Vienna 2026. The First Post

Welcome to the Vienna Collection 2026, not to be confused with The Vienna Collection.

To be honest inspiration is at a low point but I don't want to end a decades old passion of mine because I'm disappointed by the goings on right now.

Is Eurovision dying? Ticket sales say no but participation is low. Our beloved contest has been in danger a few times in history and always managed to crawl back up.

I hope some sensible people will do their best to save this fantastic tradition, make it less about social media and money maybe.

Anyway, 35 countries will have a song and here you'll find their versions and releases. In a basic version, like last year.

Mega thanks to Rick!, can't do it without you.

Big thanks to Krzysztof and to all others who leave comments and send info.

I will be adding to the pages in the coming weeks, please be patient.

The Other Collections

Let's Get Physical 2026

Bulgaria - Dara to Vienna, Boom Bang A Bangaranga!, Eurovision version, Dara Wins!

Greece - Akylas brings it, Press Start CD

Cyprus - Antigoni, Jalla The Remixes

Montenegro - Nova Zora, ESC version, English version, German version remix

Italy - Sanremo CD, winner says Si to Eurovision, CD/LP

Poland - Pray, Hallelu! Gospel version

Czechia - It looks like Daniel, remix

Germany - Feuer, Acoustic & Remix

Lithuania - he just wants more, New ESC version, Remixes

Serbia - Kraj mene, ESC, Symphonic and English versions

Estonia - Too Cool to be true? new ESC version, LP/CD

France - Young soprano for France, May CD, Piano version, Remix

Romania - Ch-Ch-Choke Me, Piano version, Live in Bucharest

Sweden - :(, The Masked Singer, acoustic, remix

Moldova - Hora Din Moldova, new version + ESC version, remixes

Denmark - Søren Torpegaard Lund censored

Albania - Alis' Nan at the piano

Azerbaijan - Jiva Just Go Rocks

Australia - Total Eclipse in the mix

Georgia - Bzzzz, On Replay

Armenia - Simon Says Paloma Rumba

Switzerland - Veronica sings about Alice, LP/CD

Ukraine - To the loved ones, ESC version

San Marino - Oh Boy, Superstar Senhit is back!

Portugal - Festival da Canção 2026 - CD, Singing Bandidos

Israel - Noam Bettan's Michelle

United Kingdom - Computerless knob twiddler 1,2,3

Finland - Violins for Linda and Pete

Norway - Get yer Ya Ya's out

Austria - Tanzen!

Belgium - Dancing on the ice

Croatia - Andromeda

Latvia - Atvara, shady lady

Luxembourg - Mother nature calls

Malta - Ciao Bella

Let's Get Physical

Let's take a look a t this year's physical releases;

The Official Album

The 2CD with all 35 songs is expected on April 23

(Universal 199957 333658)

A 3LP coloured vinyl edition will be out on May 22.

National Finals

Italy's Sanremo collection is out on 2CD

Portugal is out on CD

Artists albums

Greece: Press Start and play Akylas' CD

Australia: Delta's album is expected in November

Italy's Sal da Vinci has a new album on CD and LP

Estonia: The Ninja's release a Hits album on LP & CD.

The Swiss entry can be found on Veronica Fusaro's album.

France: Monroe re-releases her 2025 album, now with Regarde!

New Dutch Compilation

The years that we'd get some new compilations every Eurovision are long gone but this one is interesting for the collector.

Good Evening Europe includes all foreign language versions of Dutch entries released over the past 70 years.

Orders and info here at cd-licious

Greece - Akylas - Ferto

10 - 220 pts / 7 - 159 pts in semi 1

Versions
Ferto - Akylas                     (Φέρτο - Ακύλας Μυτιληναίος)

- digital single 15-2, CD Press Start

Ferto (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Akylas' album Press Start (20-5) is also out on CD (Minos), found it here and here and here

pre release image

Cyprus - Antigoni - Jalla

19 - 75 pts / 10 - 122 pts in semi 2

Jalla - Antigoni (Αντιγόνη) 

- digital single 8-2

Jalla (Afro-house rework)

- digital 21-5

Jalla (Afro-house Rework Extended)

Jalla (Arabic Remix with Oualid)

- digiatl 22-5

Jalla (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Bulgaria - Dara - Bangaranga

Bangaranga wins Eurovision 2026!

Congratulations Dara!

Congratulations Bulgaria!

1 - 516 pts / 1 - 278 pts in semi 2

Versions

Bangaranga (Eurovision version)

- digital 14-5

Bangaranga (original single)

- digital single dated 28-2 (but it was released later)

Bangaranga (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Montenegro - Tamara Živković - Nova Zora

13 - 71 pts in semi 1

Versions
Nova Zora (Eurovision version) - Tamara Živković

- digital single 8-3

Nova Zora (Montevision version) 
- digital single  27-12

Nova Zora (live at Montesong 2025)

- digital release 21-12

Nova Zora (English)

- added to digital release 4-4

Nova Zora (Orchestral)

- added to digital release 17-4

Nach dem Sturm (Abor remix) (german)

- digital 12-5, Abor is Abor, brother of Tynna (Germany 2025)

Nova Zora (Eurovision version instrumental)

- track 2 to digital single 8-3, has some backing vocals

- same also on the official karaoke album (digital)

All Montesong entries were online on 27-11-2025

Poland - Alicja - Pray

12 - 150 pts / 2 - 247 pts in semi 1

Versions
Pray - Alicja (Szemplińska)
- digital single 5-2

Pray (Gospel version)

- digital 8-5

Pray (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

In 2020 Alicja was planned to sing Empires in Rotterdam. But Covid put a stop to that. More here. 

You'll find Pray under the name Alicja while her other works are under her full name on you digitalia.