Code" at Eurovision 2024. Accordingly, 38 countries will participate, with 32 competing in the semifinals. In the grand final, the 20 semifinal winners will be joined by representatives from the "Big Five" countries: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, as well as last year's winning country, Switzerland.