Luxembourg continues to consolidate its Eurovision comeback with the Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 (LSC 2026) for the this year in a row, which will determine the country’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. Who will be the lucky third act to represent Luxembourg after their comeback in 2024? We are very close to finding out!
The national final will take place on Saturday, 24 January 2026, at Rockhal in Esch/Belval, where eight artists will compete live with original songs selected through a competitive audition process led by an international Eurovision jury composed by:
Karin Gunnarsson, content producer of Sweden’s Eurovision preselection
Gísli Berg, executive producer of Iceland’s national selection
Paul Jordan, British Eurovision expert (“Dr Eurovision”)
Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal, French songwriter
Elsie Bay, Norwegian singer and songwriter
🎤 Eight Finalists Chosen After Competitive Auditions
RTL hosted the live auditions for LSC 2026 following an open call that received 83 song submissions. The selection process was overseen by an international jury made up of professionals and creatives from the Eurovision sphere, tasked with identifying entries with strong musical identity, vocal ability and live performance potential.
After several days of auditions, eight performed with original songs were chosen to advance to the televised final. According to the jury, the decision was particularly challenging due to the high diversity of styles, experience levels and artistic approaches among the candidates.
The jury highlighted that both established names from Luxembourg’s music scene and emerging artists took part, emphasising the importance of offering equal opportunities to all performers. They also expressed hope that the audition experience and professional feedback would help many of the non-selected artists continue developing their careers for future editions. In this way, LSC is now only a mere contest to choose the entry for the Eurovision Song Contest but also a showcase of the local Luxembourgish talent and musical richness which has the potential to strike for the international music market, as proved already during its first two editions in 2024 and 2025.
🎶 Songs Revealed in December Across RTL Platforms
The eight competing songs were officially presented on 11 December, premiering on RTL’s radio stations Radio Lëtzebuerg and RTL Today Radio, as well as online via RTL.lu, RTL TODAY and RTL Infos, available in three languages.
From 12 December at midnight, the songs became available on major streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Amazon Music, alongside dedicated LSC 2026 playlists.
✍️ Collective Songwriting at the Core of LSC 2026
A defining feature of the 2026 edition is its emphasis on collaborative songwriting. All eight entries were written by multiple authors, with each Luxembourgish artist credited as a co-writer on their song.
Six of the eight competing entries originated from the Eurovision Songwriting Camp organised by Rocklab in June. Rocklab, part of Rockhal, functions as a creative hub and resource centre for Luxembourgish musicians and artists.
During the second Eurovision-focused camp, nearly 50 songwriters, composers, producers and performers from across Europe gathered in Belval. Working in small groups of three to four people, participants were given just one day to write, record and produce a complete song. Groups were reshuffled daily, resulting in 28 songs created over four days.
The remaining two entries were written through other international collaborations outside the camp.
In terms of language, Luxembourg maintains its multilingual tradition: two songs are performed in French, while the others are in English, with additional references to languages personally significant to the artists, including Portuguese and German.
⭐ The Eight Artists and Their Entries
🚀 Andrew the Martian (@andrewthemartian.official) – I’m The Martian
Andrew the Martian is a fully self-taught artist who views music as a direct expression of emotion. Born in Portugal and based in Luxembourg for the past ten years, he has been drawn to the emotional connection between performers and audiences from an early age.
I’m The Martian was created during the Rocklab songwriting camp through a collaboration with Belgian songwriting duo Midfall (Ynke Dingenen and Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman), Latvian producer and DJ Rudolfs Budze, and Andrew himself.
The song explores feelings of alienation and being misunderstood, particularly when moving to a new environment. According to Andrew, the writing process felt unusually organic, with melodies and lyrics naturally guiding the group’s creative direction.
🧜♀️ Daryss (@daryss_artist) – Melusina
Daryss (Daria Sokova) comes from a theatre background, having trained at the Conservatoire of Dramatic Arts in Mons. Her artistic career has included acting, singing and dancing in plays and musicals, alongside teaching and directing theatre workshops while helping run her family restaurant.
The idea for Melusina — inspired by the legendary Luxembourgish mermaid — had been with Daryss for nearly a year before the contest. Encouraged by a close friend, she contacted Antoine Barrau (Igit), known for co-writing Barbara Pravi’s Voilà. The two immediately aligned creatively.
The song was written shortly before auditions, with contributions from composer Alexandre Finkin and arranger Boban Apostolov, produced between Paris and Lisbon and recorded in Luxembourg. Daryss describes the track as blending folklore with themes of inner transformation and renewal.
🌿 Eva Marija (@evaa_marija) – Mother Nature
Eva Marija (Eva Puc) discovered her passion for music at the age of three after watching Alexander Rybak’s Eurovision-winning performance. She followed a multidisciplinary musical education at the Luxembourg Conservatory, studying violin, singing, piano and bass guitar across classical, jazz and pop/rock styles.
Born and raised in Luxembourg to Slovenian parents, Eva maintains strong ties to both cultures. She has been performing live since the age of 14 and is currently studying songwriting in London.
Mother Nature was written at the Rocklab camp alongside Swedish songwriter Maria Broberg (Maria Mathea) and Danish collaborators Julie Aagaard and Thomas Stengaard. The song uses nature as a symbol of hope, freedom and emotional grounding, inspired on the feeling of childhood, when playing carefree within parks and forests was the only worry. The most unique trait of this song is the violin solo improvised by Eva at the very end of the session was retained in the final version.
