The semi-final of the Ukrainian Junior Eurovision national selection took place on 25 July. 15 acts were chosen by the expert jury who consisted of Mykhailo Nekrasov (composer of songs such as Gravity by Zlata Ognevich ESC Ukraine 2013 and Spring Will Come by Sympho-Nick JESC Ukraine 2014), Anastasiya Petryk (winner of JESC for Ukraine in 2012 with Nebo), Anzhela Kopotia (famous art director) and Ruslana Pysanka (Ukrainian artist and tv presenter).

The final will take place on 22 August at Beach Complex ‘Olmeca Plage’ in Kiev.

The 15 finalists are –

Katriona Hannah (Kiev)
Mariia Karogodska (Kiev)
Nazarii Stinianskyi  (Vinnytsia)
“Fresh” (band) (Ivano-Frankivsk)
Anna Trincher (Kiev)
Anastsiia Tkachuk (Ivano-Frankivsk)
Sofiia Dobryvechir (Kiev)
Alisa Panchuk (Kiev)
Nina Boikova (Kiev)
“VoiceLand” showband (Kiev)
“Zabava”(band) (Kiev)
Viktoriia Sviatogor (Kiev)
Alina Valuiska (Lugansk)
Iaryna Taras – (Ivano-Frankivsk)
Sofiia Iaremova (Kyiv)

Source: NTU