#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #19 Portugal 🇵🇹 – Bandidos do Cante – Rosa
Portugal have qualified every year since 2021. They were heavily unfancied to make the final last year, yet still did so. The five boys from Bandidos do Cante will be hoping they too can surprise.
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #20 Australia 🇦🇺 – Delta Goodrem – Eclipse
After two NQs Australia are clearly determined to come back to Vienna with a statement entry. One of Australia’s most successful artists will be flying the flag at the 70th anniversary - Delta Goodrem.
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #21 France 🇫🇷 – Monroe – Regarde!
France clearly are gunning for a sixth contest win. Three top 10 places in the last 5 contests and several Junior Eurovision wins shows that potential. Will Monroe be the one to get them over the winning line?
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Matt alongside Satoshi, the Moldova’s artist for Eurovision 2026
Saluti a tutti, Moldova 🇲🇩 was on duty! I don’t usually seek photos with the acts but couldn’t resist this one at London Eurovision last night 🙂
#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #22 Belgium 🇧🇪 – Essyla – Dancing on the Ice
Belgium were showing such promise when the contest was last held in Vienna, but it’s got trickier for them since then Can Essyla avoid a slip up while dancing on the ice and get them back to the final?
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #23 Albania 🇦🇱 – Alis – Nân
A return to the Balkans for my number 23. Last year Albania stunned many people, both inside and outside the Eurovision bubble with the amazing Shkodra Elektronike. Big shoes to fill for Alis, but he does have a big voice.
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #24 Norway 🇳🇴 – Jonas Lovv – Ya Ya Ya
It’s the first of the Scandinavian entries in my countdown. Norway have qualified 8 times in a row and had a top 5 result as recently as 2023, so can Jonas Lovv maintain this formidable record for Norway?
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #25 Austria 🇦🇹 – COSMÓ – Tanzschein
This year’s hosts Austria have changed from their internal selection approach of recent years to a national final, and it is the winner of that, COSMÓ, who will be singing in front of the home crowd.
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #26 San Marino 🇸🇲 – Senhit – Superstar
Eurovision’s smallest participant has a habit of sending previous artists back to the contest so we see Senhit again (plus Boy George!) coming back after her 2021 efforts. Can she qualify again?
youtu.be/IRRnq9Xig80
#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #27 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 – Eva Marija – Mother Nature
Five times winners Luxembourg are up next in my countdown. Non-qualification might be on the cards this year, so can Eva Marija maintain the Grand Duchy’s 100% qualification rate?
youtu.be/gJPBQI5oU-Y
Eurovision 2026 reviews: #28 Lithuania 🇱🇹 – Lion Ceccah – Sólo quiero más
We’re just one week into my countdown and we are already hitting my second Baltic country of the countdown - Lithuania, now at a 5 in a row qualification streak. Can Lion Ceccah keep that going?
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Eurovision 2026 reviews: #29 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – Veronica Fusaro – Alice
Up next is last year’s hosts. I liked their entry last year, and so did the juries - though not the general public... Can Veronica Fusaro find more balance between the juries and the public audience?
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #30 Serbia 🇷🇸 – Lavina – Kraj mene
It’s the first visit of my countdown to the Balkans, and we land upon Serbia. Last year was Serbia’s worst result to date so it’s up to Lavina to restore Serbian success at the contest (and do it loudly!)
youtu.be/S3uEZTZepAM
Eurovision 2026 reviews: #31 #Estonia 🇪🇪 – Vanilla Ninja – Too Epic to Be True
Next is Estonia, the country that many consider, including myself, to have been the true winner of the public vote last year. Much to live up to, but Vanilla Ninja have past experience...
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #32 Poland 🇵🇱 – Alicja – Pray
Alicja is a returnee, of sorts, to the contest, having been the 2020 entry for Poland before the contest was cancelled. Can she make the most of finally getting the chance to perform at the contest?
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#Eurovision 2026 reviews: #33 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 – JIVA – Just Go
We go from a song called “Fire” at #34 to the Land of Fire at #33. It’s the first of that trio of countries in the Caucasus, and (historically) the most successful of those three at the contest.
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Eurovision 2026 reviews: #34 Germany 🇩🇪 – Sarah Engels – Fire
So it's the first of the (now) Big 4 in my countdown, and regrettably Germany once again finds itself in the lowest reaches of my own personal countdown...
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So it begins! Time constraints and (as I discovered today) technical challenges may make this a less polished set of reviews, but I will persevere to get them all done between now and the contest... #Eurovision
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It’s YOUR ranking though - and that is the most important thing! (Also happen to match on our top two 😂)
My first #Eurovision video in a while! youtu.be/8SlG7dpQrvA
Eurovision, synth, Lego and Star Wars is an irresistible mash up!
This is the UK 2026 Eurovision act, and i'm here for it! #Eurovision2026
youtu.be/ZhqH7NPvKjs?...
youtu.be/uPKfmHiLSGs?... definitely the sort of thing I would be on board with! But I do love my early 80s synth pop 😊
Ain’t that the truth!!
Must confess the red mist descended when I saw some of the comments and reaction - it’s like FFS what do you want?! And why be so nasty? Anyway, am looking forward to what could be something intriguing and experimental (maybe even risky?!)
I’m intrigued at what the entry will be 🇬🇧 - definitely a change of direction (and a taking an experimental risk?). But honestly some of the nastiness and negatively already seen online (including here) is why I rarely engage in the online “fan”dom now
That was my first national final watch of the season - great variety Estonia 🇪🇪! #EestiLaul
This is liking stepping back to my nights out at the old G-A-Y in the early 2000s #melfest
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