The Eurovision Song Contest is coming up. That is why we take a closer look at an entry every day. We will start with the entries that have been directly placed for the final.
Jendrik Sigwart is participating for Germany: an unknown singer, who is especially notable for his ukulele and blond hair. He was making a video clip with a group of friends, posted fragments of it on Instagram and said that it could be something for the Eurovision Song Contest. He caught the attention of the German broadcaster NDR with those messages. In the end he was chosen to represent Germany with “I don’t feel hate”.

Eurovision 2026
🇧🇬 National: Bulgaria chose for Dara
Bulgaria will be represented by Dara. She was chosen out of eight finalists to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 February, out of three songs, one will be selected as her Eurovision Song.  final date: 31 JanuaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) 1 Roksana Kalimanku Denku 16 1 17 8      2 Mona Sila 17 6 23 3      3 Preyah Edelweiss 18 3 21 5      4 Mihaela Marinova Under pressure 19 7 26 3      5 Molec Vyatura 17 4 21 6      6 Dara Thunder 22 8 30 1      7 Innerglow Znak 16 2 18 7      8 Kerana & Cosmonauts  Nyama 18 5 23 4       semifinal date: 24 JanuaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) * Dara  25 14 39 1      * Dara Ekimova  21 4 25 12      * Dia  18 3 21 13      * Elizabet  18 1 19 15      * Fiki  21 7 28 9      * Innerglow  22 9 31 7      * Kerana & Cosmonauts  23 10 33 6      * Mihaela Fileva  22 6 28 9      * Mihaela Marinova  24 13 37 2      * Molec  24 12 36 3      * Mona  19 15 34 5      * Preyah  24 11 35 4      * Roksana  23 8 31 7      * Vall  19 2 21 14      *  Veniamin  21 5 26 11       The selected artist for Bulgaria sings 3 songs. A combined 5 member jury and an online voting decide who represents Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The show starts at 20.00 CET and you can watch it at BNT. final date: 28 februaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) *            *            *           Â