🇲🇩 Moldova: it’s the day of the auditions

It’s Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and time for another weekly update! This week, four countries confirmed their Eurovision acts for Vienna (including a former Junior Eurovision champion’s comeback), national finals season gained momentum across Europe, and the EBU announced a special live concert tour to celebrate Eurovision’s 70th anniversary. Here are this week’s top stories: New Entries 🇬🇪 Georgia has confirmed Bzikebi as its representative for Eurovision 2026. The trio won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. Almost eighteen years later, they return to the Eurovision stage as adult performers. Georgia selected Bzikebi internally. 🇲🇩 Moldova also selected its entry. Satoshi won Selecția Națională 2026 with the song Viva Moldova. He wrote and composed the entry himself. With this result, Moldova returns to Eurovision after a one-year absence. 🇲🇹 Malta chose its act through the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Aidan won the final with Bella. He wrote and composed the song on his own. Aidan previously finished close to victory in earlier Maltese selections. In Vienna, he will compete in the second semifinal. 🇨🇭 Switzerland opted for an internal selection. Veronica Fusaro will represent the country at Eurovision 2026. She is an established artist in Switzerland. Her Eurovision song will be released at a later date. Information about the artists (biography) and about the lyrics (description) can be found on our website. New is the information about the national finals. Currently, we only link to the national finals that took place or are ongoing. We are working on information on more national finals. In the scheme below, you’ll find the links: Country Artist (biography) Lyrics (description) National final Albania Alis Nân Festivali i Këngës Cyprus Antigoni TBA – Georgia Bzikebi TBA – Malta Aidan Bella MESC Moldova Satoshi Viva Moldova   Montenegro Tamara Živković Nova Zora Montesong Switzerland Veronika Fusaro TBA – National Finals 🇵🇱 Poland revealed the eight finalists for its Eurovision 2026 selection. The national final will take place in February. The winner will be decided by public voting only. source: TVP 🇷🇴 Romania officially launched its Eurovision 2026 selection. TVR opened the submission period earlier this month. The process includes several stages. A national final is planned for March, with a jury choosing the winning act. source: Eurovision Romania 🇫🇮 Finland announced the seven artists competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2026. Yle is releasing the songs gradually throughout January. The UMK final takes place on 28 February in Tampere. Public voting and international juries will determine the result. source: YLE 🇭🇷 Croatia shared new details about Dora 2026. The competition includes two semifinals and a grand final in February. HRT also published the running order for the semifinal shows. source: HR 🇩🇪 Germany confirmed the artists for Das Deutsche Finale 2026. Nine acts will compete on 28 February. A jury will select three superfinalists. After that, the public will choose the winner. source: Eurovision.de 🇳🇴 Norway announced the first finalists for Melodi Grand Prix 2026. Eight artists already secured a place in the final. One additional act will qualify through a radio wildcard round. The final takes place on 28 February. One of the contestants is Alexander Rybak. source: NRK Other News The EBU announced the Eurovision Live Tour 2026. The tour celebrates the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It will visit several European cities during June and July. The concerts will feature former Eurovision artists and participants from the 2026 contest. Fans can expect classic Eurovision songs as well as new entries from Vienna. Ticket sales will start soon. source: eurovision.com Agenda January 20 Israel Final 20:30 CET Mako (not sure) January 24 Lithuania Semifinal 20:00 CET LRT and YouTube January 24 Luxembourg Final 20:00 CET RTL January 24 Bulgaria Semifinal 20:00 CET BNT