Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026
| Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | RTL Lëtzebuerg (RTL) | |||
| Country | Luxembourg | |||
| Selection process | Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 | |||
| Selection date | 24 January 2026 | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Luxembourg is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which will be held in Vienna, Austria. The Luxembourgish participating broadcaster, RTL Lëtzebuerg (RTL), will organise the Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2026 contest, RTL Lëtzebuerg (RTL), formerly as Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Luxembourg 39 times since debuting in its first edition of 1956. It had won the contest on five occasions: in 1961 with "Nous les amoureux" performed by Jean-Claude Pascal, in 1965 with "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" performed by France Gall, in 1972 with "Après toi" performed by Vicky Leandros, in 1973 with "Tu te reconnaîtras" performed by Anne-Marie David, and in 1983 with "Si la vie est cadeau" performed by Corinne Hermès. Following a 31-year absence, Luxembourg under RTL returned to the contest in 2024 where it qualified to the final and placed 13th with the song "Fighter" performed by Tali. It also qualified to the final in 2025 and placed 22nd with the song "La poupée monte le son" performed by Laura Thorn.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTL organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2026 contest on 10 June 2025.[2][3] CLT had selected its entries by using both national finals and internal selections in the past, with RTL organising the Luxembourg Song Contest national final to select its entry since 2024. Along with its 2026 participation confirmation, the broadcaster announced that it would again select its entry through the Luxembourg Song Contest.[2][3]
Before Eurovision
Luxembourg Song Contest 2026
Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 is set to be the competition organised by RTL to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The competition will feature eight acts and will take place on 24 January 2026 at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette.[4]
Competing entries
On 4 July 2025, RTL opened a submission period for interested artists and songwriters to submit their applications in one or more of three categories: the first for performers with a song, the second for performers without a song and the third for songwriters. Artists were required to be at least 18 years old by 24 January 2026 and have Luxembourg nationality, have lived in Luxembourg for three consecutive years, or have a strong link with the Luxembourg cultural scene, and were able to submit up to three entries each. Songwriters could be of any nationality. The application deadline for the second and third category concluded on 3 August 2025, while the application deadline for the first category concluded on 21 September 2025.[5][6] A songwriting camp organised by Rocklab took place at the Rockhal between 6 and 10 June 2025 where 45 local and international artists, songwriters and producers created songs for the competition.[7] 83 entries were received by the end of the deadline, of which 23 came from performers who applied for the first category.[8]
Auditions were held on 24 and 25 October 2025 at the RTL City in Kirchberg where an international jury panel evaluated the songs and shortlisted 15 entries for a final audition round on 26 October 2025, where the eight finalists were selected.[9] The international jury panel consisted of Karin Gunnarsson (contest producer for Melodifestivalen in Sweden), Gísli Berg (executive producer of Söngvakeppnin in Iceland), Paul Jordan (British Eurovision expert), Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal (French lyricist and co-writer of Luxembourg's 2025 entry), and Elsie Bay (Norwegian singer-songwriter).[8][10] The eight participating acts were announced on 30 October 2025, including Luzac who competed in the 2025 edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest.[11][12]
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| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| Andrew the Martian | "I'm the Martian" |
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| Daryss | "Melusina" |
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| Eva Marija | "Mother Nature" |
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| Hugo One | "Born Again" |
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| Irem | "Bad Decisions (Hush Hush)" |
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| Luzac | "Prison dorée" |
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| ShiroKuro | "Eye to Eye" |
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| Steve Castile | "Sweet Tooth" |
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References
- ^ "Luxembourg". Eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Luxembourg confirms Eurovision 2026 participation and national selection". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Announcement: Luxembourg to return to Eurovision stage in 2026". eurovision.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "LUXEMBOURG SONG CONTEST". Rockhal. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Ready, set, go!: Calling all candidates for the Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". eurovision.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ Lahav, Doron (5 July 2025). ""Luxembourg Song Contest 2026": Dates and First Details Have Been Revealed". ESCBEAT. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ Farren, Neil (12 June 2025). "🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Eurovision 2026 Songwriting Camp Held in Rockhal". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Road to Rockhal: 58 artists to audition for Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". eurovision.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Eurovision hopefuls: Luxembourg Song Contest auditions kick off". eurovision.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ Conte, Davide (24 October 2025). "🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 83 Songs Submitted to Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Meet the 8 participants of Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". eurovision.tv. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Eight artists to compete at Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". Eurovisionworld. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ @ESCdiscord (30 October 2025). "The 7 artists that did not qualify from the recall are Ayumi Motta, Leonardo Domingues, MÄNA, Mirko Buljan & Marilù Bossio, Patrícia Venâncio, Ricardo Vieira, and Vivi Air" (Tweet) – via Twitter.