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of love to the devil was not done they said, and they even demanded from the Cypriot government that the song had to be withdrawn.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.
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, RÅ«dolfs 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     * 7 Eva Marija Mother Nature  222 1  l & m: Eva Puc, Julie Aagaard, Maria Broberg & Thomas Stengaard    * 1 Steve Castile Sweet Tooth  136 2  l & m: Abigail F. Jones, Simon Davis & Steve Calçada    * 8 Irem Bad Decisions (Hush Hush)  122 3  l & m: Irem Sosay, Maria Broberg & Remy Cooper   Â
January 24, 2026
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