💃 Hugo One (@officialhugoone) – Born Again
Hugo One (Hugo Dejean) began singing in his school choir and later pursued classical vocal training. He has performed on various Luxembourg stages, including the Philharmonie, Den Atelier and Luxembourg Pride events.
His musical style blends soul, pop and disco influences. Outside of music, Hugo works professionally as an event manager.
Born Again is an upbeat, 1980s-inspired pop song about healing after heartbreak and imagining who one might become with a fresh start. The track was written during the Rocklab camp with Luxembourgish artist EDSUN, Swedish songwriter Albin Fredy Ljungqvist, and Danish producer Emil Lei. Hugo describes the collaborative process as open and emotionally supportive.
🤫 Irem (@iremsosay) – Bad Decisions (Hush Hush)
Irem Sosay, a Turkish-Luxemourgish rising star, has a background in classical music theory and jazz dance, studied at the Luxembourg Conservatory. She has performed in multiple musical productions with Kolléisch in Concert Musical and released two EPs: Look At Me (2023) and Diamonds & Birkins (2025).
She regularly performs across Luxembourg and is also pursuing a master’s degree in physics in Vienna, making her ties with the host city of ESC2025 even more tight.
Bad Decisions (Hush Hush) was created at the Rocklab camp in collaboration with Dutch producer Remy Cooper and Swedish songwriter Maria Broberg. The song was written in approximately two hours, inspired by a personal secret shared by Irem — a detail she has chosen to keep private but that she will hint in her life performance in January. Mixing cool modern and current music vibes with her Turkish root sounds, her entry promises to be electrifying and unique.
🕊️ Luzac (@luzac_off)– Prison Dorée
Luzac (Lucas Zagdoudi) is a singer, songwriter and composer who discovered his love for singing after watching High School Musical at the age of nine. He spent several years writing for other artists before launching his solo career in 2021.
After finishing third at LSC 2025 with Je danse, he returns to the competition with Prison Dorée, once again written at the Rocklab camp. The song, one of the most current and outside the box from the LSC 2026, was co-written with British producer Sam Ray and Belgian duo Midfall.
Inspired by Luzac’s personal conflict between a stable life and a deeper artistic calling, Prison Dorée uses the metaphor of a bird confined to a golden cage. Outside music, Luzac works as a special education teacher in psycho-educational support, but his longtime dream, the music, is his new goal which he’s trying to achieve with this song and his once in a lifetime opportunity at the big ESC stage in Vienna.
🎸 ShiroKuro (@shirokuro_music) – Eye To Eye
ShiroKuro is a pop-rock trio consisting of Nathanaël Paulis, Louis Comblin and Matias Pollicino, based in Liège. The members met while studying at the Royal Conservatory of Liège, where two earned master’s degrees in contemporary composition and one in percussion.
Their debut EP In Sight was released in 2022. All members are classically trained: Nathanaël handles vocals and violin, Louis plays guitar and piano, and Matias is on drums.
Eye To Eye was written during Nathanaël’s academic year at Berklee College of Music in Valencia. The song reflects on societal disorientation and paranoia, particularly from a younger generation’s perspective symbolising the current state of the world. Nathanaël, a dedicated Eurovision fan, deliberately incorporated key Eurovision elements such as orchestral strings, ethnic vocals and a prominent vocal climax, and his colleagues just made sure the entry sounded true to the band by adding rock touches, creating a promising package to represent the Grand Duchy in Vienna next May.
🍬 Steve Castile (@stevecastile) – Sweet Tooth
Steve Castile (Steve Calçada) discovered music through a piano app before moving on to guitar, piano, songwriting and music production. He has been active as a musician for over 15 years and began singing around eight years ago.
Alongside his artistic career, Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and is currently completing a master’s in Cultural Media Studies in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Sweet Tooth was written at the Rocklab camp with British co-writers Abigail F. Jones and producer Simon Davis. The song was built around Steve’s distinctive subharmonic vocal technique and explores themes of obsessive and destructive attraction coming from the a dark, obsessive confession about loving someone who seems sweet but is actually bad for you. As with other camp creations, the demo was completed on the same day.
🏆 Voting System and Jury Composition
The winner of LSC 2026 will be selected through a combined public vote and an international jury vote, mirroring the Eurovision Song Contest system. The jury consists of 40 experts from eight different countries and public vote will be both open for both Luxembourgish citizens but also international audience.
Laura Thorn (Luxembourg) | photo: Alma Bengtsson / EBU
📅 The Final in January
The Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 will take place on 24 January at Rockhal in Esch/Belval. Tickets for the show are now on sale and can be purchased here, go get yours before they sell out!
Laura Thorn (Luxembourg) | photo: Corinne Cumming – Alma Bengtsson – EBU
Tali (Luxembourg) | photo: Sarah Louise Bennett – EBU
Who will be taking the baton from Laura Thorn, who placed 22nd at ESC 2025 in Basel, and represent the Grand Duchy in the big stage in Viena? After such a two talented Luxembourgish superstars like Tali and Laura Thorn, the expectations and level are quite high, so the competition in January will be one to watch out for! We look forward to seeing these two girls rocking the LSC stage in January at LSC 2026 as interval acts.
The winning entry will represent Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, continuing the country’s growing commitment to a strong and internationally competitive presence both at the big Eurovision stage but also showcase their big musical heritage to the whole world. Are you ready to enjoy and celebrate the Luxembourgish music feast next Saturday 24th of January? Don’t forget to tune it live in our streaming platform if you cannot make it live in Luxembourg and let us know who your favourite is!