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Daniel Zizka has released the music video of “CROSSROADS”, the song with which he will represent Czechia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Daniel Zizka has been selected by the Czech Broadcaster ČT from 260 submissions, with the entries being reviewed by a combination of experts and a public poll. He is 23 years old and has been described as one of the best new artists in the Czech music industry.
Kryštof Šámal, Head of Delegation for Czechia, commented on how Daniel made an impression during the first listening sessions:

“When Daniel came into the studio and sang his song straight through on the first try with absolute ease, the room fell completely silent. Not because he was loud, but because he was completely focused and confident. The performance was disarming – technically precise, yet full of emotion,” says “It was clear we were watching an artist who knows exactly who he wants to be.”

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Michal Utíkal, Head of Media and Creative Producer for Czechia, described the approach that that Czech delegation is taking to Eurovision this year:

“This year we decided to connect our media outputs with a unifying element. All components from photography and graphic identity to the music video and staging contain a leitmotif that symbolically underlines Daniel’s journey.”
“This year we decided to connect our media outputs with a unifying element.

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Daniel Zizka added:

“Eurovision is a huge platform and a big show. But what I mainly want to bring there is music and emotion. I don’t want to compete hidden behind flashiness and spectacle. I want to stand firmly behind who I am as an artist.”

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The song that Daniel Zizka will perform in Vienna has been written and composed by Viliam Béreš and by Daniel himself. He will perform in the first half of the second semi-final on May 14.

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The Azerbaijani broadcaster ITV has defended its Eurovision 2026 artist and song selection following criticism after its entry and artist were revealed.
Two days after “Just Go” was revealed as the Azerbaijani song for the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, performed by JIVA, ITV has taken to social media to defend its selection. In a statement on Instagram ITV said that it decided to release a statement to explain in more detail how the selection process worked.
In the statement, ITV explained that three acts made it through to the final shortlist, which included JIVA. That the final decision was made based on the results of a specially formed focus group and expert opinions. And that an important factor in determining their entry was that jury voting will be reintroduced in the semi-finals of Eurovision. As a result, strong live vocals and performance abilities were taken into account.
In addition, the statement addresses claims on social media that the song has been written using artificial intelligence. ITV states that:

These ideas do not reflect the truth. “Just Go” is an original musical work prepared on the basis of a professional creative approach, and behind it are many years of experience, preofessional knowledge and creative work.

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The broadcaster goes on to give its full support to JIVA as the Azerbaijani representative. She will perform in the first half of the second semi-final on May 14.
Source: Ictimai Eurovision

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The twelve acts competing in Sámi Grand Prix 2026 have been revealed ahead of this year’s competition.
The acts and songs competing in Sámi Grand Prix 2026 have been released, with three weeks to go until the final live from Kautokeino. Isalill Kolpus and Ánte Siri have been announced as the hosts of the contest, which will take place on March 28. The winner will
The song contest finalists are:

• Sofia Mienna & OK NIKO – “Gos don leat?”
• Han Helge & Han Håkon – “Ingen andre”
• Caroline J Kuhmunen – “Dorvobáiki”
• Alo Joks – “Mun lean”
• Kalle Urheim – “Duottara bárnne / Tundra’s Son”
• ELLINOR – “Du Dušši”

The joik contest finalists are:

• Sárá Nilut – “Ayla Gáren Audhild”
• Ánte Niillas Bongo – “Nášša álddut”
• Lars-Ánte Kuhmunen – “Nils Issát”
• Per Bueng – “Liv Slotte”
• Biret Risten Sara og Rávná Anti Guttorm – “Heajat”
• Iŋgor Nila – “Mari-Ann

The 2026 contest will mark the fifth edition of the competition which will be aired by NRK of Norway, and will once again be broadcast by SVT of Sweden and Yle of Finland.

What is Sámi Grand Prix?​

Sámi Grand Prix has been held annually since 1990 as part of the Sámi Easter Festival in Kautokeino in Norway.
The region of Sápmi covers northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, and has a population of between 80-100,000 Sámi. To date the most successful nation in the contest is Norway.
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Bzikebi has released “On Replay”, the Georgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.

Bzikebi has released the official music video for “On Replay”. The song was written by Giga Kukhianidze, who has written multiple Georgian Junior Eurovision entries, including Georgia’s last two winning entries; “Mzeo” and “To My Mom”.

Bzikebi consists of Giorgi Shiolashvili, Mariam Tatulashvili and Mariam Kikuashvili. In 2008, they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with “Bzz”, the first song in the contest’s history to be performed in an imaginary language and the first of four victories for Georgia in the contest. After the contest, they released the album “Zabuzei”.

Bzikebi returned to Junior Eurovision in 2022, where they took part in an interval act celebrating 20 years of the contest. They also performed as an interval act at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Tbilisi, where they performed the original song “We Don’t Sleep”.

Bzikebi will perform in the first half of the first semi-final on May 12.

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The official music video for “Nân” the Albanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, has been released this evening.
The official music video for Albania’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 has been released. The video features English language subtitles which share the message of the song clearly to viewers, with Alis also joined by twenty women across the duration of the video.

Alis won Festivali i Këngës 64 and will represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna with “Nân”. He was the favourite of both the jury and public voting at Festivali i Këngës 64.

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The Eurovision Pre-Party in Bucharest is set to be held on April 18 as the venue is announced and tickets go on sale.
The Eurovision Pre-Party Bucharest 2026 is set to be held on April 18 in the Romanian capital. The event will be held at the Arenele Romane. The event will feature acts competing in Eurovision 2026 as well as guest performers from previous editions of the contest. The event is being organised by eMagic in collaboration with TVR, AIMR and OGAE Romania.
Tickets are on sale now for 109 lei (21.4 Euro), and can be purchased here. The organisers commented:

“Bucharest into a meeting point for Eurovision fans from the entire region, but especially into an international promotion platform for this year’s Eurovision winner from Romania. The event aims to bring the artist to the attention of the public and fans from several countries, offering him visibility in a context dedicated to the Eurovision community. At the same time, it is a special opportunity to bring artists closer to the public and to celebrate diversity and passion for music together,”

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The Eurovision PreParty in Bucharest is the first new Eurovision Pre-Party announced since 2024, when Malmohagen was held for the first time. It is also the first new Eurovision Pre-Party being held in Eastern Europe since the Warsaw Pre-Party, which was cancelled after two editions.
The Pre-Party’s being held ahead of Eurovision 2026 are: London

• March 12: Eurovision Party SKG –
  
  Thessaloniki
• March 21: Nordic Eurovision Party –
  
  Oslo
• April 11: Eurovision in Concert –
  
  Amsterdam
• April 17: London Eurovision Festival Fundraiser –
  
  London
• April 18: Eurovision Pre-Party –
  
  Bucharest
• April 19: London Eurovision Party –
  
  London

Der Standard has published the televoting totals from Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?, the Austrian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Following a Freedom of Information Act request, ORF has released the televoting totals that each of the acts received in Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?, the Austrian national final for Eurovision 2026. The details show that a total of 54,296 votes were cast during the show, with just under 20% of the votes being cast for the eventual winner Cosmó. Voters were able to cast up to 100 votes per phone number as part of the selection.

The televoting breakdown is as follows:

The overall results of the selection were as follows:

Cosmó won Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? and will represent Austria on home ground in Vienna. He will compete in the Grand Final on May 16. In addition, he will also perform during the second semi-final on May 14.

