As the auditions for the 2026 edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest are taking place, the Duchy’s broadcaster RTL have given song details about the submissions they’ve received in their hunt for an act for Eurovision 2026.
LSC 2026 statistics
A total of 58 acts have submitted 83 songs in the contest; with this being an increase on last year’s 53 acts and 79 songs. When it comes to the linguistics of the songs hoping to participate:
- 59% are in English
- 10% are in French
- 30% in multiple languages
- 7% feature Luxembourgish
- With Portuguese, Spanish, and German each present in one song
RTL also revealed that 23 of the 28 acts that were present at their song writing camp ultimately made a submission. At present we do not know how many acts will take place in the final of the contest. In 2024 it was 8 acts, with last year’s edition dropping to 7. As well as the numbers announced, RTL also revealed the names of the international jury deciding Laura Thorn’s successor. It consisted of:
- Elsie Bay – Perennial Eurovision songwriter and national final performer
- Gísli Berg – producer of Iceland’s Söngvakeppnin
- Karin Gunnarsson – producer of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen
- Paul Jordan – academic and former communications manager at Eurovision
- Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal – lyricist for ‘La Poupée Monte le Son’
What’s still to come?
- 30th of October – RTL will announce the names of the acts competing at LSC 2026
- Late 2025 – The full version of the songs will be released (no set date announced yet)
- 24th of January 2026 – The final of LSC 2026 will take place
What is the Luxembourg Song Contest?
The Luxembourg Song Contest debuted in 2024 with the country’s return to Eurovision. In 2024, the show featured eight artists and took place on one night. To determine the winner, there were two rounds of voting. The first round used a 50/50 combination of a jury and televote to determine the three superfinalists. The second round of voting followed the same format, though just containing the three super finalists.
Luxembourg’s Eurovision Journey
Luxembourg first made its debut in the first edition of the Contest in 1956, with their first entries being “Ne crois pas” and “Les Amants de minuit”, both performed by Michèle Arnaud. Since the first Contest, Luxembourg has competed a total of 38 times. Their best result was finishing in 1st place five times – in 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973 and 1983 respectively.
Luxembourg’s latest participation came in Basel in 2025. Laura Thorn represented Luxembourg with the song “La poupée monte le son”, qualifying in seventh place. In the Grand Final, Luxembourg finished 22nd, receiving 47 points: 23 from the national juries, and 24 from the televoters.
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Source: RTL
Photo Credit: RTL Luxembourg
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