Eurovision 2026 songs by language

After last year saw more songs than ever performed in national languages, Eurovision 2026 keeps the celebration of linguistic diversity alive.

Prior to 1999, competing nations were required to sing in their national language. Once this rule was abolished we saw a flood of entries performed in English, with delegations under the assumption that English (being a global language) would win more appeal with audiences.

In recent times though we have seen a return to songs performed in national languages; a move that has been very popular with fans.

With 35 countries set to compete in Vienna this May, the language choices in this year’s contest strongly reflects a mix of national identity with audience appeal.

Moldova's Satoshi takes the title for the most languages appearing in a song at Eurovision 2026

Whilst English remains the most predominant language that will be performed on stage in 2026, a significant proportion of songs feature non‑English languages as their core.

This is a sign that more artists and broadcasters are proudly embracing their local culture and linguistic heritage on the Eurovision stage.

We've uncovered some fun language statistics about Eurovision 2026 songs

How many languages?

This year a total of 24 different languages will be sung at Eurovision. Note: Representation matters, so for the purposes of this article we have identified ALL languages that will be represented on stage, even if the song only contains a small snippet of that language.

Most languages in the one song 

This title goes to Moldova’s Satoshi, who uses 6 different languages in Viva, Moldova!.  Whilst this seems like a lot, it is a far cry from the whopping 12 languages used by Norway’s Bendik Singers in their 1973 entry It’s Just A Game.

First time in 29 years

Denmark’s Søren Torpegaard Lund is attempting to be the first Danish artist in 29 years to appear at the Eurovision Grand Final with a song performed entirely in Danish. The last time this occurred was in 1997 when Kølig Kaj sung Stemmen I mit liv. The last attempt to bring a Danish number to Eurovision failed, with Fyr og Flamme just missing out on the Grand Final with Øve os på hinanden, finishing in 11^th place in the semi final.

Can Søren become the first artist in 29 years to make the Grand Final with a song performed entirely in Danish?

First time ever featuring a different language

This year the United Kingdom noticed the emerging popularity of using different languages at Eurovision, so decided to throw in a smidge of German to broaden their appeal. This marks the first time a language other than English has featured as part of a UK Eurovision song, despite having multiple indigenous languages (including Welsh and Scottish Gaelic).

Tri, Tri, Tri Again

Why settle for two languages when you can sing in three? 2026 features the most number of trilingual (or more) songs that we’ve ever seen at Eurovision, with the Greek, Israeli, Lithuanian, Maltese and Moldovan entries all featuring at least three languages.

Eurovision 2026 – Full Song List by Language

Here’s the complete breakdown of all 35 Eurovision 2026 songs by language use.

Country	Artist / Song	Primary Language(s)
Albania	Alis – Nân	Albanian
Armenia	SIMÓN – Paloma Rumba	English (title is in Spanish)
Australia	Delta Goodrem – Eclipse	English
Austria	Cosmó – Tanzschein	German
Azerbaijan	JIVA – Just Go	English & Azerbaijani
Belgium	Essyla – Dancing on the Ice	English
Bulgaria	DARA – Bangaranga	English (title is derived from Jamaican patois)
Croatia	LELEK – Andromeda	Croatian
Cyprus	Antigoni – Jalla	English & Cypriot
Czechia	Daniel Zizka – Crossroads	English
Denmark	Søren Torpegaard Lund – Før vi går hjem	Danish
Estonia	Vanilla Ninja – Too Epic to Be True	English
Finland	Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen – Liekinheitin	Finnish
France	Monroe – Regarde!	French
Georgia	Bzikebi – On Replay	English
Germany	Sarah Engels – Fire	English
Greece	Akylas – Ferto	Greek, French, Spanish & English
Israel	Noam Bettan – Michelle	Hebrew, French & English
Italy	Sal Da Vinci – Per sempre sì	Italian & Neapolitan
Latvia	Atvara – Ēnā	Latvian
Lithuania	Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más	Lithuanian, Spanish & English
Luxembourg	Eva Marija – Mother Nature	English
Malta	AIDAN – Bella	English, Maltese & Italian
Moldova	Satoshi – Viva, Moldova!	Romanian, Italian, Latin, English, Spanish, & French
Montenegro	Tamara Živković – Nova zora	Montenegrin & English
Norway	JONAS LOVV – YA YA YA	English
Poland	Alicja – Pray	English
Portugal	Bandidos do Cante – Rosa	Portuguese
Romania	Alexandra Căpitănescu – Choke Me	English
San Marino	Senhit – Superstar	English
Serbia	LAVINA – Kraj mene	Serbian
Sweden	Felicia – My System	English
Switzerland	Veronica Fusaro – Alice	English
Ukraine	Leléka – Ridnym	Ukrainian & English
United Kingdom	Look Mum No Computer – Eins, Zwei, Drei	English & German

Eurovision is clearly in a post-English-dominance era once again. Songs performed in native languages are no longer a risk, and delegations are leaning into their unique language and cultural identities.

Whether it’s a song sung entirely in a local language or one that blends together several, this year’s lineup definitely delivers the creativity and authenticity that modern audiences are craving.

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