DAILY NEWSROOM ARCHIVE
9 newsroom changes · 29 September 2026Everything Song Contest Radar published or materially updated on 29 September 2026, grouped by the storylines that were active that day.
AT A GLANCE
BURGAS 2027 · PARTICIPANTS · SELECTIONS · SONGS
Composer Ralph Siegel says a new Dschinghis Khan lineup has submitted a song for Germany’s Eurovision 2027 selection, although broadcaster SWR has not confirmed individual applications.
HRT has opened submissions for Dora 2027, with 24 competing songs set to be selected and the winner earning Croatia’s ticket to Eurovision 2027 in Burgas.
NATIONAL FINALS · SUBMISSIONS · INTERNAL SELECTIONS
Yle has confirmed UMK 2027 for 20 February at Nokia Arena in Tampere, with tickets going on sale on 1 October and seven competing songs set for release in January.
JUNIOR EUROVISION
Spain’s Junior Eurovision delegation says RTVE is already looking toward 2027 and hopes to restore an open casting process after using an internal selection in 2026.
RTVE has officially presented Lucas Paulano’s ‘Cuore Bello (Te Quiero, Te Quiero)’, the song Spain will take to Junior Eurovision 2026 in Malta.
Eslin Kurti’s revamped version of ‘Kërce Me Mua’ has been released ahead of Albania’s appearance at Junior Eurovision 2026 in Malta.
The full running order for Junior Eurovision 2026 has been revealed, with the Netherlands performing first and Spain closing the 16-song final in Malta.
EUROVISION ASIA
Bangladesh will choose its first Eurovision Asia entry on 30 September, with a worldwide YouTube stream and free international voting.
MANG x DAOU will represent host country Thailand at the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia after winning Thailand’s Chosen One with ‘Aroma’.