On Thursday 30 October 2025, RTL Luxembourg announced the eight designated finalists who will compete to represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria.

During the selection process, an international jury, made up of professionals and creatives from the Eurovision world selected eight songs from 83 submissions to compete in the national final.

Finalists:

⁃ Andrew the Martian: Born in Portugal and living in Luxembourg for the past 10 years, Andrew devotes himself entirely to music, cultivating diverse and authentic sounds.

⁃ Daryss: Daryss comes from a theatre background, having studied at the Conservatoire of Dramatic Arts in Mons. After numerous plays and musicals, she now focuses more on music to express emotions and connect with others. 

⁃ Eva Marija: Eva Marija pursued a multi-disciplinary path at the Luxembourg Conservatory, studying violin, singing, piano and bass guitar across genres from jazz and classical to pop/rock.

⁃ Hugo One: Hugo One began singing in his school choir and never stopped. Alongside classical training, he has performed on Luxembourg stages from the Philharmonie to Den Atelier and Luxembourg Pride.

⁃ Irem: Irem trained in classical music theory and jazz dance at the Luxembourg Conservatory. She performed in several musicals with ‘Kolléisch in Concert Musical’ before launching her own musical journey. Her debut EP Look At Me came out in 2023.

⁃ Luzac: Singer, songwriter and composer Luzac fell in love with singing after watching High School Musical at age nine. After placing third in LSC 2025 with Je danse, he collaborated with many Luxembourgish artists and performed at numerous festivals.

- ShiroKuro: ShiroKuro is a pop/rock trio based in Liège. Their debut EP In Sight was released in 2022. All classically trained, Louis plays guitar and piano, Matias is on drums and Nathanaël handles vocals and violin.

⁃ Steve Castile: Steve Castile discovered music through a piano app on his iPod, which was soon replaced by real instruments. He has played guitar and piano for 15 years and later took up songwriting and music production. Eight years ago, he added singing to his repertoire. 

The eight competing songs will be released in December. The grand finale is set to take place on Saturday 24 January 2026, at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette.

The jury said: “After an intensive few days of auditions, we believe that we have an exciting lineup of songs for the live show in January. The final decisions were not easy to make but we were impressed by the stage presence and talent that the finalists possess. We are now looking forward to seeing how these performances translate to the big stage on the night. We wish each and every contestant the best of luck, may the best song win.”

They added: “We were impressed by the diversity of the acts who took part in the auditions. It is so important that everyone had an equal chance to perform for the judges, which is what makes the Luxembourg Song Contest so special. Some of the artists who auditioned are just starting out in their musical careers and we hope the experience, as well as the feedback from the jury, will help them to further develop their talents in the future. It was an honour for us to be part of the selection process and we wish each of the contestants all the best in their future careers.”

The jury consisted of:

- Karin Gunnarsson, Content producer of Sweden’s Eurovision preselection

- Gísli Berg, Executive Producer of Iceland’s Eurovision preselection

- Paul Jordan, British Eurovision expert, aka “Dr Eurovision”

- Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal, French songwriter

- Elsie Bay, Norwegian singer and songwriter