Eurovision Young Musicians 2026

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Eurovision Young Musicians 2026
Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 logo.webp
Date and venue
Final
  • 6 June 2026
VenueTBA
Yerevan, Armenia [1] [2]
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Production
Host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV)
Executive producerAnushik Ter-Ghukasyan [3]
Participants
(provisional; as of September 2025)
Intend on participating5
Returning countriesFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
  • EYM 2026 Map.svg
         Countries that expressed interest in competing thus far
2024 ←  Eurovision Young Musicians

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 is set to be the 22nd edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It is set to take place in Yerevan, Armenia on 6 June 2026. [4] [5] [6] It will be organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) alongside host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV). [1] [2]

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Location

Yerevan in 2018 Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline (June 2018).jpg
Yerevan in 2018

On 21 October 2024, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) announced that they will host the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 in Yerevan. [1] [2] This announcement came after Armenia made a return to the contest in 2024, marking their first participation in the contest in twelve years, [7] [8] choosing to hold a televised selection spanning several weeks at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. [9] This will be the first time ever that the Eurovision Young Musicians is hosted in Armenia. [10] [11]

Provisional list of participating countries

As in 2024, the EBU's official representative for the Eurovision Young Musicians Amelie Rossignol-Farjon announced that a maximum of eleven countries may participate in the contest. There is space for ten broadcasters from other countries alongside the host country's broadcaster. [12]

As of October 2025, five countries confirmed their intention to participate in the contest. Portugal is set to return after last participating in 2014.

CountryBroadcasterPerformerPiece(s)InstrumentComposer(s)Ref.
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia AMPTV [13]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTBF [14] [15]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČT [16] [17]
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP Beatriz Li RosãoViolin [18] [19]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT TBD 5 January 2026 [20] [21]

