Ukraine
Semi-final 2Artist
Leléka
Viktoria Leléka
b. 1990
📍 Shakhtarske
“Leleka” means “stork” in Ukrainian.
Her second musical project is called DONBA₴GRL.
Country
Bookies expect:
Qualify 99%
Win 2.0%
3× winner
qualified for final 15× in a row
Ukraine has taken part in 15 semi-finals and has qualified for the final all 15 times.
In the national selection, third place went to singer Jerry Heil, who finished 3rd at Eurovision in 2024 with the song “Teresa & Maria.”
Song
Рідним (Ridnym)
To Loved Ones
The song includes a vocal phrase sung in one breath lasting about 30 seconds — the longest in Eurovision history.
Рідним (Ridnym)
To Loved Ones
| Green into rust | Green into rust |
| Trust in the change | Trust in the change |
| Everything fades | Everything fades |
| Be that as it may | Be that as it may |
| Red into dust | Red into dust |
| Cut from the branch | Cut from the branch |
| Leaves in the flames | Leaves in the flames |
| Nothing is safe | Nothing is safe |
| Виш'ю, виш’ю | I’ll embroider, I’ll embroider |
| Виш'ю нову долю | I’ll embroider a new destiny |
| Виш'ю, виш’ю рідним | I’ll embroider, I’ll embroider for my loved ones |
| Найріднішим | For the dearest ones |
| When we oppose our fears | When we oppose our fears |
| And turn all our woes to cheers | And turn all our woes to cheers |
| I know the roots | I know the roots |
| Still carry water | Still carry water |
| When all the seeds we've sown | When all the seeds we've sown |
| Blossom and lead us home | Blossom and lead us home |
| We'll see the trees | We'll see the trees |
| Grow even taller | Grow even taller |
| Нову долю виш'ю (Виш'ю, виш'ю) | I’ll embroider a new destiny (I’ll embroider, I’ll embroider) |
| Рідним, найріднішим (Виш'ю, виш'ю) | For my loved ones, for the dearest ones (I’ll embroider, I’ll embroider) |
| When we oppose our fears | When we oppose our fears |
| And turn all our woes to cheers | And turn all our woes to cheers |
| We’ll see the trees grow even taller | We’ll see the trees grow even taller |
| Ooh… | Ooh… |
| When we oppose our fears | When we oppose our fears |
| And turn all our woes to cheers | And turn all our woes to cheers |
| I know the roots | I know the roots |
| Still carry water | Still carry water |
| When all the seeds we’ve sown | When all the seeds we’ve sown |
| Blossom and lead us home | Blossom and lead us home |
| We'll see the trees | We'll see the trees |
| Grow even taller | Grow even taller |