RTVE names Benidorm Fest 2026 participants
RTVE has today unveiled (at least some of) the artists competing in Benidorm Fest 2026. Benidorm Fest, Spain’s national route to Eurovision, is scheduled...
Austrian government warns hosting of Eurovision at risk if Israel excluded
Austria’s government has appeared to step into the escalating debate over Israel’s place in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, warning that Vienna may not...
Montenegro confirms Montesong 2025 for 21 December
Montenegro’s national selection for Eurovision, Montesong 2025, will culminate in a televised final on 21 December, to be held in the studios of the...
Albania’s Festivali i Këngës draws over 100 entries
Albania’s national broadcaster RTSH reports that more than one hundred artists and songwriters have sent in entries for Festivali i Këngës 64—up from oast...
Latvia’s Supernova attracts record 124 song submissions
Latvian broadcaster, LSM, reports that 124 potential Eurovision song submissions have been received for Supernova 2026, up from previous editions.
20,000 fans expected for Finnish UMK 2026
Finland is about to turn up the volume on its national Eurovision selection. According to Yle, the 2026 edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK)...
DR refuses to back calls to expel Israel from Eurovision
Denmark’s public broadcaster DR has confirmed it will not vote to exclude Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest, even as pressure mounts on the...
Israel presses ahead with Eurovision plans
Israel’s public broadcaster KAN has confirmed that the country’s entry for Eurovision 2026 will once again be chosen through HaKokhav HaBa, the long-running talent...
Nearly 900 songs submitted for Benidorm Fest 2026
Spain’s Eurovision selection show, Benidorm Fest, has drawn 870 song submissions for its 2026 edition, RTVE has confirmed. The broadcaster closed the submission window...
European Broadcasters Set for Historic Vote on Israel’s Eurovision 2026 Participation
The European Broadcasting Union has called an unprecedented vote for early November to decide whether Israel can participate in Eurovision 2026, marking the first...