Eurovision 2026: By The Numbers Written by Samantha Ross on May 11, 2026

Who’ll be performing:

35 countries in total, two fewer than 2025 following the withdrawal of Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, and the return of Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania.

• Solo Female (15): Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
• Solo Male (13): Albania, Armenia, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Norway, United Kingdom
• Duos (2): Finland, San Marino*
• Groups and Collaborations (5): Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Portugal, Serbia

(* – Currently, Senhit is officially listed as the sole representative of San Marino. However, her song does feature vocals by Boy George, who will be onstage in Vienna.)

How they were chosen

• National Final (23): Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine
• Partial National Final (1): Israel (Noam Bettan won the 2026 series of HaKokhav HaBa, and his song was written for him after the fact.)
• Internal Selection (10): Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Georgia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
• Other (1): Italy (Sal Da Vinci, as winner of the Festival di Sanremo, was offered the right of first refusal to compete in Vienna.)

What language will the song be performed in?

• English Only (16): Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
• No English (12): Albania, Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, 
• Bilingual/Multilingual (7): Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Ukraine

Artists under the age of 20 (at the time of performance)

• Austria: Cosmó is 19.
• France: Monroe is 17.

Artists over the age of 40 (at the time of performance)

• Australia: Delta Goodrem is 41.
• Azerbaijan: Jiva is 43.
• Estonia: Piret Järvis is 42, and Lenna Kuurmaa is 40.
• Finland: Linda Lampenius is 56.
• Italy: Sal Da Vinci is 57.
• San Marino: Boy George is 64, and Senhit is 46.

Artists using a pseudonym, mononym, or nickname

• Albania: Alis’s full name is Alis Kallaçi.
• Armenia: Simón’s full name is Simon Hovhannisyan.
• Austria: Cosmó’s real name is Benjamin Gedeon.
• Azerbaijan: Jiva’s real name is Jamila Hashimova.
• Belgium: Essyla’s real name is Alice Van Eesbeeck, and her stage name is an edit of her first name in reverse. 
• Bulgaria: Dara’s full name is Darina Nikolaeva Yotova.
• Cyprus: Antigoni’s full name is Antigoni Buxton. 
• France: Monroe’s full name is Monroe Vata Rigby. 
• Greece: Akylas’s full name is Akylas Mytilinaios. 
• Italy: Sal Da Vinci’s real name is Salvatore Michael Sorrentino, and he took his stage name from his father, Mario Da Vinci, who was actually born Alfonso Sorrentino.
• Latvia: Atvara goes by her last name; her full name is Liene Atvara. 
• Lithuania: Lion Ceccah’s real name is Tomas Alenčikas, and he’s previously also gone by the moniker Alen Chicco.
• Luxembourg: Eva Marija’s full name is Eva Marija Kavaš Puc. 
• Malta: Aidan’s full name is Aidan Cassar. 
• Moldova: Satoshi’s real name is Vlad Sabajuc. His stage name comes from Japanese, and is generally translated as “wise”, “enlightened”, or “quick-witted”. 
• Norway: Jonas Lovv’s full name is Jonas Lovv Hellesøy. 
• Poland: Alicja’s full name is Alicja Maria Szemplińska.
• San Marino: Senhit’s full name is Senhit Zadik Zadik, and Boy George’s real name is George Alan O’Dowd. 
• Sweden: Felicia’s full name is Felicia Agneta Eriksson. 
• Ukraine: Leléka’s full name is Viktoriia Leleka, although her surname was a later adoption. The word “Leléka” means “stork” in Ukrainian. 
• United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer’s real name is Sam Battle. 

Artists’ Names in their native-language script

 If the Roman alphabet is not their primary script of use, or if their name is traditionally written with characters not used in English spelling.

• Armenia: While the name Simón is stylized in English, Simon Hovhannisyan’s name would be written “Սիմոն Հովհաննիսյան” using Armenian script.
• Azerbaijan: Jiva’s name is generally stylized as if it were written in English, however her full name, Jamila Hashimova, would be written as “Cəmilə Həşimova” in Azerbaijani.
• Cyprus: Antigoni’s full name, Antigoni Buxton, would be written as “Αντιγόνη Μπάξτον” in the Greek alphabet.
• Georgia: In Georgian script, “Bzikebi” would be written “ბზიკები”. The group members’ names would be written as:
  • Giorgi Shiolashvili: გიორგი შიოლაშვილი
  • Mariam Kikuashvili: მარიამ კიკუაშვილი
  • Mariam Tatulashvili: მარიამ თათულაშვილი
• Greece: Akylas’s full name, Akylas Mytilinaios, would be written as “Ακύλας Μυτιληναίος” in the Greek alphabet.
• Israel: Using the Hebrew alphabet, Noam Bettan would be written “נועם בתן”, and would be read from right to left.
• Montenegro: With the Cyrillic script used in Montenegrin, Tamara Živković would be written “Тамара Живковић”.
• Serbia: With the Cyrillic script used in Serbian, “Lavina” would be written as “Лавина”. The band members’ names would be written as:
  • Luka Aranđelović: Лука Аранђеловић
  • Pavle Aranđelović: Павле Аранђеловић
  • Pavle Samardžić: Павле Самарџић
  • Andrija Cvetanović: Андрија Цветановић
  • Nikola Petrović: Никола Петровић
  • Bojan Ilić: Бојан Илић
• Ukraine: the name Leléka is generally stylized in the Latin alphabet, but using Ukrainian Cyrillic, would be written “Лелека”. Viktoriia Leleka’s full name would be written “Вікторія Лелека”.

Songs significantly changed/modified/revamped/translated from original winner/announcement/release

• Following their National Finals, a number of entries underwent studio revamps, including:
  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro

How many have had previous involvement with Eurovision or other EBU contests?

• Australia
  • While this will be Delta Goodrem’s first time on a Eurovision stage, she co-authored the song My Girls, Australia’s debut entry at Junior Eurovision in 2015. Incidentally, My Girls was originally written for Anja Nissen, who represented Denmark at Eurovision in 2017.
• Belgium
  • Essyla was a member of the choir Almakalia, which represented Belgium at Eurovision Choir 2019.
• Estonia
  • Despite being Estonian, Vanilla Ninja represented Switzerland at Eurovision 2005 with the song Cool Vibes, coming in eighth place. The band has had a lineup change since then, with Katrin Siska and Triinu Kivilaan leaving, and Kerli Kivilaan (Triinu’s sister) joining the group.
• Georgia
  • Trio Bzikebi (Giorgi Shiolashvili, Mariam Kikuashvili, and Mariam Tatulashvili) were the winners of Junior Eurovision 2008 with the song Bzz…
• Moldova
  • Backing vocalist Aliona Moon represented Moldova at Eurovision 2013, with the song O mie, which came in eleventh place overall. She also served as a backing vocalist for Pasha Parfeni’s song Lăutar the year before.
• Poland
  • Alicja was Poland’s intended representative for Eurovision 2020 with the song Empires, but the contest was unfortunately cancelled. 
• San Marino
  • Senhit first represented San Marino at Eurovision in 2011 (when she went by the name “Senit”) with the song Stand By, which failed to qualify out of the Semifinals. She was then selected to sing for the microstate in 2020 with the song Freaky!, but the contest was cancelled. She came back the following year with Adrenalina, a collaboration with American rapper Flo Rida, which qualified to the Grand Final and ended up in 22nd place.

How many had previously been involved in National Finals (excluding wins) or publicly-available Internal Selection processes?

• Albania: 
  • 2025: Mjegull, 3rd place
• Armenia
  • 2025: Ay paparey bye, 2nd place
• Azerbaijan:
  • 2011: Third place in her heat in Milli Seçim Turu, did not advance.
• Croatia:
  • 2025: Soul of My Soul, 4th place
• Cyprus:
  • 2023: Nervous, submitted to Greek internal selection but not shortlisted.
• Denmark:
  • 2023: Lige her, did not advance to Superfinal
• Estonia:
  • Vanilla Ninja
    • 2003: Club Kung Fu, 9th place
    • 2007: Birds of Peace, 4th place
  • Lenna Kuurmaa
    • 2010: Rapunzel, 2nd place
    • 2012: Mina jään, 2nd place
    • 2014: Supernoova, 4th place
    • 2017: Slingshot, 8th place
  • Piret Järvis
    • 2010: Ei Usu (as part of Disko 4000), 7th place
  • Kerli Kivilaan
    • • 2019: Cold Love, 9th place

• Lithuania:
  • 2019: Your Cure (as Alen Chicco), 5th place
  • 2020: Somewhere Out There (as Alen Chicco), 6th place in Semifinal, did not advance
  • 2023: Do You (as Alen Chicco), 6th place in Semifinal, did not advance
  • 2025: Drobė, 2nd place
• Malta: 
  • 2015 Finished out of the Top 3 in the national final for Junior Eurovision: 
  • 2018: Dai Laga, 4th place
  • 2018: We Can Run (as part of Avenue Sky), 9th place
  • 2022: Ritmu, 2nd place
  • 2023: Regina, disqualified
• Montenegro:
  • 2024: Poguban Let, 9th place
• Poland: 
  • 2023: New Home, 6th place
• Sweden
  • 2024: Unga & Fria (as Fröken Snusk), 3rd place in repechage round, failed to qualify for the Final.

How many have been involved in non-Eurovision-affiliated competition programming or other major music or dance competitions?

This isn’t counting other television appearances, like Delta Goodrem’s recurring role on Neighbours, Linda Lampenius guest appearing on Baywatch, Antigoni appearing on Love Island UK, or Sarah Engels appearing on Ninja Warrior, Celebrity Bake-Off, or Fort Boyard.

• Albania
  • X Factor Albania, 2024, winner
• Armenia
  • Parir te Karogh Es (So You Think You Can Dance), 2012, passed Audition stage
• Australia
  • The Voice Australia, 2012-2013 and 2015-2020, coach
  • The Voice Kids Australia, 2014, coach
• Austria
  • The Voice Germany Kids, 2020, eliminated after audition rounds
  • The Voice Germany Kids, 2022, finalist
• Azerbaijan
  • The Voice of Azerbaijan, 2025, winner
• Belgium
  • The Voice Belgique, 2020, runner-up
• Bulgaria
  • X Factor Bulgaria, 2015, third place
  • Kato Dve Kapki Voda (Your Face Sounds Familiar), 2020, third place
  • Glasat na Bulgaria (The Voice Bulgaria), 2021-present, Coach
  • Dancing Stars 2024, runner-up
• Croatia
  • Judita Štorga
    • Superstar Croatia, 2023, did not progress to live shows
  • Korina Olivia Rogić 
    • The Voice Croatia, 2024, eliminated in knockout rounds
  • Marina Ramljak 
    • The Voice Croatia, 2024, eliminated in knockout rounds
• Estonia
  • Vanilla Ninja
    • Festival de Viña del Mar 2008, Birds of Peace, Top 3, special prize for “Best Performers”
    • Festival de Viña del Mar 2026, Are you ready to go?, Top 3
  • Kerli Kivilaan 
    • Laulukarussell, 2004 & 2006
    • Eesti otsib superstaari (Estonian Idol), 2009, did not advance to Top 10
  • Lenna Kuurmaa
    • Laulukarussell 1993
    • Fizz Superstar, 2002, did not advance to Semifinals
    • Laulukarussell, 2006, host
    • Laulu Tähtedega, 2010, winner
    • Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt (Your Face Sounds Familiar), 2015, 6th place
• Finland
  • Linda Lampenius
    • Let’s Dance (Sweden), 2008, 6th place
    • X Factor Finland, 2010, Coach
    • Masked Singer Suomi,  2020, 5th place (as “Kitty”)
  • Pete Parkkonen
    • Idols Finland, 2008, third place
    • Kuorosota (Clash of the Choirs), 2010, Coach, second place
    • Tanssii tähtien kanssa (Dancing With the Stars), 2014, winner
    • Tähdet Tähdet, 2016, winner
    • Vain elämää (The Best Singers), 2022, unranked
• France
  • Prodiges, 2024, winner
• Germany
  • Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Idols)
    • 2010, did not advance past Recall rounds
    • 2011, runner-up
  • Let’s Dance, 2016, runner-up
  • Dancing on Ice, 2019, winner
  • Das Supertalent, 2019, Judge
  • The Masked Singer, 2020, winner (as “Skeleton”)
  • Free European Song Contest, 2020, 13th place (representing Italy)

