Eurovision will take place next week: when Ukraine performs and who is predicted to win

Eurovision-2026 will start soon - two semi-finals and the final will be held on May 12, 14 and 16. The representative of Ukraine LELÉKA will perform with the song Ridnym in the second semi-final under number 12. This is reported by Suspilne Eurovision.

The director of the Ukrainian performance was Ilia Dutsyk. In the 30-second clip from the second rehearsal, the set design of the performance can be seen for the first time.

"Light fabrics that come to life under the currents of the wind and enhance the feeling of fragility and disintegration of the world. We also see Yaroslav Dzhus in the frame, who performs a part on a broken Kharkiv bandura - an instrument assembled from pieces and reinterpreted as a symbol of fragmentation. The excerpt ends with LELÉKA's emotional address to the moving camera, which she follows with her gaze, erasing the distance from the viewer," the performance was explained in Suspilne.

The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Austrian city of Vienna.

Bookmakers' forecasts

As of May 10, bookmakers believe that representatives from Finland Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen with the song "Liekinheitin" will win, Ukraine is on 11th place.

Screenshot: eurovisionworld.com

Performance by Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen