Cyprus thanked Sandro Nicolas, who would participate in 2020, for services rendered. Instead, they teamed up with Athens-born Elena Tsagrinou.
That was not without any struggle. The Orthodox Church protested against the song “El diablo”. A declaration of love to the devil was not done they said, and they even demanded from the Cypriot government that the song had to be withdrawn. They hadn’t listened really well: the song was by no means a song of praise to the devil, but is about a woman who falls for a bad man.
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🇦🇹 Hostcountry Austria selects a song
Hostcountry Austria will select a song tonight. The country will do so via the show ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich”. Twelve songs will compete. A jury and televote will decide the winner. The show starts tonight at 20:15 CET and you can watch it at ORF1 and on YouTube. final date: 20 FebruaryPlace: ORF-Zentrum Kuniglberg, ViennaHosts: Alice Tumler & Cesár Sampson * Anna-Sophie Superhuman     l & m: Anna-Sophie Heibl, Guiliano Sannicandro & Jonas Strondl     * Bamlak Werner We Are Not Just One Thing     l: Bamlak Werner & Dominik Wendl m: Bamlak Werner & Elias Stejskal     * Cosmó Tanzschein     l & m: Benjamin Gedeon (Cosmó), Elias Stejskal & Ella Stern     * David Kurt Pockets Full Of Snow     l: David Kopelent (David Kurt) m : David Kopelent & Fabian Hainzl     * Frevd Riddle     l & m: Alvin Ehrnberger, Andreas Wöckinger, Christopher Stummer, Florian Rauscher & Lukas Mantsch     * Julia Steen Julia     l & m: Bob Inski, Danielle Lamb, Ela Steinmetz & Julia Wastian     * Kayla Krystin I brenn     l & m: Gregor Glanz, Kayla Krystin & Manuel Stix     * Lena Schaur Painted Reality     l: Lena Schaur m: Lena Schaur, Michael Oberhauser & Thomas Tolloy     * Nikotin Unsterblich     l: Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga m: Dominic Muhrer, Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga     * Philip Piller Das Leben ist Kunst     l & m: Julia Kautz, Lukas Hillebrand & Philip Piller     * Reverend Stomp Mescalero Ranger     l: Christoph Mooser m: Christoph Mooser, Florian Strober, Franz Gies & Tobias Voges     * Sidrit Vokshi Wenn ich rauche     l & m: David Slomo, Sidrit Vokshi & Thomas Kröss    Â
February 19, 2026
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