Samira Efendi, as her full name is, was supposed to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest last year. She was singing about a strong woman, “Cleopatra”. The song she sings this year is an extension of the subject. It is about the Dutch master spy Mata Hari. Someone has sung a song about her before. In 1976 Anne Karine Strøm did. She received an honorary medal from the municipality of Leeuwarden, where Mata Hari came from. Efendi has heard nothing so far from the municipality of Leeuwarden, but who knows, maybe it will come.

Eurovision 2026
🇱🇺 Luxembourg sends Eva Marija to Vienna
Luxembourg has decided! Tonight the Luxembourgish national final took place at the Rockhall in Esch-sur-Alzette. Eight artists fought for the golden ticket to Vienna, but only one succeeded. Eva Marija won the Luxembourg Song Contest with the song “Mother Nature”. She will represent Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest in the second Semi-Final. final date: 24 januaryPlace: Rockhall, Esch-sur-AlzetteHosts: Hana Sofia Lopes, Loïc Juchem & Raoul Roos 1 Steve Castile Sweet Tooth l & m: Abigail F. Jones, Simon Davis & Steve Calçada 2 Luzac Prison dorée l & m: Lucas Zagdoudi, Sam Ray, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen 3 Daryss Melusina l & m: Alexandre Finkin, Antoine Barrau, Boban Apostolov & Daria Sokova 4 ShiroKuro Eye To Eye l & m: Louis Comblin, Matias Pollicino & Nathanaël Paulis 5 Andrew Martian I’m the Martian l & m: André Baptista, Rūdolfs Budze, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman, Ynke Dingenen 6 Hugo One Born Again l & m: Albin Fredy Ljungqvist, Edson Pires Domingos, Emil Lei & Hugo Dejean 7 Eva Marija Mother Nature l & m: Eva Puc, Julie Aagaard, Maria Broberg & Thomas Stengaard 8 Irem Bad Decisions (Hush Hush) l & m: Irem Sosay, Maria Broberg & Remy Cooper Superfinal Eva Marija Mother Nature 221 1 l & m: Eva Puc, Julie Aagaard, Maria Broberg & Thomas Stengaard Steve Castile Sweet Tooth 136 2 l & m: Abigail F. Jones, Simon Davis & Steve Calçada Irem Bad Decisions (Hush Hush) 122 3 l & m: Irem Sosay, Maria Broberg & Remy Cooper