• Greece
  • The Voice of Greece, 2021, eliminated in Battle rounds.
• Israel
  • Aviv or Eyal,  2018, third place
• Italy
  • Volami nel cuore, 2008
• Latvia
  • Dziedošās ģimenes, 2012, semifinalist
  • Koru kari (Clash of the Choirs), participant
  • X Faktors, 2017, did not progress past auditions
• Lithuania
  • X Factorius, 2017, 4th place
• Malta
  • X Factor Malta, 2018, eliminated at Judges’ House stage
• Montenegro
  • Pinkove zvezdice (Serbia), 2016, participant
  • Zvezda granda (Serbia), 2022, finalist
• Norway
  • Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne, 2014, did not progress past auditions
  • The Voice – Norges beste stemme, 2025, semifinalist
• Poland
  • Hit Hit Hurra!, 2016, winner
  • The Voice of Poland, 2019, winner
• Portugal
  • Miguel Costa
    • The Voice Portugal, 2020, fourth place (as part of the duet Miguel and João)
• Romania
  • Vocea României (The Voice of Romania), 2023, winner
• San Marino
  • Boy George
    • The Voice (UK) 2016, coach
    • The Voice (Australia) 2017-2020, coach
• Sweden
  • Masked Singer Sverige, 2024, winner (as “Chameleon”)
• Switzerland
  • The Voice of Switzerland, 2014, eliminated at Knockout stage

Who wasn’t born in the country they’ll be representing?

• Austria: Cosmó was born in Budapest, Hungary, but moved to Austria at a young age.
• Azerbaijan: Jiva was born in Moscow, Russia (which was still the Soviet Union at the time of her birth, as was Azerbaijan).
• Cyprus: Antigoni was born and raised in London, to a Greek-Cypriot family.
• France: Monroe was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States, to a Congolese-French mother and an American father.
• Italy: Sal Da Vinci was born in New York City while his father, singer Mario Da Vinci, was on tour in the United States. He relocated to Naples as a young child.
• San Marino: Senhit is from Bologna, Italy, and she will be joined on stage by Boy George, who was born in Barnehurst, Kent, in the UK. 

(Tamara Živković was born on the land of the country she’s representing (Montenegro), but was born in the year 2000, during a time when a then-united Serbia and Montenegro were still officially called the “Federal Republic of Yugoslavia”. The same can be said for nearly all of the members of Serbia’s band Lavina, except for drummer Bojan Ilić who was born in April 1991, when Serbia was still part of the “Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia”, just prior to Slovenia and Croatia declaring their independence that June.)

How many songs this year were written or composed (at least partially) by the performer? (28!)

• Albania
• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Finland
• Germany
• Greece
• Israel
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom

Any ESC or JESC veteran songwriters in the mix?

Individuals in bold have previously participated as artists; all others have previously contributed as lyricists or composers.

• Armenia
  • Roza Kostandyan (Rosa Linn):
    • Snap – Armenia 2022 
  • Lilit Navasardyan (LI’LITH):
    • LoveWave – Armenia 2016
    • Fly With Me – Armenia 2017
    • Brave Heart – Armenia 2025 (Junior Eurovision)
  • David Tserunyan:
    • Fly With Me – Armenia 2017
    • Boomerang – Armenia 2017 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Qami Qami – Armenia 2021 (Junior Eurovision)
  • Eva Voskanyan:
    • Survivor – Armenia 2025

• Australia
  • Ferras Alqaisi:
    • Scared of Heights – Iceland 2024
• Bulgaria
  • Dimitris Kontopoulos: 
    • Work Your Magic – Belarus 2007
    • Shady Lady – Ukraine 2008
    • This is Our Night – Greece 2009
    • Hold Me – Azerbaijan 2013
    • Shine – Russia 2014
    • Mechta – Russia 2025 (Junior Eurovision)
    • You Are the Only One – Russia 2016
    • This is Love – Greece 2017
    • X My Heart – Azerbaijan 2018
    • Scream – Russia 2019
    • Superg!rl – Greece 2020
    • Prison – Moldova 2020
    • Last Dance – Greece 2021
    • Sugar – Moldova 2021
    • Liar – Cyprus 2024
    • Shh… – Cyprus 2025
• Estonia
  • Sven Lõhmus
    • Let’s Get Loud – Estonia 2005
    • Rändajad – Estonia 2009
    • Rockefeller Street – Estonia 2011
    • Verona – Estonia 2017
    • Tänavad – Estonia 2024 (Junior Eurovision)
• Georgia
  • Lizi Japaridze (Lizi Pop)
    • Happy Day – Georgia 2014 (Junior Eurovision)
  • Georgi “Giga” Kukhianidze
    • Bzz.. – Georgia 2008 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Mari Dari – Georgia 2010 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Candy Music – Georgia 2011 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Funky Lemonade – Georgia 2012 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Give Me Your Smile – Georgia 2013 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Happy Day – Georgia 2014 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Gabede – Georgia 2015 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Mzeo – Georgia 2016 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Voice of the Heart – Georgia 2017 (Junior Eurovision)
    • You Are Not Alone – Georgia 2020 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Let’s Count the Smiles – Georgia 2021 (Junior Eurovision)
    • I Believe – Georgia 2022 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Echo – Georgia 2023
    • To My Mom – Georgia 2024 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Shine Like a Star – Georgia 2025 (Junior Eurovision)

