TESLENKO refused to participate in the national selection and terminated the contract: photo

Ukrainian singer TESLENKOwhich was declared in the longlist on national selection on “Eurovision 2025“refused to participate.

The artist's management made a public statement. In an official appeal to the Public Broadcaster, they asked to withdraw TESLENKO's candidacy. So the organizers of the national selection forcefully broke the contract with him on further participation.

Yes, the shortlist was already published earlier, where 9 finalists were namedwho will compete for the right to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025. TESLENKO was not among those named. However, he could well take the vacant place of the 10th participant. After all, voting for the so-called “joker” seat will start in 2025. During it, it will be possible to choose the names of those who were on the longlist. After all, after the decision of the artist to leave the competition, it will be impossible to vote for him.