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Jonas Lovv has announced his participation in two Eurovision Pre-Party’s ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
The Norwegian representative Jonas Lovv is set to perform at the Nordic Eurovision Party in Oslo, and Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. He will perform “Ya ya ya” for audiences across Europe ahead of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria this May.
The Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 will be held on March 21, as it brings together Eurovision stars, veterans of the contest, and other talented artists associated with the Eurovision Song Contest. The acts announced to date are:
Eurovision in Concert 2026 will be held on April 11 in the AFAS Live Arena. After the Netherlands withdrew from the contest in December, the organisers announced that the preparty will still take place. Eurovision in Concert counts as one of the major Eurovision pre-party events. Having first been held in 2009, the event draws thousands of fans to Amsterdam every year.
Jonas Lovv received the maximum amount of points from both the jury and the televote, and will thus represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the entry “Ya ya ya”. Jonas Lovv has been drawn to perform in the second half of the second semi-final, on May 14.

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Alexandra Căpitănescu, the Romanian representative for Eurovision 2026, is the latest artist to be announced for the London Eurovision Party 2026.
The representative of Romania, Alexandra Căpitănescu, is the latest artist to be confirmed for the London Eurovision Party 2026 at HERE at the Outernet. She will perform her song “Choke Me”. This is the first pre-party performance announced for the Romanian representative to date.
She joins a lineup featuring Eurovision 2026 contestants, as well as former participants from previous years. The Eurovision 2026 artists announced so far are:

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  Alis (Albania)
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  Cosmó (Austria)
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  Essyla (Belgium)
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  DARA (Bulgaria)
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  Søren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark)
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  Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen (Finland)
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  Atvara (Latvia)
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  Lion Ceccah (Lithuania)
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  Eva Marija (Luxembourg)
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  Aidan (Malta)
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  Satoshi (Moldova)
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  Tamara Živković (Montenegro)
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  Alexandra Căpitănescu (Romania)
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  Senhit (San Marino)
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  Leléka (Ukraine)

The special guests announced so far are:

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  Sissal (Denmark 2025)
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  Aliona Moon (Moldova 2013)

Further artists will be announced at a later date.
The London Eurovision Party will take place on April 19 at HERE at Outernet. Tickets for the event are currently on sale here.
The London Eurovision Party was first held in 2008 and is the oldest Eurovision pre-party event in Europe. The 2025 edition was held at HERE at Outernet for the third time. A total of 21 artists from Eurovision 2025 performed at the event. They were also joined by several artists from past Eurovision contests.

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Der Standard has released new details of the bid that Innsbruck made to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which narrowly missed out on winning.
Through a Freedom of Information request, Der Standard has gained access to the bidding documentation that Innsbruck provided to ORF for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Reporting from the Austrian newspaper now gives a clearer idea of how Innsbruck had hoped to host the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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As part of its bid, Innsbruck intended to use two venues within the city to host different elements of the competition. Olympiahalle would have been the venue for the contest itself, with the Green Room located in a separate hall next to the venue, where the public would also have been able to watch the contest. This would have allowed up to 15,000 people to watch each of the live shows in one of the two venues.
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On top of this, the Tivoli Stadium would have been open for a public viewing event similar to that which was organised by Basel for the 2025 contest. A rendering of the Tivoli shows a giant box with screens in the middle of the stadium, following Basel’s approach at St. Jakob-Park. The Tivoli Stadium could have held up to 17,000 fans.
In terms of the experience that fans and delegations would have experienced in Innsbruck. The city proposed a free cultural program that would have included activities such as craft beer and gin tasting, a glacier hike, or a ride through the ice channel in Igls.
Innsbruck budgeted 3.7 million Euros for the venues, 2 million Euros for the press centre, production and backstage areas, and 4 million Euros on security and technology. A further 1 million euros each would be spent on additional pblic transport, the Eurovision Village and project management for the contest.

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Serbia has selected its representative for Eurovision Young Musicians 2026, with Jana Jakovljević set to compete in Yerevan this June.
Violinist Jana Jakovljević will represent Serbia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 having won the countries national selection last weekend. Jana Jakovljević was one of eight musicians to compete in the Serbian selection which was held at Kolarčevo National University, with the winner chosen by a jury formed of Nataša Veljković, Ana Kaličanin Radivojević, Srboljub Dinić and Nataša Veljković.
The finalists in the Serbian selection were:

• Nina Rakočević – Violinist
• Uroš Adamović – Violinist – Joint third
• Jana Jakovljević – Violinist – First
• Petar Blagojević – Clarinist
• Iva Vujanić – Flautist
• Kristina Vasić – Saxophonist – Second
• Petra Spasojević – Pianist
• David Božić – Pianist – Joint third

Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will take place on June 6 in Yerevan, this is the first time that Eurovision Young Musicians has been hosted by Armenia, and the third time Yerevan has hosted a Eurovision competition.
The participating countries and their representatives are:

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  Armenia: AMPTV
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  Belgium: RTBF – Simon Nakhimovitch
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  Cyprus: CyBC – Iakovos Kedaritis
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  Czechia: ČT
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  Germany: WDR
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  Latvia: LSM – Sonja Misiņa
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  Poland: TVP – Selects on April 14
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  Portugal: RTP – Beatriz Li Rosão
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  Serbia: RTS – Jana Jakovljević
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  Sweden: SVT – Edward Ahlbeck Glader
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  Switzerland: SRF – Manoush Toth

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The Serbian public broadcaster RTS has reported that the venue for Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will be the Yerevan Opera Theatre.
In an article on the Serbian national selection for Eurovision Young Musicians 2026, RTS has stated that the Armenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre will be the venue for this years contest. The Armenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre which is also known as the Yerevan Opera Threate and the Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, was opened in 1933 and features two concert halls, one capable of holding 1,400 people and another for 1,200 people.
The Opera Theatre has hosted numerous well known international musicians, dancers and opera performers. It also has links to the Eurovision Song Contest having been the venue for the Armenian national final in 2010. The venue has not yet been confirmed by the host broadcaster AMPTV or the European Broadcasting Union.
Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will take place on June 6 in Yerevan, this is the first time that Eurovision Young Musicians has been hosted by Armenia, and the third time Yerevan has hosted a Eurovision competition.
The participating countries and their representatives are:

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  Armenia: AMPTV
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  Belgium: RTBF – Simon Nakhimovitch
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  Cyprus: CyBC – Iakovos Kedaritis
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  Czechia: ČT
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  Germany: WDR
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  Latvia: LSM – Sonja Misiņa
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  Poland: TVP – Selects on April 14
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  Portugal: RTP – Beatriz Li Rosão
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  Serbia: RTS – Jana Jakovljević
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  Sweden: SVT – Edward Ahlbeck Glader
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  Switzerland: SRF – Manoush Toth

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Four more of the acts that are set to compete in the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, have been announced as performing at the London Eurovision Party 2026.

Akylas (Greece), Sarah Engels (Germany), Lelek (Croatia) and Veronica Fusaro (Switzerland) have all been announced as performing at the London Eurovision Party 2026 on April 19 at HERE at the Outernet. The artists bring the number of confirmed Eurovision 2026 participants taking to the staging in London to twenty.

They join a lineup featuring Eurovision 2026 contestants, as well as former participants from previous years. The Eurovision 2026 artists announced so far are:

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  Alis (Albania)
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  Cosmó (Austria)
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  Essyla (Belgium)
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  DARA (Bulgaria)
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  Lelek (Croatia)
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  Søren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark)
• 
  Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen (Finland)
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  Sarah Engels (Germany)
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  Akylas (Greece)
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  Atvara (Latvia)
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  Lion Ceccah (Lithuania)
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  Eva Marija (Luxembourg)
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  Aidan (Malta)
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  Satoshi (Moldova)
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  Tamara Živković (Montenegro)
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  Jonas Lovv (Norway)
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  Alexandra Căpitănescu (Romania)
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  Senhit (San Marino)
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  Veronica Fusaro (Switzerland)
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  Leléka (Ukraine)

The special guests announced so far are:

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  Sissal (Denmark 2025)
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  Aliona Moon (Moldova 2013)

Further artists will be announced at a later date.

