Sal Da Vinci will represent Italy at Eurovision 2026 after winning the 76th Festival di Sanremo. The singer secured the Italian ticket to Vienna with Per Sempre Sì, the song that gave him victory on Saturday 28 February. In the final round, he took 22.2% of the vote. Sayf finished
📷 EBU Italy: the 76th festival of San Remo was won by Sal Da Vinci. He won the contest with the song “Per sempre sì”. At the winners press conference, the first question that will be asked is: are you going to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest?”. It
Serbia: Lavina is the surprise winner in Serbia. The rock band won with top marks from both jury and televote. They will present their song “Kraj mene”, in Serbian, in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. final date: 28 FebruaryPlace: RTS Košutnjak, Studio 8Hosts: Dragana Kosjerina,
The German final has been won by Sarah Engels. Sarah will sing the song “Fire”. Sarah, formerly known as Sarah Lombardi, took part in Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar. Her biggest hit was “Call My Name” in 2011. Sarah will not participate in a semifinal as Germany is one of the
Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2026 has taken place, and it was a tough battle. After a long time of being the fan favorite, Pete Parkonnen and Linda Lampenius with “Linkinheitin” have won the national selection with 570 points and will thus represent Finland in Vienna. final date: 28 FebruaryPlace: Nokia
Tonight the annual Melodi Grand Prix took place. We had some very famous names competing, like Eurovision 2009 winner Alexander Rybak, and 2024 contestant Mileo. Jonas Lovv won with “Ya Ya Ya” and will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. final date: 28 FebruaryPlace: Håkons Hall, LillehammerHosts:
Dara had a choice out of three songs to sing for Bulgaria. In the end Bangaranga won. final date: 28 februaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) * Dara This is me 2 3 l: Alma Dowdall, Darina Yotova & Sharon Vaughn
Lithuania has chosen, and the winner is Lion Ceccah. Last year’s runner up sings the song “Sólo quiero más” by Aurimas Galvelis and Tomas Alenčikas. Lion will perform in the first semifinal. final date: 27 FebruaryPlace: LRT Studios, VilniusHosts: Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas & Eglė Kernagytė 1 Rug!le Ikona Žemaitė
It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and time for another weekly update! This week saw Belgium and Austria unveiling their Eurovision entries for Vienna. Austria also launched a Eurovision-themed train to build excitement ahead of May. Meanwhile, a decision by Belgium’s VRT broadcaster made waves in the Eurovision community. National finals
Hostcountry Austria will be represented by Cosmó. The youngest contestant (19 years old) was the winner. The full results of the expert jury were published. However, only the top-3 of the combined results were announced. Cosmó will sing “Tanzschein”, which he co-wrote and composed with Elias Stejskal and Ella Stern.