Luxembourg Chooses Eurovision Entry; Bulgaria and Lithuania Begin Selections
Luxembourg is gearing up to select its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 tonight. This significant event coincides with Bulgaria and Lithuania beginning their respective selection processes. Here is a summary of the key events surrounding the Eurovision selections.
Key Selection Events Tonight
- Luxembourg: Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 – Final at 20:00 CET
- Bulgaria: Natsionalnata selektsiya 2026 – Show One at 20:00 CET
- Lithuania: Eurovizija.LT 2026 – Heat One at 20:00 CET
- Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2026 – Radio Duels at 10:00 CET
Luxembourg’s Selection Process
Eight acts will compete at the Rockhal tonight in the Luxembourg Song Contest. This event is crucial as it determines who will represent Luxembourg in Vienna for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. The contestants include:
- Steve Castile – “Sweet Tooth”
- Andrew the Martian – “I’m the Martian”
- Daryss – “Melusina”
- Eva Marija – “Mother Nature”
- Hugo One – “Born Again”
- Irem – “Bad Decisions (Hush Hush)”
- Luzac – “Prison dorée” (Golden prison)
- ShiroKuro – “Eye to Eye”
The show will feature a two-round voting process, with the public given 20 minutes to cast their votes after each round.
Bulgaria’s Natsionalnata selektsiya Entry
In Bulgaria, the Natsionalnata selektsiya 2026 will start with Show One at 20:00 CET. Fifteen artists will perform songs from their back catalogues. The top seven will qualify for the next phase based on jury and public voting scores. The competing artists are:
- DARA
- Dara Ekimova
- DIA
- Elizabet
- Fiki
- Innerglow
- Kerana & the Cosmonauts
- Mihaela Marinova
- Mihaela Fileva
- Molets
- MONA
- Preyah
- Roksana VALL
- Veniamin
The show will also feature guests like Krisia and Kristian Kostov, who notably finished second for Bulgaria in Eurovision 2017.
Lithuania’s Eurovizija.LT 2026 Heat
Lithuania will host the first heat of Eurovizija.LT 2026, featuring eight artists competing for a place in the final. The acts include:
- Siga – “Noriu jo” (I want him)
- Valdas Lacko – “Pabandom” (Let’s try)
- Elizabeth Olshey – “Between”
- Noy – “Stand up”
- Rug!le – “Ikona Žemaitė” (Samogitian Icon)
- Aistė Pilvelytė – “Tarp žvaigždžių tylos” (Among the silence of the stars)
- Thomas G – “One night lover”
- The Ditties – “Mambo”
This season introduces a wildcard round for artists placing third in their heats, allowing public voting to influence final decisions.
Conclusion
As the Eurovision selection processes unfold tonight in Luxembourg, Bulgaria, and Lithuania, fans are eager to see which artists will advance and ultimately represent their countries. Stay tuned for updates and results from these thrilling contests on Filmogaz.com.