Greece will unveil its 28 Eurovision 2026 national final contenders on January 4 during a special ERT1 broadcast featuring song excerpts and surprises.

Italy’s public broadcaster RAI announced on Saturday its support for Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Vienna, and confirmed that Italy will also ...

RTÉ’s withdrawal from Eurovision 2026 came after the Swiss-based European Broadcasting Union cleared the way for Israel to take part in the song contest. The Irish declaration came as Spanish, Dutch ...

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After months of mounting speculation, Eurovision 2026 has confirmed that Israel will be allowed to compete in the upcoming song contest. It’s an extremely controversial decision given the escalating ...

Despite being outside Europe, Israel is eligible to compete because its broadcaster KAN is a member of the EBU. Israel has taken part since 1973 and has won four times File Photo of JJ, from Austria, ...

Austria won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Wasted Love’. Credit: EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS via AMNA Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the ...

Several countries have withdrawn from the Eurovision Song Contest after Israel was allowed to take part in next year's event. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, Spain's RTVE and Ireland's RTE immediately ...

Four countries have decided not to compete in Eurovision next year, after it was ruled that Israel were allowed to take part. Ireland, The Netherlands, Slovenia and 'big five' country Spain have all ...

Slovenia’s RTV SLO confirms that it will also back out of the competition. Its representative at the EBU asserts that Eurovision has become “hostage to the political interests of the Israeli ...

(FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) President Isaac Herzog, who took part in efforts to ensure Israel was allowed to remain in Eurovision, celebrates the EBU decision to let it stay in the contest. “Israel ...