The German final has been won by Sarah Engels. Sarah will sing the song “Fire”. Sarah, formerly known as Sarah Lombardi, took part in Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar. Her biggest hit was “Call My Name” in 2011. Sarah will not participate in a semifinal as Germany is one of the
Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2026 has taken place, and it was a tough battle. After a long time of being the fan favorite, Pete Parkonnen and Linda Lampenius with “Linkinheitin” have won the national selection with 570 points and will thus represent Finland in Vienna. final date: 28 FebruaryPlace: Nokia
Tonight the annual Melodi Grand Prix took place. We had some very famous names competing, like Eurovision 2009 winner Alexander Rybak, and 2024 contestant Mileo. Jonas Lovv won with “Ya Ya Ya” and will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. final date: 28 FebruaryPlace: Håkons Hall, LillehammerHosts:
Sweden: Tonight the last heat of Melodifestivalen took part in Sundsvall. Lilla AL-Fadji won the night with Delulu. Sanna Nielen won the second round of televotes whilst AleXa qualified for the final qual. In the Final quall Meira Omar and, Melfest winner Robin Bengtsson are through to the final. 5th
Dara had a choice out of three songs to sing for Bulgaria. In the end Bangaranga won. final date: 28 februaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) * Dara This is me 2 3 l: Alma Dowdall, Darina Yotova & Sharon Vaughn
This weekend is Super Saturday. We of Eurovision Universe make it a little bit more easy for you, with an overview of what to watch where. 28 February Norway Final 19.45 NRK Bulgaria Song selection 20:00 Youtube EBU Sweden 5th heat/fq 20:00 SVT Play Finland Final 20:00
Lithuania has chosen, and the winner is Lion Ceccah. Last year’s runner up sings the song “Sólo quiero más” by Aurimas Galvelis and Tomas Alenčikas. Lion will perform in the first semifinal. final date: 27 FebruaryPlace: LRT Studios, VilniusHosts: Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas & Eglė Kernagytė 1 Rug!le Ikona Žemaitė
It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and time for another weekly update! This week saw Belgium and Austria unveiling their Eurovision entries for Vienna. Austria also launched a Eurovision-themed train to build excitement ahead of May. Meanwhile, a decision by Belgium’s VRT broadcaster made waves in the Eurovision community. National finals
Hostcountry Austria will be represented by Cosmó. The youngest contestant (19 years old) was the winner. The full results of the expert jury were published. However, only the top-3 of the combined results were announced. Cosmó will sing “Tanzschein”, which he co-wrote and composed with Elias Stejskal and Ella Stern.
photo: EBU/RTBF Belgium has chosen Essyla to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The announcement was made on 19 February 2026 by Belgian broadcaster RTBF, who revealed both the artist and the song for this year’s contest in Vienna, Austria. Essyla will perform the song “Dancing on