Other countries

References

  1. 1 2 3 "«Պատանի երաժիշտների դասական Եվրատեսիլը» 2026-ին կանցկացվի Հայաստանում" [Eurovision Young Musicians will be held in Armenia in 2026] (in Armenian). Tert.am. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Armenia to host emerging classical talent at Eurovision Young Musicians 2026". European Broadcasting Union. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Błażewicz, Maciej (21 October 2024). "Eurowizja 2025 z przestrzenią bezpieczną dla artystów i wolną od polityki? Nawet Izraelczycy w to nie wierzą • Armenia gospodarzem Eurowizji dla Młodych Muzyków. Gdzie ich piosenka na Eurowizję Junior? • Hiszpanie nie organizują JESC w imieniu Francji – mówi RTVE" [Eurovision 2025 with a safe space for artists and free from politics? Even Israelis don't believe it • Armenia to host Eurovision for Young Musicians. Where is their song for Junior Eurovision? • Spaniards are not organising JESC on behalf of France, says RTVE]. Dziennik Eurowizyjny (in Polish). Retrieved 4 October 2025. [...] szefowa departamentu muzycznego ARMTV Anushik Ter-Ghukasyan, która będzie producentką przyszłorocznej Eurowizji dla Młodych Muzyków.[[...] Anushik Ter-Ghukasyan, head of ARMTV's music department, who will be the producer of next year's Eurovision for Young Musicians.]
  4. ↑ "Հայաստանը առաջին անգամ կհյուրընկալի Պատանի երաժիշտների Եվրատեսիլը" [Armenia will host the Eurovision Young Musicians for the first time]. 1Lurer (in Armenian). Public Television Company of Armenia. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Հայաստանը առաջին անգամ կհյուրընկալի Պատանի երաժիշտների Եվրատեսիլը" [Armenia will host the Eurovision Young Musicians for the first time]. Haykakan Zhamanak (in Armenian). 29 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Martirosyan, Karen (30 September 2025). "Երբ Երեւանում կանցակցվի Պատանի երաժիշտների Եվրատեսիլը" [When will the Eurovision Young Musicians be held in Yerevan?]. Hraparak (in Armenian). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "2026 թվականին «Պատանի երաժիշտների դասական Եվրատեսիլ» մրցույթը տեղի կունենա Հայաստանում" [The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest for Young Musicians will be held in Armenia]. News.am (in Armenian). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "2026 թվականին «Պատանի երաժիշտների դասական Եվրատեսիլ» մրցույթը տեղի կունենա Հայաստանում" [The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest for Young Musicians will be held in Armenia]. Civic.am (in Armenian). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "YerazArt Academy graduate Hayk Hekekyan to Eurovision Young Musicians 2024". Yerazart. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Mancheño, José Miguel (21 October 2024). "Ereván acogerá la 22ª edición del Festival de Eurovisión de Jóvenes Músicos en 2026" [Yerevan will host the 22nd Eurovision Young Musicians in 2026] (in European Spanish). ESCplus España. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Հայաստանը առաջին անգամ կհյուրընկալի «Պատանի երաժիշտների դասական Եվրատեսիլը»" [Armenia will host the "Eurovision Young Musicians" for the first time]. Panorama.am (in Armenian). 30 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 October 2025). "🇦🇲 Maximum of 11 Countries to Compete in Eurovision Young Musicians 2026". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "«Պատանի երաժիշտների դասական Եվրատեսիլ»-ը 2026 թվականին կանցկացվի Հայաստանում" ["Eurovision Young Musicians" to be held in Armenia in 2026]. Eurovision.am (in Armenian). Public Television Company of Armenia. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Faltyn, Paweł (23 August 2025). "Belgia potwierdza udział w Eurowizji dla Młodych Muzyków 2026" [Belgium confirms participation in Eurovision Young Musicians 2026]. ESCSpot (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Bertinchamps, Pierre (22 August 2025). "La Belgique confirme sa participation à l'Eurovision des Jeunes musiciens 2026" [Belgium confirms its participation in the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026]. Télépro (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Chequia participará en Eurovisión Jóvenes Músicos 2026" [Czechia will participate in Eurovision Young Musicians 2026]. Eurofestivales (in Spanish). 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Ignatiuk, Szymon (6 October 2025). "Czechy potwierdzają udział w Eurowizji dla Młodych Muzyków 2026" [The Czech Republic confirms its participation in the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026]. ESCSpot (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Prémio Jovens Músicos. Violista Teresa Macedo Ferreira galardoada" [Young Musicians Award. Violist Teresa Macedo Ferreira wins award] (in European Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  19. ↑ Michał (26 September 2025). "Beatriz Li Rosão będzie reprezentować powracającą Portugalię na Eurowizji dla Młodych Muzyków 2026" [Beatriz Li Rosão will represent a returning Portugal at the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026]. ESCSpot (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Suecia participará en Eurovisión Jóvenes Músicos 2026" [Sweden will participate in Eurovision Young Musicians 2026]. Eurofestivales (in Spanish). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  21. ↑ Ignatiuk, Szymon (5 October 2025). "Szwecja potwierdza udział w Eurowizji dla Młodych Muzyków 2026" [Sweden confirms participation in Eurovision Young Musicians 2026]. ESCSpot (in Polish). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  22. ↑ Dzene, Violanta (6 June 2025). ""Bērnu Eirovīzija" bez Latvijas jau 14 gadus: organizatori atklāj iespējas atgriezties konkursā" [Latvia has been absent from Junior Eurovision for 14 years: organizers reveal possibilities for returning to the contest]. Jauns.lv  [ lv ] (in Latvian). Retrieved 4 October 2025. Tāpat tas min, ka Latvija ir apsvērusi un joprojām apsver iespēju piedalīties citā "Eirovīzijas" konkursā – "Eurovision Young Musicians", kuru kopš 1982. gada organizē Eiropas Raidorganizāciju apvienība jaunajiem mūziķiem vecumā no 12 līdz 21 gadam.[It also mentions that Latvia has considered and is still considering the possibility of participating in another Eurovision contest – Eurovision Young Musicians, which has been organized by the European Broadcasting Union since 1982 for young musicians aged 12 to 21.]
  23. ↑ Ignatiuk, Szymon (2 October 2025). "Finał Eurowizji dla Młodych Muzyków 2026 odbędzie się 6 czerwca" [The final of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will take place on 6 June]. ESCSpot (in Polish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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