The London Eurovision Party will take place on April 19 at HERE at Outernet. Tickets for the event are currently on sale here.

The London Eurovision Party was first held in 2008 and is the oldest Eurovision pre-party event in Europe. The 2025 edition was held at HERE at Outernet for the third time. A total of 21 artists from Eurovision 2025 performed at the event. They were also joined by several artists from past Eurovision contests.

Source: London Eurovision Party

All 35 songs for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have been released, and that means it's time for our huge Eurovision 2026 Poll to open.
In 2025 more than 246,000 voted in our poll. And just like last year, you can vote for your favorite song, but not from your own country – just like in Eurovision.

Eurovision 2026Eurovision 2026 Songs
You can only vote one time, and you can't vote for your own country in this poll. The poll will stay open until the first country gives its results at the Grand Final on 16 May 2026.

Eurovisionworld Poll History​

• Eurovision 2025 Poll Results:
  1. Sweden (16%)
  2. Austria (14%)
  3. Albania (6%)
• Eurovision 2024 Poll Results:
  1. Croatia (16%)
  2. Switzerland (11%)
  3. Israel (9%)
• Eurovision 2023 Poll Results:
  1. Sweden (17%)
  2. Finland (17%)
  3. Israel (7%)
• Eurovision 2022 Poll Results:
  1. Ukraine (9%)
  2. Spain (9%)
  3. Sweden (9%)
• Eurovision 2021 Poll Results:
  1. Italy (11%)
  2. France (9%)
  3. Malta (8%)
• Eurovision 2019 Poll Results:
  1. Netherlands (21%)
  2. Russia (7%)
  3. Sweden (6%)
• Eurovision 2018 Poll Results:
  1. Israel (16%)
  2. Cyprus (10%)
  3. Greece (5%)
• Eurovision 2017 Poll Results:
  1. Portugal (18%)
  2. Italy (12%)
  3. Belgium (7%)
• Eurovision 2016 Poll Results:
  1. Russia (15%)
  2. Ukraine (14%)
  3. France (8%)
• Eurovision 2015 Poll Results:
  1. Sweden (14%)
  2. Italy (10%)
  3. Albania (8%)

Where you can vote:

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Adresse Wien, the preview show for Eurovision 2026, is set to commence next month as Norway looks ahead to Vienna.
Adresse Wien will commence on April 11, with the first episode being aired on NRK 1. Adresse Wien is the preview show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Adresse has been held under its current name since 1973, previewing all of the songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest. Since 2004, the show has seen a panel discuss and score the songs.
A jury of Eurovision fans and famous faces will review all the songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Each week, around 8 songs are reviewed with the jurors scoring songs from 1 to 12 points.
Previous winners of the Adresse preview shows include:

• 2025 – Sweden – KAJ – “Bara bada bastu”
• 2024 – Italy – Angelina Mango – La noia
• 2023 – France – La Zarra – Evidement
• 2022 – France – Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn
• 2021 – Italy – Måneskin – Zitti e buoni
• 2019 – Cyprus – Tamta – Replay
• 2018 – Austria – Cesar Sampson – Nobody But You

Source: NRK

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SVT has released a full breakdown of the results of the six live shows of Melodifestivalen 2026, the Swedish selection for Eurovision 2026.
The Swedish broadcaster has released the full voting results for Melodifestivalen 2026, revealing that across the six live shows, 70,435,132 votes were cast. Of note in that during the last three shows of the selection, the total number of votes cast was down between 15.7 and 7.7 percentage points compared to 2024, with the number of voters also decreasing by between 16.5 and 5.3 percentage points.
Felicia, who took victory in the final, broke the record for the number of votes received, with 3,961,954 votes cast for her, over 1.4 million votes ahead of second-place Medina. Emilia Pantić received the lowest number of votes in the live shows with 846,831 votes cast. You can see the results of each of the live shows here.
Felicia will perform in the first half of the first semi final on May 12 with “My System”.
Source: SVT

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Delta Goodrem has joined the line-up for the Nordic Eurovision Party, which will take place in the Norwegian capital in March.
Delta Goodrem is kicking off her pre-Eurovision promotion with the singer taking to the stage at the Nordic Eurovision Party 2026. Delta is set to perform for “Eclipse” in Vienna and is heading into the contest in May, as one of the fan favourites. This is the first Eurovision pre-party that the Australian representative has been confirmed as performing at.
The acts announced to date are:

• Poli Genova – Represented Bulgaria at Eurovision 2011 and 2016
• Cosmó – Will represent Austria at Eurovision 2026
• Lindsay Dracass – Represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2001
• Ovi – Represented Romania at Eurovision 2010 and 2014
• Ilinica – Represented Romania at Eurovision 2017
• Jørgen Olsen – Won the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 alongside Niels Olsen as part of the Olsen Brothers for Denmark
• Elisabeth Andreassen – Won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 for Norway as part of Bobbysocks, also represented Norway at Eurovision 1994 and 1996, and Sweden in Eurovision 1982
• Mathilde SPZ – Competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2024
• Guri Schanke – Represented Norway at Eurovision 2007
• Tamara Živković – Will represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2026
• Satoshi – Will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2026
• Sunstroke Project – Represented Moldova at Eurovision 2010 and 2017
• Mileo – Competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2024 and will compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• AIDAN – Will represent Malta at Eurovision 2026
• Alis – Will represent Albania at Eurovision 2026
• Silke – Competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• Eva Marija – Will represent Luxembourg at Eurovision 2026
• Leonardo Amor – Competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• Piera Eira and MÁIJÁ – Winners of Sámi Grand Prix 2025
• Atvara – Will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2026
• Cosmó – Will represent Austria at Eurovision 2026
• Sarah Engels – Will represent Germany at Eurovision 2026
• Delta Goodrem – Will represent Australia at Eurovision 2026

The show will be held on March 21, as it brings together Eurovision stars, veterans of the contest, and other talented artists associated with the Eurovision Song Contest.
Taking place at Rockefeller in Oslo, the event is open to those aged 18+. Tickets are on sale now, with prices starting at 594 NOK.
The Nordic Eurovision Party and Nordic Music Celebration were first held in 2024, before the events merged at the end of 2024 under the Nordic Eurovision Party name. Last year, a total of 21 past and present Eurovision artists performed at the event in the Norwegian capital.
Source: Nordic Eurovision Party

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Felicia, who is set to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, has been announced as performing at two of this year’s Eurovision Pre-Parties.
Felicia will bring “My System” to London and Amsterdam, with the Swedish representative performing at the London Eurovision Party 2026 and Eurovision in Concert. Felicia is the twenty-first artist announced as performing at HERE at the Outernet on April 19, while she is the seventeenth of this years Eurovision 2026 participants to be announced for Eurovision in Concert.
The London Eurovision Party will take place on April 19 at HERE at Outernet. The London Eurovision Party was first held in 2008 and is the oldest Eurovision pre-party event in Europe. The 2025 edition was held at HERE at Outernet for the third time. A total of 21 artists from Eurovision 2025 performed at the event. They were also joined by several artists from past Eurovision contests.
Eurovision in Concert 2026 will be held on April 11 in the AFAS Live Arena. After the Netherlands withdrew from the contest in December, the organisers announced that the preparty will still take place. Eurovision in Concert counts as one of the major Eurovision pre-party events. Having first been held in 2009, the event draws thousands of fans to Amsterdam every year.

