Today our editor David had the opportunity to sit down with guitarist Valentyn and drummer Fedir of Ziferblat, who will be representing Ukraine at Eurovision this year with the song “Bird of Pray”. Together they discuss the process of getting to Eurovision, which was the culmination of three years of hard work and trial and error. As they prepared for their …
It’s been nearly two months since Ziferblat won Vidbir, and in another two months the band will represent Ukraine at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Bird of Pray.” Vidbir 2025 was Ziferblat’s second attempt at Ukraine’s national selection for Eurovision – the band placed second in 2024 with the English-language song “Place I Call Home.” “Bird of …
A revamped version of Ziferblat’s “Bird of Pray” was released Monday morning. The updated version of the song will be Ukraine’s entry to the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. In a statement, the band explained their reasoning for the revamp, expressing a desire to ensure the song is Eurovision-ready: “This ‘cosmetic overhaul’ allowed us to integrate elements that we hope will …
Vidbir 2025 has concluded, with the band Ziferblat being chosen as Ukraine’s representative for Eurovision 2025! Ziferblat received 9 points from the jury and 10 from the public, with a total of 19 points. KHAYAT won the jury vote with the song “HONOR.” ArtistJury VotePublic VoteVlad Sheriff11Abiye23MOLODI79Future Culture52Masha Kondratenko88KHAYAT106FIÏNKA67KRYLATA44Ziferblat910DK ENERGETYK35 The show opened with a performance of Ukrainian singer Nazariy …
Ahead of tonight’s Ukrainian National Final (Vidbir 2025), a panel of our correspondents reviewed and rated all of the acts. David, James, Emma, Jasmin, Boris, Roy, and Rebecca rated each song out of 10, giving us a sneak peek at what the results may be, and who we think our winner is! As always, all opinions stated below belong to …
Singer and filmmaker Vlad Sheriff is no stranger to Vidbir. After participating last year as a backing vocalist for Jerry Heil & Alyona Alyona’s winning entry “Teresa & Maria,” Vlad is preparing to take the stage on Saturday as a solo artist with “Wind of change.” We caught up with him to ask about his Vidbir 2025 journey, his passion …
Comprised of five friends with a shared love for jamming together, indie outfit Future Culture approaches hip-hop, jazz and other genres from a uniquely Ukrainian perspective. We had the opportunity to hear from drummer Andrii Lytvynenko, who alongside vocalists Daria Remez and Oleksii Bodnar, guitarist Andrii Shulakov, and bassist Oleksii Rudenko, will compete at Vidbir 2025 for the chance to …
With a week to go until the contest, the hosts of Vidbir 2025 have been announced! The Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne has revealed that the show will be hosted by comedian Vasyl Baydak, commentator and Eurovision staple Timur Miroshnychenko, and television personality Maria Efrosynina. Miroshnychenko and Efrosynina have each hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 and 2017 respectively. Speaking about …
Vidbir 2025 Creative Producer German Nenov has revealed that this year’s Ukrainian national final will be modeled after the Eurovision Song Contest itself. According to Nenov, the broadcast will include familiar features such as a green room located within the audience, as well as individualized artist postcards: “We want to introduce you to these artists so that you not only …
The 10 songs that will compete in Vidbir 2025 for the chance to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025 have been released on YouTube by Suspilne. The Ukrainian broadcaster has also revealed the running order of performances: Vlad Sheriff – “Winds of Change” Abiye – “Dim” MOLODI – “my sea” Future Culture – “Waste My Time” Masha Kondratenko – “No Time …
