It’s Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and time for another weekly update! This week saw a major event postponed, multiple national selections conclude, and key developments on the road to Eurovision 2026. The EBU decided to postpone the planned Eurovision Live Tour, five countries crowned their Eurovision entrants, and the UK
📷 EBU/BBC Look Mum No Computer has been announced as the UK’s Eurovision 2026 act by the BBC. He will represent the United Kingdom at the contest’s 70th edition, to be held in May in Vienna, Austria. The BBC will reveal the song he will perform at a later date.
Croatia has chosen their representatives! The annual edition of Dora has taken place, and Lelek have crowned themselves the winner! The group won over both the jury and televote. The girls will represent croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. photo: HRT/ Dario Njavro date: 15 FebruaryPlace: HRT Studios,
Greece: Akylas has won the national final of Greece, ‘Sing For Greece’. His song ‘Ferto’ was already the hot favourite upfront, so his victory is not a surprise. Akylas Mitilanios co-wrote the song with Orpheus Nonis, Teo Pouzbouris and Tom Papatanice. final date: 15 FebruaryPlace: Peiraios 260, Tavros, AthensHosts: Giorgos
We have a result in Latvia! Atvara has won Supernova 2025 with “Ena”. The winner was decided 50/50 by winner and public. She will represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Photo: LTV final date: 14 FebruaryPlace: Riga Film Studio, RigaHosts: Ketija Šēnberga, Lauris Reiniks & Māra Sleja
Denmark: After an exciting night, in the end it will be Søren Torpegaard Lund who represents Denmark. His song is in Danish and it is called “Før vi går hjem”. Hot favourite Sissal also reached the superfinal. final date: 14 FebruaryPlace: Arena Nord, FredrikshavnHosts: Sara Bo & Alex Høgh Andersen
Estonia: Vanilla Ninja is gonna represent Estonia in the updomcing Eurovision Song Contest. The song they will sing is “Too Epic To Be True”. In 2005, the band represented Switzerland. They never made it to represent Estonia before. final date: 14 FebruaryPlace: Unibet Arena, TallinnHosts: Karl-Erik Taukar & Korea 1
Lithuania: Lion Ceccah and SWR are the finalists for Eurovizija.LT. Nøra Blu goes for a wildcard. You could watch that at LRT and on YouTube. 4th heat date: 14 FebruaryPlace: LRT Studios, VilniusHosts: Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas & Eglė Kernagytė 1 Patricija Luščynska Worth it 5 7 12 5 l
Tonight the thid heat of the Swedish national final Melodifestivalen commenced. We had some familiar faces who took part in the contest earlier on. Like the winners of tonight, Medina, who came 2nd in 2024. This year they are back with “Viva L’amor” which directly qualified for the final. Saga
This weekend is a busy weekend. We of Eurovision Universe make it a little bit more easy for you, with an overview of what to watch where. Date Country National Final Time Watch here: 14 February Estonia Final 18:30 YouTube Eurovision and ETV Sweden Heat 3 20:00 SVT Play