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DARA has been announced as performing at the Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 in Oslo, Norway.
The Bulgarian representative DARA has been confirmed as performing in the Norwegian capital ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The singer is actively promoting her participation in the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, having already appeared in Greece to promote “Bangaranga”, and is also now confirmed as performing in Norway, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
The Nordic Eurovision Party and Nordic Music Celebration were first held in 2024, before the events merged at the end of 2024 under the Nordic Eurovision Party name. Last year, a total of 21 past and present Eurovision artists performed at the event in the Norwegian capital.
The acts announced to date are:

• Poli Genova – Represented Bulgaria at Eurovision 2011 and 2016
• Cosmó – Will represent Austria at Eurovision 2026
• Lindsay Dracass – Represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2001
• Ovi – Represented Romania at Eurovision 2010 and 2014
• Ilinica – Represented Romania at Eurovision 2017
• Jørgen Olsen – Won the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 alongside Niels Olsen as part of the Olsen Brothers for Denmark
• Elisabeth Andreassen – Won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 for Norway as part of Bobbysocks, also represented Norway at Eurovision 1994 and 1996, and Sweden in Eurovision 1982
• Mathilde SPZ – Competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2024
• Guri Schanke – Represented Norway at Eurovision 2007
• Tamara Živković – Will represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2026
• Satoshi – Will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2026
• Sunstroke Project – Represented Moldova at Eurovision 2010 and 2017
• Mileo – Competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2024 and will compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• AIDAN – Will represent Malta at Eurovision 2026
• Alis – Will represent Albania at Eurovision 2026
• Silke – Competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• Eva Marija – Will represent Luxembourg at Eurovision 2026
• Leonardo Amor – Competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• Piera Eira and MÁIJÁ – Winners of Sámi Grand Prix 2025
• Atvara – Will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2026
• Cosmó – Will represent Austria at Eurovision 2026
• Sarah Engels – Will represent Germany at Eurovision 2026
• Delta Goodrem – Will represent Australia at Eurovision 2026
• DARA – Will represent Bulgaria at Eurovision 2026

The show will be held on March 21, as it brings together Eurovision stars, veterans of the contest, and other talented artists associated with the Eurovision Song Contest.
Taking place at Rockefeller in Oslo, the event is open to those aged 18+. Tickets are on sale now, with prices starting at 594 NOK.
DARA will perform “Bangaranga” for Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. Dara will perform in the first half of the second semi-final on May 14.
Source: Nordic Eurovision Party

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Alexandra Căpitănescu is the sixteenth and latest artist announced to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2026 on April 11 in the Dutch capital.
Alexandra Căpitănescu, the representative for Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, is the next artist to be announced in the line-up of Eurovision in Concert 2026. Alexandra Căpitănescu will perform their entry “Choke Me”. This is the second Eurovision pre-party that the Romanian representative has been confirmed for, having previously been announced for the London Eurovision Pre-Party.

The Eurovision 2026 artists confirmed for Eurovision in Concert 2026 to date are:

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  Albania – Alis
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  Austria – Cosmó
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  Belgium – Essyla
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  Croatia – Lelek
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  Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund
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  Georgia – Bzikebi
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  Germany – Sarah Engels
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  Latvia – Atvara
• 
  Lion Ceccah (Lithuania)
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  Luxembourg – Eva Marija
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  Moldova – Satoshi
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  Montenegro – Tamara Živković
• 
  Norway – Jonas Lovv
• 
  Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu
• 
  Sweden – Felicia
• 
  Ukraine – LELÉKA

Eurovision in Concert 2026 will be held on April 11 in the AFAS Live Arena. After the Netherlands withdrew from the contest in December, the organisers announced that the preparty will still take place. Eurovision in Concert counts as one of the major Eurovision pre-party events. Having first been held in 2009, the event draws thousands of fans to Amsterdam every year.
Eurovision 2013 representative for Finland, Krista Siegfrids, and Cornald Maas, the former Dutch Eurovision commentator, will be the hosts of this year’s event.
Source: Eurovision in Concert (on Instagram)

Image Source: Senhit / Eurovision.com
In an interview with San Marino RTV, Senhit has confirmed that Boy George will appear at Eurovision 2026, and that discussions are underway with the singer about their plans for Vienna.
Speaking to the Sammarinese broadcaster, Senhit has discussed her plans for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, confirming that pre-party performances and a music video are in the works. In an interview with San Marino RTV, she explained that:

“Next week I’ll fly to Las Vegas where I’ll meet Boy George. We’ll start working on the staging part. So I’ve confirmed his presence in Vienna. He’s been on tour with Culture Club for some time now. He should finish between the end of March and the beginning of April, then he’ll return to London. Which is why, hopefully, he’ll appear at the final pre-party, the one in London.”

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Regarding the music video for “Superstar”, Senhit confirmed that a music video is in the works, with plans for the video to be released on April 18. She commented that Boy George has taken over responsibility for the video, adding in a joking tone:

“That’s why I argue about it every two seconds, because he tells me one thing, then changes his mind. He’d like, obviously in agreement with me, to work on a slightly futuristic music video. We’re thinking about it, but the idea is to release it on April 18th, so the night before the pre-party. But it’s something we’re working on right now.”

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Senhit will represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song “Superstar” featuring Boy George. San Marino are drawn to perform in the second half of Semi-Final One on May 12.
Source: San Marino RTV

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Satoshi has travelled to the Polish capital this weekend to promote his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
The Moldovan representative Satoshi, has travelled to Warsaw this weekend to meet with the press and fans to promote his participation in Eurovision 2026. Having been on tour in Canada and the United States, Satoshi is back in Europe and promoting “Viva Moldova!” his song for the Eurovision Song Contest.
While in Warsaw, he was interviewed on TVP World and appeared at an event Winnicach Mołdawii with the Romanian and Moldovan ambassadors to Poland. He also met with Alicja Szemplińska the Polish representative for Eurovision 2026, with the two recording content for social media.
Satoshi will continue their promotional tour and is due to appear in London, Oslo and Amsterdam at Eurovision Pre-Party events in the cities over the next month. Satoshi won the Moldovan selection after receiving the maximum points available from the Moldovan jury, the international jury and the Moldovan public. He will perform in the first half of the first semi-final on May 12.

Image source: EBU/Corinne Cumming
Poland’s search for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 continued on Saturday night with the fifth and sixth shows of The Voice Kids.
The Voice Kids continued on Saturday night in Poland as the search is underway for the Polish representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. During the Blind Auditions, the singers will perform a cover, with the judges pressing their buzzer to turn their chair and compete to have the singer as part of their team. The judging panel for The Voice Kids 2026 is formed of Cleo, Tribbs and Blanka, all of whom have links to the Eurovision Song Contest.
The results of the fifth and sixth episodes were:

• Michał (13) – No coaches turned
• Amira (12) – No coaches turned
• Maja (13) – Tribbs and Cleo turned – Joined Tribbs’s team
• Marysia (12) – Cleo and Tribbs turned – Joined Cleo’s team
• Kuba (13) – Blanka turned – Joined Blanka’s team
• Pola (13) – All coaches turned – Joined Tribbs’s team
• Łucja (12) – Tribbs and Blanka turned – Joined Tribb’s team
• Alicja (12) – No coaches turned
• Franciszek (11) – Blanka and Cleo turned – Joined Cleo’s team
• Ania (13) – Blanka and Cleo turned – Joined Blanka’s team
• Zuzia (10) – No coaches turned
• Lena (9) – Cleo and Blanka turned – Joined Blanka’s team

The coaches’ teams after six shows are as follows:
Blanka’s Team

• Antonina Gajewska (11)
• Alan (12)
• Zosia Marchalewicz (13)
• Antosia (12)
• Zuzia (13)
• Lena (12)
• Kuba (13)
• Ania (13)
• Lena (9)

Cleo’s Team

• Janek (11)
• Leon (13)
• Wiktoria (12)
• Wiktoria (13)
• Emilka (10)
• Wiktoria
• Marysia (12)
• Franciszek (11)

Tribbs’ Team

• Amelia
• Wiktor (13)
• Hania (12)
• Benjamin (12)
• Leon (13)
• Amelka (8)
• Maja (13)
• Pola (13)
• Łucja (12)

Marianna Kłos represented Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Brightest Light”. She finished 8th with 139 points.
Source: Telemagazyn

Image source: İTV
JIVA is the eighteenth and latest artist announced to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2026 on April 11 in the Dutch capital.
JIVA, the representative for Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, is the next artist to be announced in the line-up of Eurovision in Concert 2026. JIVA will perform their entry “Just Go”. This is the first pre-party appearance that the Azerbaijani representative has been announced for.

The Eurovision 2026 artists confirmed for Eurovision in Concert 2026 to date are:

1. 
   Albania – Alis
2. 
   Austria – Cosmó
3. 
   Azerbaijan – JIVA
4. 
   Belgium – Essyla
5. 
   Croatia – Lelek
6. 
   Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund
7. 
   Finland – Lina Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen
8. 
   Georgia – Bzikebi
9. 
   Germany – Sarah Engels
10. 
    Latvia – Atvara
11. 
    Lithuania – Lion Ceccah
12. 
    Luxembourg – Eva Marija
13. 
    Moldova – Satoshi
14. 
    Montenegro – Tamara Živković
15. 
    Norway – Jonas Lovv
16. 
    Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu
17. 
    Sweden – Felicia
18. 
    Ukraine – LELÉKA

Eurovision in Concert 2026 will be held on April 11 in the AFAS Live Arena. After the Netherlands withdrew from the contest in December, the organisers announced that the preparty will still take place. Eurovision in Concert counts as one of the major Eurovision pre-party events. Having first been held in 2009, the event draws thousands of fans to Amsterdam every year.
Eurovision 2013 representative for Finland, Krista Siegfrids, and Cornald Maas, the former Dutch Eurovision commentator, will be the hosts of this year’s event.
Source: Eurovision in Concert (on Instagram)

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The eleven musicians who are competing to represent Armenia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 in Yerevan have been announced.
Dasakan Yevratesil – Yetnabem continued yesterday with the latest episode focusing on the final stages of the auditions for the Armenian national selection for Eurovision Young Musicians 2026. Thirty-five musicians made it through to the second round of the Armenian selection. From the second round the jury worked to select the musicians who would go through to the third round of the selection process.
The finalists were chosen by the three-person jury, who explained that they were looking for technical ability, presence, but also the ability of the musician to draw the viewer in. Originally, the jury was selecting only ten finalists; however, Narek Sargsyan was selected as an eleventh finalist for playing the Shvi, an Armenian flute.
The finalists are:

• Elen Khachikyan (Piano)
• Hayk Julakyan (Piano)
• Edward Dayan (Violin)
• Kevin Kanon (Violin)
• Marie Hakobyan (Cello)
• Ani Melikyan (Violin)
• Elen Virabyan (Flute)
• Karen Gevorgyan (Clarinet)
• Arsen Balayan (Clarinet)
• Michael Harutynyan (Saxophone)
• Narek Sargsyan (Shvi)

Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will take place on June 6 in Yerevan, this is the first time that Eurovision Young Musicians has been hosted by Armenia, and the third time Yerevan has hosted a Eurovision competition.
The countries and broadcasters competing and musicians selected so far are:

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  Armenia: AMPTV
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  Belgium: RTBF – Simon Nakhimovitch
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  Cyprus: CyBC – Iakovos Kedaritis
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  Czechia: ČT
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  Germany: WDR
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  Latvia: LSM – Sonja Misiņa
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  Poland: TVP – Selects on April 14
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  Portugal: RTP – Beatriz Li Rosão
• 
  Serbia: RTS – Jana Jakovljević
• 
  Sweden: SVT – Edward Ahlbeck Glader
• 
  Switzerland: SRF – Manoush Toth

Image source: TVM
Aidan, the Maltese representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, has released his new single “Cowboys Don’t Cry”.

“Cowboys Don’t Cry” is the title single of Aidan’s upcoming second album, which will be released this Friday. It was written and composed by Joep van den Boom, Peter Borg and Aidan himself. van den Boom also worked on “Bella”, the song with which Aidan will represent Malta at Eurovision 2026.
Aidan will represent Malta at Eurovision 2026 with “Bella”. The song was written by Aidan himself and composed by Aidan, Joep van den Boom and Sarah Bonnici. Sarah Bonnici represented Malta in Eurovision 2024 with “Loop”. “Bella” is the first Eurovision entry to feature lyrics in Maltese since 2000.

LELÉKA. Image source: EBU
LELÉKA, the Ukrainian representative for Eurovision 2026, has released the EP “Anima Mundi” in collaboration with Stefano Lantini.
“Anima Mundi” is a collaboration between LELÉKA and Italian composer Stefano Lantini. The EP contains three songs in English and Ukrainian; “First Steps”, “Forget It” and “The River”. All of these songs feature in the sixth series of the Rai drama series Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond). Most of the vocals for the songs were recorded in Berlin, and the tracks were finalised in Rome.
LELÉKA commented:

“I am honored to collaborate with Stefano Lentini on this EP. His invitation felt like both a gift and a test of courage, prompting me to wonder if I was ready to meet such skill on an equal footing.
This work is honest, intimate and tenderly melancholic. In a world that seems unstable and uncertain, these songs reflect my search for self-tenderness, strength to start over and humility to take the first steps without self-condemnation.”

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You can listen to the EP here.
LELÉKA will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with “Ridnym”. She will perform in the second half of the second semi-final on May 14.

Source: Suspilne

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The Romanian representative has responded to the debate surrounding the message of “Choke Me”, her song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
In recent days, there has been a growing debate regarding the Romanian entry for Eurovision 2026 and whether it is suitable to be performed on the contest’s stage. Following reporting from The Guardian late last week, there has been increasing coverage and reporting on whether “Choke Me” is “glamorising sexual strangulation”, an act which can cause brain injury and death.
The Romanian representative took to social media on Sunday evening to release a statement regarding the debate. Alexandra Căpitănescu stated that:

I’ve read the conversations around “Choke Me” and I want to share with you what this song means to me.
I respect every opinion, but I also believe deeply in the freedom to express complex emotions through art. I have a responsibility to the people who listen to my music, come to my concerts or follow me on Social Media.
“Choke Me” is a metaphor for the pressure we sometimes place on ourselves. It speaks about inner fears, self-doubt, and the feeling of being emotionally suffocated by our own expectations. It was never intended to represent anything sexual.
As a songwriter, I often use symbolism to give shape to feelings that are difficult to explain directly. This song reflects the weight of certain emotional struggles and the journey of reclaiming your voice and autonomy.
Music is how I process complicated emotions and make sense of my inner world.
When I stop putting pressure on myself, I reach my maximum potential.
The lyrics are about taking back control over anxiety and emotions that are choking you!
I’m grateful to everyone who listens and engages with my music in good faith.
Alexandra Căpitănescu

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The European Broadcasting Union has not confirmed to The Guardian whether any broadcasters have lodged complaints regarding the message of the song and the way it can be interpreted. The last example of a song requiring adaptation following complaints for participating broadcasters came in 2025 when “Kant” was retitled “Serving” and removed “Kant” from the lyrics due to its similarity of a strong profanity in the English language.
Alexandra Căpitănescu will compete in the first half of the second semi-final on May 14.
Source: Alexandra Căpitănescu / The Guardian

Image source: Hana Knizova
Daniel Zizka is the nineteenth and latest artist announced to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2026 on April 11 in the Dutch capital.
Daniel Zizka, the representative for Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, is the next artist to be announced in the line-up of Eurovision in Concert 2026. They will perform their entry “Crossroads”. This is the first pre-party appearance that the Czech representative has been announced for.

