The first song competing in this yearโs Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be selected tonight, with Ukraine set to hold their national selection. A total of 5 songs are in the running, with the winner determined through a mix of public and jury voting.
Here are the participants:
- Sofia Artemenko and DJ Polinka โ โZamovlyannyaโ (Order)
- Zlata Dzyunka โ โNezlamnaโ (Unbreakable)
- Elizaveta Petruk โ โPisnya pro Lelechatโ (Stork song)
- Darya Rebrova โ โPaporoti kvitkaโ (Fern flower)
- Diana Stasiuk โ โWe are the Futureโ
Public voting is underway, and is open until 14:00 CEST. The voting re-opens for 15 minutes after all the participants have performed. Public voting will account for 50% of the vote, with jury voting making up the remaining 50%. On the jury are the following personalities:
- Anzhelika Rudnytska (TV presenter, artist)
- Khrystyna Solovyy (singer-songwriter)
- Myroslava Saliy (singer, vocal coach)
Timur Miroshnychenko will host the selection, which you can watch below: