[Benjamin]

Host city down to Innsbruck and Vienna

https://escxtra.com/2025/07/04/innsb...rovision-2026/

San Marino considering withdrawing

https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/...on-withdrawal/

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark are the most important ones who need to stay


english language is the only language

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

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

non-english songs are boring and *****



english songs are of worldclass level

Incorrect, as usual.

[Black Dagger]

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

[Nicky91]

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

maybe a special invite 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


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


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

[Nicky91]

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



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

[Nicky91]

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

[Nicky91]

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

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

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

That’s fake news spawned by Facebook.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

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

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

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.

[Benjamin]

Vienna chosen as the host city

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

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Vienna chosen as the host city

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

Vienna the city where Israel will be victorious in 2026

[Nicky91]

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 which he stormed the charts again with

[Benjamin]

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