Including RTL LuxembourgEBU confirms 35 broadcasters for Eurovision 2026

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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has confirmed the list of public service broadcasters that will send hopefuls to compete at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, hosted by ORF in Vienna in May 2026.
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A total of 35 broadcasters are set to send songs and artists to Vienna between 12 and 16 May 2026, with RTL representing Luxembourg among the confirmed participants.

The full line-up of participating broadcasters is: RTSH (Albania), AMPTV (Armenia), SBS (Australia), ORF (Austria), İctimai (Azerbaijan), RTBF (Belgium), BNT (Bulgaria), HRT (Croatia), CyBC (Cyprus), ČT (Czechia), DR (Denmark), ERR (Estonia), YLE (Finland), FT (France), GPB (Georgia), ARD/SWR (Germany), ERT (Greece), Kan (Israel), RAI (Italy), LTV (Latvia), LRT (Lithuania), RTL (Luxembourg), PBS (Malta), TRM (Moldova), RTCG (Montenegro), TVR (Romania), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), RTP (Portugal), SMRTV (San Marino), RTS (Serbia), SVT (Sweden), SRG SSR (Switzerland), Suspilne (Ukraine), and the BBC (United Kingdom).

Vienna will host Eurovision for the third time, after staging the contest in 1967 and 2015.

Ticket sales are due to begin on 13 January 2026, with fan registration required by 18 December 2025 at 23.59 CET. The EBU also reiterated that juries will return to voting in the semi-finals, alongside a package of rule updates for 2026. You can find all relevant information here.

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