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,, Maria Broberg and, and performed by Eva Marija herself. The Luxembourgish participating broadcaster, RTL Lëtzebuerg, organised the Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2026 contest, RTL Lëtzebuerg, formerly as Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Luxembourg 39 times since debuting in its first edition of. It had won the contest on five occasions: in with "Nous les amoureux" performed by Jean-Claude Pascal, in with "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" performed by France Gall, in with "Après toi" performed by Vicky Leandros, in with "Tu te reconnaîtras" performed by Anne-Marie David, and in with "Si la vie est cadeau" performed by Corinne Hermès. Following a 31-year absence, Luxembourg under RTL returned to the contest in where it qualified to the final and placed 13th with the song "Fighter" performed by Tali. It also qualified to the final in and placed 22nd with the song "La poupée monte le son" performed by Laura Thorn.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. 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.
Before Eurovision
''Luxembourg Song Contest 2026''
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. It was hosted by Hana Sofia Lopes,, and.Competing entries
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. 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. 83 entries were received by the end of the deadline, of which 23 came from performers who applied for the first category.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. The international jury panel consisted of Karin Gunnarsson, Gísli Berg, Paul Jordan, Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal, and Elsie Bay. The eight participating acts were announced on 30 October 2025, including Luzac who competed in the edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest.
Andrew the Martian
|
Final
The final took place on 24 January 2026. In addition to the competing entries, guest performers included former Eurovision entrants Sandra Kim, Væb, JJ, and Laura Thorn.| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury rank | Televote rank | Place |
| 1 | Steve Castile | "Sweet Tooth" | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Luzac | "Prison dorée" | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Daryss | "Melusina" | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | ShiroKuro | "Eye to Eye" | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Andrew the Martian | "I'm the Martian" | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Hugo One | "Born Again" | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Eva Marija | "Mother Nature" | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Irem | "Bad Decisions " | 7 | 2 | 3 |