ESC Covers recently had the pleasure of chatting to the lovely LELÉKA, who will be representing Ukraine at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.

LELÉKA (Viktoriia Leleka) spoke to us about her song, “Ridnym”, her musical journey, day-to-day life, and even how she sometime gets mistaken for another Eurovision act! The full interview is available to watch on the ESC Covers Offcial YouTube channel.

In our interview with LELÉKA – she also mentions recently meeting Germany’s 2025 entrants – Abor & Tynna. We asked her if there could be a potential collaboration between both artists – or even a cover version of “Baller”  by LELÉKA – and since then, we’re delighted to see that there has indeed been a cover version as part of Eurovision’s ‘A Little Bit More’ feature! You can watch and listen to this superb cover version below:

Her Eurovision entry, “Ridnym” is available to listen to on all major streaming platforms such as Spotify.

If you’d like to check out Viktoriia’s other musical project –  DONBA₴GRL, which she also discusses in our interview – we recommend a great track called “Zhyva”, which you can check out here on the DONBA₴GRL, YouTube channel:

Once again, we’d like to thank LELÉKA for taking time out of her very busy scedule to chat to us, and also to the Ukrainian delegation for arranging the interview.

You can find out more about LELÉKA on her website, and her
Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube social media channels.

LELÉKA will peform “Ridnym” in the 2nd Semi-final on Thursday, 14th May 2026. We wish her all the best at Eurovision!