The Eurovision Song Contest is celebrating its 70th anniversary. That is a wonderful milestone. We at Eurovision Universe love diving into the history of the contest. That is why we are taking a closer look at the contests of the past 70 years. 1956 Seven countries lined up at the
Greek music icon Marinella has died at the age of 87. Her family announced that she passed away on Saturday, 28 March 2026, after a long period of fragile health. In September 2024, Marinella suffered a stroke while performing at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens. She spent four
It’s Tuesday, March 24, 2026, which means it’s time for another weekly Eurovision update! This past week was packed with news from Vienna. ORF revealed the opening and interval acts. The official mascot Auri was introduced to the world. Romanian broadcaster TVR defended its entry “Choke Me” in response to
It’s Tuesday, March 17, 2026, which means it’s time for another weekly Eurovision update! Over the past week, the final wave of song reveals for Eurovision 2026 generated plenty of buzz both on and off the stage. Four more countries unveiled their entries, completing the Vienna line-up. Meanwhile, controversies erupted
The latest Eurovision 2026 entries have sharpened the picture for Vienna. Switzerland has confirmed Veronica Fusaro with Alice. Armenia has completed the artist lineup with SIMÓN and Paloma Rumba. Czechia moves forward with Daniel Zizka and CROSSROADS. Georgia closes the release cycle with Bzikebi’s On Replay. Together, these four songs add alternative
It’s Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and time for another weekly Eurovision update! The past week was one of the busiest yet on the road to Vienna. Nine countries revealed their entries for Eurovision 2026, adding fresh songs and artists to the line-up. Sweden launched a new preview show to hype
📷 EBU JIVA’s Eurovision song “Just Go” has officially been released. It gives Azerbaijan its full package for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. The track premiered this evening through its music video. It immediately adds an emotional sound to this year’s line-up. For fans, The artist was already
📷 EBU Daniel Zizka will represent Czechia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. This gives the country a young artist with a calm stage presence and a clear artistic identity. Czech broadcaster ČT unveiled the 23-year-old singer on 8 March, confirming that he will perform CROSSROADS in Vienna. He will
Alicja will represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest. That was announced, not in the show itself, but in the breakfast show Pytanie na Śniadanie. Alicja will sing the song “Pray”, written and composed by herself along with Sinclair Alan Malcolm and Weronika Gabryelczyk. Alicja was already supposed to represent
Portugal selected their entry through Festival da Canção. Bandidos Do Cante are the winners of the Portuguese national song contest with their song “Rosa”. Already before the contest, most of the contestants confirmed that they will not represent Portugal in Vienna. However, Bandidos Do Cante stated that they will. final