• Greece
  • Theofilos Pouzbouris
    • Rise Up – Greece 2014 (as a member of Freaky Fortune)
    • Running – Cyprus 2020
• Israel
  • Yuval Raphael
    • New Day Will Rise – Israel 2025
• Italy
  • Federica Abbade
    • No Degree of Separation – Italy 2016
• Latvia:
  • Jānis Jačmenkins
    • Eat Your Salad – Latvia 2022
• Luxembourg
  • Julie Aagaard: 
    • I Am What I Am – Malta 2022
    • We Will Rave – Austria 2024
    • What the Hell Just Happened? – United Kingdom 2025
    • Superstar – San Marino 2026
    • Eins, Zwei, Drei – United Kingdom 2026
  • Maria Mathea Broberg:
    • Stay – Moldova 2019
    • One of Those Days – Azerbaijan 2021 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Solo – Poland 2023
  • Thomas Stengaard:
    • Only Teardrops – Denmark 2013
    • You Let Me Walk Alone – Germany 2018
    • Sister – Germany 2019
    • Adrenalina – San Marino 2021
    • El Diablo – Cyprus 2021
    • Fade to Black – Azerbaijan 2022
    • Break a Broken Heart – Cyprus 2023
    • We Will Rave – Austria 2024
    • What the Hell Just Happened? – United Kingdom 2025
    • Superstar – San Marino 2026
    • Eins, Zwei, Drei – United Kingdom 2026

• Malta
  • Sarah Bonnici
    • Knock Knock!….Boom! Boom! – Malta 2010 (Junior Eurovision, as a backing dancer)
    • Loop – Malta 2024 (performer and songwriter)

• Moldova
  • Vasile Advahov
  • • Trenuletul – Moldova 2022 (as a member of Frații Advahov)

• • Andrei Vulpe
    • Soarele și luna – Moldova 2023
• Montenegro
  • Boris Subotić
    • Dobrodošli – Montenegro 2025
• San Marino
  • Julie Aagaard:
    • I Am What I Am – Malta 2022
    • We Will Rave – Austria 2024
    • What the Hell Just Happened? – United Kingdom 2025
    • Mother Nature – Luxembourg 2026
    • Eins, Zwei, Drei – United Kingdom 2026

• • John-Emil Johansson
    • Stronger – Malta 2023 (Junior Eurovision)
    • Loop – Malta 2024
  • Thomas Stengaard:
    • Only Teardrops – Denmark 2013
    • You Let Me Walk Alone – Germany 2018
    • Sister – Germany 2019
    • Adrenalina – San Marino 2021
    • El Diablo – Cyprus 2021
    • Fade to Black – Azerbaijan 2022
    • Break a Broken Heart – Cyprus 2023
    • We Will Rave – Austria 2024
    • What the Hell Just Happened? – United Kingdom 2025
    • Mother Nature – Luxembourg 2026
    • Eins, Zwei, Drei – United Kingdom 2026
  • Anderz Wrethov:
    • Always – Azerbaijan 2009
    • Fuego – Cyprus 2018
    • Too Late for Love – Sweden 2019
    • Voices – Sweden 2021
    • Fade to Black – Azerbaijan 2022
    • We Will Rave – Austria 2024
    • Bara Bada Bastu – Sweden 2025

• United Kingdom
  • Julie Aagaard:
    • I Am What I Am – Malta 2022
    • We Will Rave – Austria 2024
    • What the Hell Just Happened? – United Kingdom 2025
    • Mother Nature – Luxembourg 2026
    • Superstar – San Marino 2026

• • Lasse Midtsian Nymann
    • The Code – Switzerland 2024
    • Shh… – Cyprus 2025
  • Thomas Stengaard:
    • Only Teardrops – Denmark 2013
    • You Let Me Walk Alone – Germany 2018
    • Sister – Germany 2019
    • Adrenalina – San Marino 2021
    • El Diablo – Cyprus 2021
    • Fade to Black – Azerbaijan 2022
    • Break a Broken Heart – Cyprus 2023
    • We Will Rave – Austria 2024
    • What the Hell Just Happened? – United Kingdom 2025
    • Mother Nature – Luxembourg 2026
    • Superstar – San Marino 2026