Today, Moldova’s search for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 commences, while North Macedonia and Portugal reveal their songs for Junior Eurovision 2025.
🇲🇩 Moldova: National Selection – Song Submissions Open
Image source: EBU / Alma Bengtsson
Today, the search starts for Moldova’s entry for the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Songs can be submitted to the selection from November 7 until December 7. Songs must be sent to eurovision@trm.md.
After the song submission window closes, TRM and the producers will review all of the entries and longlist a certain number of them for live auditions. For the first time since 2015, the live auditions will not be broadcast. Between 5 to 10 acts will be selected for the final.
The final of the Moldovan selection for Eurovision 2026 will take place on January 17 at the Chișinău Arena. The jury for the national selection will consist of 20 members; 5 international members and 15 Moldovan members. The winner will be decided by the international jury members (33%), the Moldovan jury members (33%) and public voting (33%).
🇵🇹 Portugal: “Para onde vai o amor?” Release – 15:00 CET
Image Source: RTP
The Portuguese entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, “Para onde vai o amor?” (Where Does Love Go?) will be released this afternoon.
“Para onde vai o amor?” was composed by Miguel Cristovinho, Buba Espinho, João Direitinho and Aurora Pinto. The song is set to be revealed at 15:00 CET.
Inês Gonçalves won The Voice Kids Portugal and will represent Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Tbilisi. Inês is 12 years old and has been musical since she was a little kid, learning and playing multiple different instruments.
🇲🇰 North Macedonia: “Miracle” Release – 18:30 CET
Image Source: Vladimir Georgiev
Nela Mančeska’s song for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be revealed this evening. “Miracle” was composed by Lazar Cvetkoski with lyrics by Magdalena Cvetkoska.
Lazar previously wrote the Macedonian Eurovision entries in 2013, 2014 and 2019, as well as Albania’s 2020 entry. Magdalena also worked on North Macedonia’s 2013 entry. This will also be the siblings’ third Junior Eurovision song, having both worked on “Fire” and “Marathon”, which competed for North Macedonia in 2019 and 2024 respectively.
13-year-old Nela Mančeska will represent North Macedonia at the 23rd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Nela was selected after auditions in Skopje. She was chosen for her “extraordinary vocal abilities, musical maturity and exceptional stage presence”.
Image source: EBU / Sarah Louise Bennett