The Eurovision 2026 artists confirmed for Eurovision in Concert 2026 to date are:

• 
  Albania – Alis
• 
  Austria – Cosmó
• 
  Azerbaijan – JIVA
• 
  Belgium – Essyla
• 
  Croatia – Lelek
• Czechia – Daniel Zizka
• 
  Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund
• 
  Finland – Lina Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen
• 
  Georgia – Bzikebi
• 
  Germany – Sarah Engels
• 
  Latvia – Atvara
• 
  Lithuania – Lion Ceccah
• 
  Luxembourg – Eva Marija
• 
  Moldova – Satoshi
• 
  Montenegro – Tamara Živković
• 
  Norway – Jonas Lovv
• 
  Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu
• 
  Sweden – Felicia
• 
  Ukraine – LELÉKA

Eurovision in Concert 2026 will be held on April 11 in the AFAS Live Arena. After the Netherlands withdrew from the contest in December, the organisers announced that the preparty will still take place. Eurovision in Concert counts as one of the major Eurovision pre-party events. Having first been held in 2009, the event draws thousands of fans to Amsterdam every year.
Eurovision 2013 representative for Finland, Krista Siegfrids, and Cornald Maas, the former Dutch Eurovision commentator, will be the hosts of this year’s event.
Source: Eurovision in Concert (on Instagram)

Image source: Daniel Stridh
Organisers have announced that tickets for EuroClub 2026 will go on sale on March 18, from 18:00 CET.
EuroClub will be held at Prater Dome, with events to be held between May 11 and 15. Praterdome is across three floors and can hold up to 2,500 attendees. The events announced for each night to date are:

• May 11 – Opening Night – From 22:00 CET
• May 12 – Ice Night – White – From 20:00 CET
• May 13 – Pink Night – From 22:00 CET
• May 14 – Carneval – From 20:00 CET
• May 15 – Euro Justice – From 22:00
• May 16 – Glitter Night – From 20:00 CET

Public viewing of the three live shows will also take place on May 12, 14 and 16. Ticket prices for each of the nights or the weekly pass for EuroClub have not yet been announced. Tickets will go on sale at www.euro-club.at.
Eurovision 2026
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna following JJ’s victory for Austria with “Wasted Love” in Basel. 35 countries are set to take part. Both semi-finals are scheduled for May 12 and 14, while the Grand Final will take place on May 16. The contest will be hosted in the Wiener Stadthalle, the same venue used in 2015, which can accommodate up to 16,000 spectators.
The 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna on May 12, 14, and 16, 2026.
Source: EuroClub

Image Source: Senhit / Eurovision.com
Senhit is the latest artist to be confirmed for the Nordic Eurovision Party, which will take place this weekend in Oslo.
Senhit, who will represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, will perform her entry “Superstar” at the Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 in Oslo. She will also perform at the London Eurovision Party on April 19.
The Eurovision 2026 acts announced to date are:

• 
  Alis
• 
  Delta Goodrem
• 
  Cosmó
• 
  Sarah Engels
• 
  Atvara
• 
  Eva Marija
• 
  AIDAN
• 
  Satoshi
• 
  Tamara Živković
• 
  Senhit

The acts announced to date are:

• Poli Genova – Bulgaria Eurovision 2011 and 2016
• Lindsay Dracass – United Kingdom Eurovision 2001
• Ovi – Romania Eurovision 2010 and 2014
• Ilinica – Romania Eurovision 2017
• Jørgen Olsen – Won the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 alongside Niels Olsen as part of the Olsen Brothers for Denmark
• Elisabeth Andreassen – Won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 for Norway as part of Bobbysocks, also represented Norway at Eurovision 1994 and 1996, and Sweden in Eurovision 1982
• Mathilde SPZ – Melodi Grand Prix 2024
• Guri Schanke – Norway Eurovision 2007
• Sunstroke Project – Moldova Eurovision 2010 and 2017
• Mileo – Melodi Grand Prix 2024 and 2026
• Silke – Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• Leonardo Amor – Melodi Grand Prix 2026
• Piera Eira and MÁIJÁ – Winners of Sámi Grand Prix 2025

The show will be held on March 21, as it brings together Eurovision stars, veterans of the contest, and other talented artists associated with the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Nordic Eurovision Party and Nordic Music Celebration were first held in 2024, before the events merged at the end of 2024 under the Nordic Eurovision Party name. Last year, a total of 21 past and present Eurovision artists performed at the event in the Norwegian capital.
Source: Nordic Eurovision Party

Image Source: London Eurovision Party
Tia Kofi, Sissal and Cesár Sampson are set to host the London Eurovision Party 2026 next month in the British capital.
The trio that will host the London Eurovision Party 2026 on April 19 at HERE at Outernet have been announced. Tia Kofi, who is best known for winning RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs the World in 2024 and is a self-proclaimed Eurovision nerd, will host alongside past Eurovision participants, Sissal (Denmark 2025) and Cesár Sampson (Austria 2018).
The Eurovision 2026 artists announced so far are:

• 
  Alis (Albania)
• 
  Cosmó (Austria)
• 
  Essyla (Belgium)
• 
  DARA (Bulgaria)
• 
  Lelek (Croatia)
• 
  Søren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark)
• 
  Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen (Finland)
• 
  Sarah Engels (Germany)
• 
  Akylas (Greece)
• 
  Atvara (Latvia)
• 
  Lion Ceccah (Lithuania)
• 
  Eva Marija (Luxembourg)
• 
  Aidan (Malta)
• 
  Satoshi (Moldova)
• 
  Tamara Živković (Montenegro)
• 
  Jonas Lovv (Norway)
• 
  Alexandra Căpitănescu (Romania)
• 
  Senhit (San Marino)
• 
  Felicia (Sweden)
• 
  Veronica Fusaro (Switzerland)
• 
  Leléka (Ukraine)

The special guests announced so far are:

• 
  Sissal (Denmark 2025)
• 
  Aliona Moon (Moldova 2013)

The London Eurovision Party will take place on April 19 at HERE at Outernet. Tickets for the event are currently on sale here.
The London Eurovision Party was first held in 2008 and is the oldest Eurovision pre-party event in Europe. The 2025 edition was held at HERE at Outernet for the third time. A total of 21 artists from Eurovision 2025 performed at the event. They were also joined by several artists from past Eurovision contests.
Source: London Eurovision Party

