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.

Germany - Sarah Engels - Fire

23 - 12 pts / not in semi

Versions
Fire - Sarah Engels
- digital single 30-1

Fire (VIZE remix)

- digital  24-4

Fire (acoustic)

- digital 8-5

Fire (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Moldova - Satoshi - Viva, Moldova

8 - 226 pts / 4 - 208 in semi 1

second version image

Versions
Viva, Moldova - Satoshi (Eurovision version)

- digital release, replaced all other versions on Spotify

Viva, Moldova (new version = 2nd version)

- digital 22-1, replaced with above

Viva, Moldova (original version)
- digital 18-12-2025

Viva, Moldova (hardstyle remix)

- digital 7-4

Viva, Moldova (club remix)

- digital 1-5

Viva, Moldova

- Andrew Rayel remix

- digital 8-5

Viva, Moldova (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital), is fully instrumental of Eurovision version

Please see comments

Original version release image

Romania - Alexandra Căpitănescu - Choke Me

3 - 296 pts / 2 - 234 in semi 2

Versions

Choke Me - Alexandra Căpitănescu 

- ESC CD version with count in on Vienna 2CD

Choke Me (original)

- digital single 13-2

Choke Me (Piano version)

- digital 17-4

Choke Me (Techno remix) with Acko, K3YNOT3

- digital 1-5

Choke Me (Live in Bucharest)

- digital 8-5

Choke Me (karaoke of ESC CD version)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

France - Monroe - Regarde

11 - 158 pts / not in semi

Versions
Regarde! - Monroe
- digital single 6-3

- also on re-release of the 2025 CD Monroe out 8-5

Regarde! (Piano version)

- digital 17-4

Regarde! (Atlass remix)

- digital 8-5

Regarde! (instrumental)

- digital 20-3, fully instrumental

Regarde! (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital), has backing vocals

Czechia - Daniel Žižka- Crossroads

16 - 113 pts / 9 - 142 pts in semi 2

Versions
Crossroads - Daniel Žižka
- digital single 11-3

Crossroads (Live at Studio 5)

- digital single also has version of Amar Pelos Dois

Crossroads (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Lithuania - Lion Ceccah - Sólo Quiero Más

22 - 22 pts / 8 - 101 pts in semi 1

Versions
Sólo Quiero Más ESC version - Lion Ceccah

- digital 17-4

Sólo Quiero Más (original)

- digital single 6-2, on the Official Vienna CD

Sólo Quiero Más (David Les remix)

- digital 8-5)

Sólo Quiero Más (Moosu X remix)

- digital 3-5

Sólo Quiero Más - Instrumental

- digital 8-3, has backing vocals

- also on the official karaoke album (digital)

Sweden - My System - Felicia

20 - 51 pts / 9 - 96 pts in semi 1

Versions
My System - Felicia
- digital track 6-2

My System (acoustic)

- digital 10-4

My System (Blasterjack remix)

- digital 8-5

My System (Blasterjack remix extended)

- digital DJ services

My System (Blasterjack remix acapella)

- digital DJ services

My System (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

Other emixes have been available through DJ services

No Melodifestivalen CD this year.

Here at the Malmö 2024 Collection is an updated (2026) list of Melodifestivalen statistics and charts

Italy - Sal Da Vinci - Per Sempre Si

5 - 281 pts / not in semi

Per Sempre Si - Sal Da Vinci is the Sanremo winner. 

- digital single 25-2

Per Sempre Si (karaoke)

- on the official karaoke album (digital), is fully instrumental

No need for an edit this year as the song is 2:54.

Sal da Vinci's new album is also called Per Sempre Si and is available on CD, LP and red vinyl LP.

(Warner music Italy)

All 30 participating songs plus a handful of newcomer entries are released on:

Released 27-2 2CD and 2LP

The 2CD edition with the TV magazine Sorriso has one track less, the Malika Ayane song is not included.

Disco: 1

1	I romantici - Tommaso Paradiso
2	MALE NECESSARIO - Fedez & Marco Masini
3	Che fastidio! - Ditonellapiaga
4	Ti penso sempre - chiello
5	Stupida sfortuna - Fulminacci
6	UOMO CHE CADE - Tredici Pietro
7	AI AI - Dargen D'Amico
8	La felicità e basta - Maria Antonietta & Colombre
9	Ogni volta che non so volare - Enrico Nigiotti
10	Qui con me - Serena Brancale
11	le cose che non sai di me - Mara Sattei
12	Naturale - Leo Gassmann
13	Avvoltoi - Eddie Brock
14	Poesie Clandestine - LDA & Aka 7even
15	ITALIA STARTER PACK - J-AX
16	MANIFESTAZIONE D'AMORE - Mazzariello
17	Nei miei DM - Blind, EL MA & Soniko

Disco: 2

1	Magica favola - Arisa
2	Per sempre si - Sal Da Vinci
3	animali notturni - Malika Ayane
4	Stella stellina - Ermal Meta
5	SEI TU - Levante
6	OSSESSIONE - Samurai Jay
7	Voilà - Elettra Lamborghini
8	Labirinto - Luchè
9	Prima che - nayt
10	TU MI PIACI TANTO - Sayf
11	Resta Con Me - Bambole Di Pezza
12	Prima o poi - Michele Bravi
13	Ora e per sempre - Raf
14	Il meglio di me - Francesco Renga
15	Opera - Patty Pravo
16	Mattone - Angelica Bove
17	Laguna - Nicolò Filippucci
18	EMIGRATO (ITALIANO) - Welo