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:
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
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
It’s Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and time for another weekly update! This week saw a major event postponed, multiple national selections conclude, and key developments on the road to Eurovision 2026. The EBU decided to postpone the planned Eurovision Live Tour, five countries crowned their Eurovision entrants, and the UK
📷 EBU/BBC Look Mum No Computer has been announced as the UK’s Eurovision 2026 act by the BBC. He will represent the United Kingdom at the contest’s 70th edition, to be held in May in Vienna, Austria. The BBC will reveal the song he will perform at a later date.
Croatia has chosen their representatives! The annual edition of Dora has taken place, and Lelek have crowned themselves the winner! The group won over both the jury and televote. The girls will represent croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. photo: HRT/ Dario Njavro date: 15 FebruaryPlace: HRT Studios,