Image source: Agnete Schlichtkrull / DR
Finland, France and Denmark continue to pull away at the head of the pack to take victory at the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
With the thirty-five songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 having been released, the betting markets have begun to settle behind the favourites as pre-party season gets underway. Finland remains the comfortable favourite, followed by France and Denmark, who are now almost 4 percentage points ahead of Greece in fourth position.
Of note, is that the final four songs to be released all saw their odds climb ahead of their reveal and have now slipped back down the pack since their reveal. Armenia and Switzerland dropped four places, while Azerbaijan and Georgia both fell back six places respectively. The biggest climber of the past week outside of the top three was Italy who returned to the top ten and climbed 0.5 percentage points.
With all of the songs now revealed, the current odds of victory are (Compared to March 9):

1. Finland – Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin” – 29.5% (+2.9%)
2. France – Monroe – “Regarde !” – 12.6% (+1.8%)
3. Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem” – 11.2% (+1.1%)
4. Greece – Akylas – “Ferto” – 7.5% (-0.4%)
5. Australia – Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse” – 6.3% (-1.3%)
6. Sweden – Felicia – “My System” – 4.7% (+1 place)
7. Israel – Noam Bettan – “Michelle” – 4.6% (-1 place, -0.3%)
8. Italy – Sal Da Vinci – “Per sempre si” – 2.5% (+3 places, +0.5%)
9. Cyprus – Antigoni – “Jalla” – 2.3% (+0.2%)
10. Ukraine – Leléka – “Ridnym” – 2.3% (-1 place)
11. Czechia – Daniel Zizika – “Crossroads” – 1.9% (+1 place, +0.2%)
12. Malta – Aidan – “Bella” – 1.7% (+1 place, +0.1%)
13. Bulgaria – DARA – “Bangaranga” – 1.4% (+2 places)
14. United Kingdom – Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, zwei, drei” – 1.4% (-3 places, -0.6%)
15. Luxembourg – Eva Marija – “Mother Nature” – 1.1% (+1 place, -0.2%)
16. Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me” – 1% (+5 places)
17. Norway – Jonas Lovv – “Ya Ya Ya” – 0.9% (+3 places, -0.2%)
18. Armenia – Simón – “Paloma rumba” – 0.9% (-4 places, -0.7%)
19. Lithuania – Lion Ceecah – “Sólo quiero más” – 0.9% (+3 places, -0.1%)
20. Croatia – Lelek – “Andromeda” – 0.7% (+4 places, -0.1%)
21. Switzerland – Veronica Fusaro – “Alice” – 0.6% (-4 places, -0.6%)
22. Germany – Sarah Engels – “Fire” – 0.6% (+1 place, -0.2%)
23. Moldova – Satoshi – “Viva Moldova!” – 0.5% (+4 places, +0.1%)
24. Azerbaijan – Jiva – “Just Go” – 0.5% (-6 places, -0.7%)
25. Georgia – Bzikebi – “On Replay” – 0.5% (-6 places, -0.6%)
26. Latvia – Atvara – “Ēnā” – 0.5% (-0.1%)
27. San Marino – Senhit feat. Boy George – “Superstar” – 0.5% (-2 places, -0.2%)
28. Serbia – Lavina – “Kraj mene” – 0.4% (+1 places, -0.1%)
29. Belgium – Essyla – “Dancing on the Ice” – 0.4% (+1 place, -0.1%)
30. Poland – Alicja – “Prayer” – 0.4% (-2 places, -0.1%)
31. Albania – Alis – “Nân” – 0.3% (+3 places)
32. Austria – Cosmó – “Tanzschien” – 0.3% (-0.1%)
33. Portugal – Bandidos do Cante – “Rosa” – 0.3% (-2 places, -0.1%)
34. Estonia – Vanilla Ninja – “Too Epic to Be True” – 0.3% (-1 place)
35. Montenegro – Tamara Živković – “Noza Zora” – 0.3% (no change)

Source: Eurovision World

Fifth Statistics For Eurovoix Super Early Eurovision Predictions​

16 March 2026
5 minute read

With the conclusion of national finals across Europe and now a complete list of entries for Vienna is known, the contest in recent weeks has been shaped rather significantly. This has given us some more of the answers to the questions we asked in Super Early Eurovision Predictions, which saw over 300 of our readers predict certain scenarios for the upcoming contest last summer.
Although we won’t be revealing specific scores and scoreboards until after the contest has finished, as news breaks out throughout the season, we will compare the news with the responses we received.

Name A Person You Think Could Present The Show?​

Eurovision Song Contest 2026 hosts Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski. Image source: EBU
Back in January, Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski were announced as the double act that will front the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Victoria was an early rumoured name for the role and thus collected six predictions, Michael however did not collect any predictions. Despite having complete free reign on which person they could answer, a staggering 70.49% incorrectly guessed that the 2014 winner of the contest and part of the hosting team in 2015, Conchita Wurst would be one of the hosts this edition. While seeming a likely case at the time, since predictions were cast, Conchita announced in February a withdrawal from a Eurovision contest, therefore making a hosting role impossible.


Image Source: Markus Felix
There were a total of twenty varied answers to this question, with the top 10 dominated by Austrian personalities who have previous connection to the contest. This includes commentator Andi Knoll who was the second most popular answer. Reigning champion JJ and ongoing Austrian spokesperson Philipp Hansa were joint third most popular. Of the quartet that made up the 2015 hosting group, only Alice Tumler was unable to collect any predictions of returning to the role. Though ironically as one half of the hosting team for Austria’s selection, made her eligible for players to collect some points if predicted.
Two of our responses had to be removed, the first because we were not able to identify a specific person as their prediction, and a second due to the voter predicting a person they also predicted to be a returning artist which is impossible at the same time.
Though only a prediction of Victoria or Michael grants people the full five points if predicted, we are still able to award points of smaller value once we know who is hosting other events such as the Opening Ceremony. Likewise scores will adjusted in the unlikely case of Victoria or Michael not hosting.

Name A Eurovision Artist You Think Could Return?​

Image source: GPB
A total of four artists will be making a return to the contest as a main artist this year. Vanilla Ninja for Estonia who previously represented Switzerland in 2005. Senhit for San Marino who previously represented the nation in 2011 and 2021, while also scheduled to represent them in 2020 before the contest was cancelled. Bzikebi for Georgia become the fourth Junior Eurovision winners to graduate to the adult contest, having won for Georgia in 2008. Finally Alicja becomes the first of the artists from the cancelled contest of 2020 to return that weren’t automatically granted return in 2021. Additionally Aliona Moon will be providing backing vocals for Moldova, having previously represented them as a solo artist in 2013.

Following heavy early rumours that Loïc Nottet was to return for Belgium in the same city where he claimed fourth place in 2015, it is no surprise he was the most popular choice of this question. Of the correct answers Senhit was correctly predicted by three voters, Alicja by one voter, Vanilla Ninja and Bzikebi were not guessed by any of our voters. All correct answers gives the respective voters a full five points, Aliona Moon collected eight votes in the prediction, however as she is not the main artist only four points will be awarded.


Belgium Loïc Nottet
Image Source: RTVE.ES
The national final season saw several Eurovision acts trying again, with three points awarded to any that tried but not able to win. Further smaller points are given in other circumstances, for example some artists returned to national finals as songwriters and others returned as solo artists, having previously been at Eurovision as a group. Five of the predictions received for this question were removed, three being for selecting artists that have never been on the Eurovision stage, a further one for an artist that is unidentifiable and a final one removed due to the voter predicting Conchita as both a returning artist and presenter which is impossible at the same time.
In the unlikely scenario at this stage that any of the returning artists were to withdraw, this question will be remarked accordingly.

