Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Luxembourg is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Mother Nature", written by Eva Marija Kavaš Puc, Julie Aagaard, Maria Broberg and Thomas Stengaard, and performed by Eva Marija herself. The Luxembourgish participating broadcaster, RTL Lëtzebuerg (RTL), organised the Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Prior to the 2026 contest, RTL Lëtzebuerg (RTL), formerly as Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Luxembourg 39 times since debuting in its first edition of 1956. It had won the contest on five occasions: in 1961 with "Nous les amoureux" performed by Jean-Claude Pascal, in 1965 with "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" performed by France Gall, in 1972 with "Après toi" performed by Vicky Leandros, in 1973 with "Tu te reconnaîtras" performed by Anne-Marie David, and in 1983 with "Si la vie est cadeau" performed by Corinne Hermès. Following a 31-year absence, Luxembourg under RTL returned to the contest in 2024 where it qualified to the final and placed 13th with the song "Fighter" performed by Tali. It also qualified to the final in 2025 and placed 22nd with the song "La poupée monte le son" performed by Laura Thorn.^[1]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTL organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2026 contest on 10 June 2025.^[2][3] CLT had selected its entries by using both national finals and internal selections in the past, with RTL organising the Luxembourg Song Contest national final to select its entry since 2024. Along with its 2026 participation confirmation, the broadcaster announced that it would again select its entry through the Luxembourg Song Contest.^[2][3]

Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 was the competition organised by RTL to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The competition featured eight acts and took place on 24 January 2026 at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette.^[4] It was hosted by Hana Sofia Lopes, Loïc Juchem, and Raoul Roos.^[5]

On 4 July 2025, RTL opened a submission period for interested artists and songwriters to submit their applications in one or more of three categories: the first for performers with a song, the second for performers without a song, and the third for songwriters. Artists were required to be at least 18 years old by 24 January 2026 and have Luxembourg nationality, have lived in Luxembourg for three consecutive years, or have a strong link with the Luxembourg cultural scene, and were able to submit up to three entries each. Songwriters could be of any nationality. The application deadline for the second and third categories concluded on 3 August 2025, while the application deadline for the first category concluded on 21 September 2025.^[6][7] A songwriting camp organised by Rocklab took place at the Rockhal between 6 and 10 June 2025 where 45 local and international artists, songwriters and producers created songs for the competition.^[8] 83 entries were received by the end of the deadline, of which 23 came from performers who applied for the first category.^[9]

Auditions were held on 24 and 25 October 2025 at the RTL City in Kirchberg where an international jury panel evaluated the songs and shortlisted 15 entries for a final audition round on 26 October 2025, where the eight finalists were selected.^[10] The international jury panel consisted of Karin Gunnarsson (contest producer for Melodifestivalen in Sweden), Gísli Berg (executive producer of Söngvakeppnin in Iceland), Paul Jordan (British Eurovision expert), Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal (French lyricist), and Elsie Bay (Norwegian singer-songwriter).^[9][11] The eight participating acts were announced on 30 October 2025, including Luzac who competed in the 2025 edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest.^[12][13]

The final took place on 24 January 2026. In addition to the competing entries, guest performers included former Eurovision entrants Sandra Kim (winner for Belgium in 1986), Væb (Iceland 2025), JJ (winner for Austria in 2025), and Laura Thorn (Luxembourg 2025).^[15]

On 28 January 2026, RTL revealed it was consulting with multiple parties, including the EBU and SACEM, regarding claims that "Mother Nature" is plagiarised from the 2015 song "Keeping Your Head Up" by Birdy.^[16] However, it was cleared for participation.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 12 January 2026, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.^[17] Luxembourg was scheduled for the first half of the second semi-final.^[18]

• Official RTL Eurovision website