US Edition🇨🇭 Switzerland: Eurovision 2026 Participation Confirmed
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Unusually early this time there is information about the next Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Austria in May 2026. Eleven months before the event started yesterday the application phase for interested cities that want to host next year. In addition, it is already known that the ESC final either on 16 May or on 23 May [...]
Potential dates of Eurovision 2026 revealead
Overnight, Austrian broadcaster ORF revealed the bidding process for Eurovision 2026, including date options. The bidding process will see cities register an expression of interest. Those expressing an interest must meet the following requirements: • A fully equipped event hall with appropriate capacity and infrastructure • Good international connections • Sufficient accommodation in the region • Detail the organisational, security, and sustain…
Today's Monday is not yet clear where the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Austria. But after the official start of the application process, the ORF can at least be seen where the major musical event cannot take place. It is clear that one of the minimum requirements is that the hall is exclusively available for at least seven weeks before and one week after the finale and can hold around 10,000 people.
The deadline for submissions to interested host cities is 4 July. The final is scheduled to take place on 16 or 23 May 2026.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Eurovision 2026 Participation Confirmed
SRG SSR, the Swiss national broadcaster, has confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. SRG SSR confirmed to ESC Today that Switzerland will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Austria. The exact details as to how the Swiss representative for Eurovision 2026 will be chosen will be revealed at a later date. Since 2019, all Swiss Eurovision entrants have been chosen through an internal selection, in which vario…
The deadline for submissions to interested host cities ends on 4 July. The final is scheduled to take place on 16 or 23 May 2026.
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