Will There Be an Anniversary Show For The 70th Edition?​

The EBU previously announced a 10 date tour across 10 cities of western Europe to celebrate the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. We had previously marked this question as the announcement of the tour confirmed at the time that the correct answer to the question was “Yes”.
Since marking this question, the EBU have sadly announced the cancellation of the tour. As announced at the time, the eventuality of the tour being cancelled means the marking of the question would be adjusted. As this is indeed now the case, we are temporarily removing these marks until it is confirmed whether or not an alternative to the tour celebrating 70 years will be provided by the EBU.

The Story So Far​

We have the answers now to 8 of the 20 questions set last summer.

1. Will there be any changes to the voting system? was successfully predicted to be Yes by 65.90% of the readers.
2. What will be the date of the Grand Final? was successfully predicted to be the 16th of May 2026 by 81.31% of the readers.
3. What will be the host city? was successfully predicted to be Vienna by 76.07% of the readers.
4. What will be the venue? was successfully predicted to be Wiener Stadthalle by 76.07% of the readers.
5. How many countries will compete? was successfully predicted to be 35 countries by 2.30% of the readers.
6. Will Moldova come back? was successfully predicted to be Yes by 76.07% of the readers.
7. Name a person you think could present the show? was successfully predicted to be Victoria Swarovski or Michael Ostrowski by 1.97% of the readers.
8. Name a Eurovision artist you think could return? was successfully predicted to be either Senhit, Alicja, Bzikebi or Vanilla Ninja by 1.31% of the readers.

Image source: ORF/EBU
The Heads of Delegation Meeting for the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna today.
The Heads of Delegations of almost all35 participating broadcasters will be in Vienna for a day of meetings as they receive an update from host broadcaster ORF regarding preparations for the contest in May. In recent years, this day has been used to announce the first details of the show, including interval acts. In addition, the host country will draw their position in the Grand Final at random.
As was the case in 2025, the Heads of Delegation meeting is being held a week after the formal deadline for broadcasters to have submitted their songs, staging plans and details for the Eurovision Song Contest. This enables the host broadcaster and team more time to assess plans and have more in-depth and structured conversations regarding their plans for the contest.
The Eurovision 2026 entries are:

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  Albania: Alis – “Nân”
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  Armenia: Simón – “Paloma rumba”
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  Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
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  Austria: Cosmó – “Tanzschien”
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  Azerbaijan: Jiva – “Just Go”
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  Belgium: Essyla – “Dancing on the Ice”
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  Bulgaria: DARA – “Bangaranga”
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  Croatia: Lelek – “Andromeda”
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  Cyprus: Antigoni – “Jalla”
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  Czechia: Daniel Zizka – “Crossroads”
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  Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem”
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  Estonia: Vanilla Ninja – “Too Epic to Be True”
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  Finland: Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
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  France: Monroe – “Regarde !”
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  Georgia: Bzikebi – “On Replay”
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  Germany: Sarah Engels – “Fire”
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  Greece: Akylas – “Ferto”
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  Israel: Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
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  Italy: Sal Da Vinci – “Per sempre si”
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  Latvia: Atvara – “Ēnā”
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  Lithuania: Lion Ceecah – “Sólo quiero más”
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  Luxembourg: Eva Marija – “Mother Nature”
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  Malta: Aidan – “Bella”
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  Moldova: Satoshi – “Viva Moldova!”
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  Montenegro: Tamara Živković – “Nova zora”
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  Norway: Jonas Lovv – “Ya Ya Ya”
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  Poland: Alicja – “Pray”
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  Portugal: Bandidos do Cante – “Rosa”
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  Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
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  San Marino: Senhit feat. Boy George – “Superstar”
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  Serbia: Lavina – “Kraj mene”
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  Sweden: Felicia – “My System”
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  Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro – “Alice”
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  Ukraine: Leléka – “Ridnym”
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  United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, zwei, drei”

Eurovision 2026
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna following JJ’s victory for Austria with “Wasted Love” in Basel. 35 countries are set to take part. Both semi-finals are scheduled for May 12 and 14, while the Grand Final will take place on May 16. The contest will be hosted in the Wiener Stadthalle, the same venue used in 2015, which can accommodate up to 16,000 spectators.

Image source: ORF/Hans Leitner
Austria will perform in slot 25 and will close the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on May 16.
As is tradition during the Head of Delegations meeting, the host country’s starting position in the running order was determined by a draw. This draw, which took place today, determined that Cosmó will be performing last in the Grand Final. This will mark the first time that a host nation will close the Grand Final since 2023.
Since the introduction of the production determined running orders in 2013, the host country’s slot is always drawn at random to ensure that no bias or advantage is given to the hosting country when the remainder of the running order is determined.
The remainder of the draws for the Grand Final and both semi-finals are determined by production in a way to make all entries stand out in the lineup as much as possible. The semi-final allocation draw in January decided which half of which semi-final each country would compete in and which semi-final the automatic qualifiers would perform and vote in. The semi-final running orders will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.
Previous slots that have been drawn for the host entry include:

• 2025 – Switzerland drawn to perform 19th in Basel.
• 2024 – Sweden drawn to perform 1st in Malmö.
• 2023 – Ukraine drawn to perform 19th and United Kingdom drawn to perform 26th (closing) as joint hosts in Liverpool.
• 2022 – Italy drawn to perform 9th in Turin.
• 2021 – The Netherlands drawn to perform 23rd in Rotterdam, rolled over from their original position drawn for them in 2020 before the contest was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• 2019 – Israel drawn to perform 14th in Tel Aviv.
• 2018 – Portugal drawn to perform 8th in Lisbon.
• 2017 – Ukraine drawn to perform 22nd in Kyiv.
• 2016 – Sweden drawn to perform 9th in Stockholm.
• 2015 – Austria drawn to perform 14th in Vienna.
• 2014 – Denmark drawn to perform 23rd in Copenhagen.
• 2013 – Sweden drawn to perform 16th in Malmö.

Cosmó won Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? and will represent Austria on home ground in Vienna with “Tanzscheine”. He will compete in the Grand Final on May 16. In addition, he will also perform during the second semi-final on May 14.
Eurovision 2026
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna following JJ’s victory for Austria with “Wasted Love” in Basel. 35 countries are set to take part. Both semi-finals are scheduled for May 12 and 14, while the Grand Final will take place on May 16. The contest will be hosted in the Wiener Stadthalle, the same venue used in 2015, which can accommodate up to 16,000 spectators.
Source: Eurovision

Image source: BNT
DARA has released the official music video for Bangaranga, the Bulgarian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

DARA has released the official music video for “Bangaranga”, her entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The video was directed by K2ID Productions.
DARA will embark on a pre-party tour across Europe to promote “Bangaranga”. She will perform at the Nordic Eurovision Party this weekend and will also participate in Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam and the London Eurovision Party next month.
DARA will perform “Bangaranga” for Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. She will perform in the first half of the second semi-final on May 14.

Bandidos do Cante win Festival da Canção 2026. Image source: Pedro Pina | RTP
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, has released the full results of Festival da Canção 2026.
The full results of Festival da Canção 2026 have been released. In each semi-final, a jury and public voting selected the first four finalists. The public vote then selected a fifth finalist from the remaining artists.
The full results of the Festival da Canção 2026 are as follows:

Semi-Final 1 – Round 1​

Semi-Final 1 – Round 2​

Semi-Final 2 – Round 1​

Semi-Final 2 – Round 2​

Bandidos do Cante won Festival da Canção 2026 and will represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. They will perform in the first half of the first semi-final on May 12.
Source: RTP

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