Eurovision 2026 Thread - Austria [Vienna]
 

No. I like when countries submit in their own languages. We’re overdue a non English language song to win.

Incorrect, as usual.

Please just ignore him. It’ll be another Eurovision thread he ruins for a year as per usual

Kazakhstan's broadcaster Khabar Agency had a representative meet up with EBU officials recently

maybe a special invite :think: we can hope for, they've been wanting that for many years now anyway



Slovakia aren't closing the door to a comeback either so i read


and since Romania has a pro-EU candidate winning their presidential elections, i could see a possible comeback, but it'll also depend on if there are artists who are willing to fund their participation, so might return with internal selection, as that is more appealing to bigger names :think:


Andorra might've said no, however i could see Catalonia trying to convince them to make up their minds, with their talent show Euforia, as selection method :think:


Monaco is a difficult one to guess, they have a new broadcaster especially for entertainment shows like eurovision but a grand comeback takes time of course, and also with which selection method



San Marino might withdraw yes, but i don't know, and i do hope they'll be in after all, i like following their national selection so and it provides artists across the world with a another chance of going to eurovision



do think Israel will continue to be in, since EBU won't want to lose Italy, Germany as they are two of the big 5 who pay the most


and Spain's anti-israel boycotts will tone down after next elections once Sanchez is out of office i think, however i do hope for a change within Benidorm Fest, i myself would want Efecto Pasillo to represent them, with genuine fun vibes and a solid latin pop act

manifesting Israel to have more sanity, and go with Balkan Beat Box internally, for an ethno serve a la Serbia 2018, they have very much potential for that, with something similar to ''Adir Adirim''


BBB would justify their landslide televoting result so much more :D



we need something fun from Israel rather than those cliché peace ballads

Joey Tempest for Sweden please, with his staging being the map of europe in the backdrop, since he is the ICON of europe, pun intended


and in the song, a nice long high note in the bridge (showcasing his sublime vocals)



and i myself wish i could co-write his entry :drool:

am curious for the song :) Kesha is a strong choice for USA their debut :thumbs:

That’s fake news spawned by Facebook.

that ain't Facebook, hun


but that is from X



and i can believe the EBU becoming that desperate for new countries, that they have to allow USA in

Yes I know it’s not. But it spawned on Facebook then went to X and other sites.

Don’t believe everything you read. It’s not true at all.

Vienna chosen as the host city

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart...nna-host-city/

Vienna the city where Israel will be victorious in 2026 :flutter:

Germany i would love a Nino de Angelo comeback, another returnee after a long time, like Justyna for Poland this year


also Nino's music is completely different than his esc entry ''Flieger'' more edgy, raw vocals with a schlager rock sound


which he had to change his style, due to his COPD condition



and in terms of the schlager scene, he would be one of the few realistic options, since we know Helene Fischer will never do ESC, Matthias Reim loves ESC but he won't either ever do ESC


Modern Talking's Thomas Anders is a ESC superfan, can see him being open-minded for doing ESC with the right song, his sound is still very much synthpop btw, although he recently worked with Lord of the Lost even :cool: which he stormed the charts again with

Odd we only have 20 countries so far confirmed for participation at this stage.

so what, only 20 countries


we can fill it up with 20 more Israeli entries, the more chances for our superpower nation in trying to win again :cool:

Well it’s odd for the fact we may not get a semi final if more don’t participate. :laugh:

good, we don't need semi finals, since the UK never participate in such anyway



and no one cares about deadwood duds like Slovenia, Montenegro, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Czechia, so be gone, the lesser countries the better for the quality of the contest, eurovision only needs to be for the musical elite countries - Sweden, UK, Israel, Italy, Norway, Netherlands

i wanna be responsible for the selection method for the UK to eurovision 2026


Nicky's Music Festival: A Song for Vienna



and i especially encourage artists from wales, scotland to bring entries in their native welsh, scottish tongue


with two semi final shows, with a cover round in the first semi final, and a entry showcase round for those advancing to the second semi final, and a grand final where we see the complete packages of those who advanced from the semi final (and a wildcard if we feel like to include one lucky loser, depending on the level of quality)



and next to me in judges panel, i want my precious queen of britpop Pixie Lott, and for the gen-z among us, tiktokker and singer HRVY

i have been friends on facebook with a welsh singer before ;)


Liss Jones, aka the girl with many different voices, Liss with a bilingual entry of english and welsh



and that former is true, i was friends with her during her time on the voice uk

also for 70th anniversary


they better serve us Lordi's grand return as one of the interval acts, they are still soooooo what is United by Music, given all their fusions with other music genres in their current albums, even disco-metal, which was inspired by ABBA :laugh: to give their metal take on disco

and some news from Italy


streets are saying RAI are going all in to try and book Tiziano Ferro as a contestant for Sanremo 2026


and this could be possible, considering Tiziano's 25th anniversary for his career in 2026, new manager in Paola Zukar, and a fresh deal with label Sugar Music, and he was one of the co-writers for Massimo Ranieri's entry in sanremo 2025



also Caparezza could be in sanremo 2026, and even talks going on with Bobby Solo so the media are saying