Manoush Toth is set to represent Switzerland at Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia.
Pianist Manoush Toth has been selected by a jury to represent Switzerland this June at Eurovision Young Musicians. She was selected by a four-person jury; the Swiss selection was held earlier this week.
Manoush Toth is 19 years old and was born in La Palma, Spain. She has been playing the piano since she was eight years old and is currently completing her degree at the Basel Academy of Music. She has competed in mulitple international contests including the Steinway piano competition, and the Orbetello Competition. She was also the Swiss Girls’ Chess Champion in 2018 and competed in the Junior World Championships.
Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will take place on June 6 in Yerevan, this is the first time that Eurovision Young Musicians has been hosted by Armenia, and the third time Yerevan has hosted a Eurovision competition.
The participating countries and their representatives are:
🇦🇲 Armenia: AMPTV
🇧🇪 Belgium: RTBF – Simon Nakhimovitch
🇨🇾 Cyprus: CyBC – Iakovos Kedaritis
🇨🇿 Czechia: ČT
🇩🇪 Germany: WDR
🇱🇻 Latvia: LSM – Sonja Misiņa
🇵🇱 Poland: TVP – Selects on April 14
🇵🇹 Portugal: RTP – Beatriz Li Rosão
🇷🇸 Serbia: RTS
🇸🇪 Sweden: SVT – Edward Ahlbeck Glader
🇨🇠Switzerland: SRF – Manoush Toth
Eurovision Young Musicians
Eurovision Young Musicians is a contest for musicians between the ages of 12 and 21. It has been held since 1982, as the first spin-off contest of the Eurovision Song Contest. The event celebrated its 20th edition in 2022, when Montpellier hosted the competition.
A total of 42 countries have competed over 21 editions of the contest. Norway has competed in 20 out of the 21 contests, tied with Austria. Austria is the most successful country, having won six editions and competed in 17 finals. Leonhard Baumgartner from Austria is the latest winner of the contest, taking victory in Bodø‎ in 2024.
Source: SRF