Guide to All 35 Songs in 2026 Eurovision Song Contest

The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest brings entries from 35 countries, the most compact lineup since 2003 because of a partial boycott over Israel's participation. Semi-finals start Tuesday in Vienna.

French prodigy Monroe, 17 and the youngest entrant, leads the opera fandoms with Regarde!. The track mixes frenetic strings, glitching drums and Queen of the Night vocals in a nod to Rosalía. Described as a celebration of France's musical cultures, it builds to a powerful climax with live vocals and could hit the Top 10 with strong staging.

Montenegro's Tamara Živković goes maximalist on Nova Zora, pairing a Greek Chorus with jackhammer techno. Co-written by opera singer Vesna Aćimović, it covers women breaking gender stereotypes for a new dawn. Montenegro has not qualified from semis since 2015.

Latvia's Liene Atvara delivers the ballad Ēnā about growing up with an alcoholic parent. Muffled synths give way to an operatic wail of catharsis.

Romania's Choke Me by Alexandra Căpitănescu, a physics master's student in Bucharest, faces backlash for lyrics seen as referencing sexual strangulation. She calls it a metaphor for self-pressure and emotional suffocation. Demonic riffs back her raspy vocals after Romania's two-year absence.

Switzerland's Veronica Fusaro offers the waltz ballad Alice, a surface tale of love that reveals stalker abuse.

Bulgaria's Dara brings unhinged sass to Bangaranga: "I'm an angel, I'm a demon, I'm a psycho for no reason." Germany’s Sarah Engels channels Dua Lipa in Fire, rhyming fire with desire. Belgium's Essyla demands "Call me queen" in Dancing On the Ice. Cyprus's Antigoni, a former Love Island contestant, mixes Eastern rhythms in Jalla, referencing Tsifteteli belly dance; critics called its video unsophisticated.

Finland's Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen shift Liekinheitin from ballad to electro-pop with violin, using a flamethrower metaphor for love. It's Finland's number one hit and a favorite to win. Greece's Akylas blends traditional instruments, Super Mario effects and house in Ferto, shifting from fame lust to thanks for his single mother's support through the financial crisis. Poland's Alicja starts Pray with gospel before rap. Lithuania's Lion Ceccah, silver-painted, sings AI-themed Sólo Quiero Más in six languages, staging man versus machine.

Armenia's Simón Hovhannisyan rocks Paloma Rumba: "This meeting could have been an email." He flings paper with duduk and dohl. The UK's Look Mum No Computer gripes about cubicles in a synth stomper, road-tripping Europe with a German chorus: Ein, Zwei, Drei.

Australia sends Delta Goodrem with Eclipse, a Celine Dion-style passion blocker. Denmark's Søren Torpegaard Lund sings toxic romance in Før Vi Går Hjem inside a sweat box. Azerbaijan's Jiva ends love in Just Go. Malta's Aidan pines 20 times for Bella. Israel's Noam Bettan dances with pain from Michelle, with Spanish guitar. Ukraine's Leléka band sings war-resonant Ridnym. "It's about feeling hopeless but wanting to live," says Viktoria Leléka. It features a 30-second high note.

Albania's Alis grieves a mother's wait in Nân amid 40% emigration since 1991. Croatia's Lelek harmonizes Andromeda on Ottoman-era Christian women's tattoos. Portugal's Bandidos do Cante highlight cante Alentejano in Rosa. Moldova's Satoshi cheers Viva, Moldova! in a football shirt numbered 373, mimicking Chișinău airport jingle.

San Marino's Senhit teams with Boy George on Superstar disco. Georgia's Bzikebi, junior winners in 2008, offer On Replay. Italy's Sal Da Vinci dedicates Per Sempre Sì to wife Paola Pugliese after 34 years.

Austria's Cosmó, blue star-faced, demands a Tanzschein dance licence amid gorillas. Sweden's Felicia, in diamond mask, wails My System about mental health and industry abuse with a techno drop. Czechia's Daniel Žižka mixes metaphors in Crossroads on decision overload.

Norway's Jonas Lovv stomps Ya Ya Ya like the Hives. Estonia's Vanilla Ninja, ex-Swiss reps, perk Too Epic To Be True. Serbia's Lavina nu-metal Kraj Mene builds to Luka Aranđelović's scream.