Thursday23 January 2025
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Ukrainians have selected the jury for the National Selection for Eurovision 2025.

This year, over 442,000 Ukrainians cast their votes for the judges of the National Selection.
Украинцы выбрали жюри Национального отбора на «Евровидение-2025».

The voting for the jury composition of the National Selection for the international song contest "Eurovision-2025" has concluded in the mobile application "Diia." Voting for three candidates to be judges in the National Selection took place over the course of a week, reported "Public Broadcasting Eurovision" and the state services platform "Diia" on Monday, December 23.

A total of 442,374 Ukrainians cast their votes for candidates in the "Eurovision-2025" National Selection jury. Voters were allowed to select only one candidate. The candidates who received the most votes from Ukrainians were:

  • Jamala – 35.28% (156,048 votes);
  • Serhiy Tanchynets – 20.24% (89,516 votes);
  • Kateryna Pavlenko – 11.84% (52,359 votes).

Трійка переможців за крісла суддів Нацвідбору на «Євробачення-2025» (скриншот «Суспільного. Євробачення»)

“Now the winners must sign a contract with 'Public Broadcasting' to join the jury. If someone does not sign, their place will be taken by the next candidate based on votes,” – stated "Public Broadcasting Eurovision."

Additionally, this year the list of potential jury members for the "Eurovision-2025" National Selection included: Andrii Hutsuliak, Jamala, Dmytro Zeziulin, Kateryna Pavlenko, Oleg Psyuk, Anna Sviridova, Serhiy Tanchynets, Katya Tsaryk, Sasha Chemeryov, and Dmytro Shurov.

As reported by ZAXID.NET, on December 20, "Public Broadcasting" published the list of finalists for the National Selection to participate in the international song contest "Eurovision-2025." Currently, the names of nine participants in the contest are known, while another will be chosen by viewers in the "Diia" application by January 17, 2025. The final of the National Selection for "Eurovision" will take place on February 8, 2025, and the international song contest itself will be held in Basel, Switzerland, in May.