Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, has announced that alyona alyona will be a songwriter for the Ukrainian selection for Junior Eurovision 2026.
alyona alyona, who represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2024 alongside Jerry Heil, will be a songwriter for the Ukrainian selection for Junior Eurovision for the second year in a row. She will write three songs for the finalists, while Svitlana Tarabarova, the musical director of the selection, will write the other three.
alyona alyona shared her thoughts on returning to the Junior Eurovision selection:
“I am glad to return to Junior Eurovision. For the second year in a row, I will create for children and with children. It charges me very much, because this is our future. Working with children is not easy work, but it is truly sincere. I hope that this year it will be possible to create songs that will find their place in millions of hearts.”
The application window for the Ukrainian selection for Junior Eurovision 2026 is currently open and will close on July 8. A longlist of up to 15 acts will be selected for the Star School, from which six finalists will be chosen.
The final of the Ukrainian selection for Junior Eurovision 2026 will be held in September. A combination of a professional jury (50%) and public voting (50%) will select the Ukrainian representative for Ta’ Qali.
Sofia Neresesian represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Motanka”. She won the public vote and finished second overall with 177 points. This was Ukraine’s best result at Junior Eurovision since 2013.
Source: Suspilne
Ukraine debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and has competed in the contest ever since. To date, Ukraine has only won the competition once. In 2012, Anastasiya Petryk won in Amsterdam with the song “Nebo”. She scored 138 points, including eight sets of 12 points. Ukraine has hosted the contest twice, the first time in 2009 and the second in 2013 following their victory in Amsterdam.
