Eurovision Young Musicians 2026

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]

Eurovision Young Musicians 2026
Date and venue
Final	6 June 2026
Venue	TBA Yerevan, Armenia[1][2]
Organisation
Organiser	European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Production
Host broadcaster	Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV)
Executive producer	Anushik Ter-Ghukasyan[3]
Participants (provisional; as of December 2025[update])
Intend on participating	10
Returning countries	Cyprus  Latvia  Portugal
Non-returning countries	Austria  Norway
Participation map      Countries that expressed interest in competing so far
2024 ← Eurovision Young Musicians

Location

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 December 2025,^[update] ten countries confirmed their intention to participate in the contest. Cyprus, Latvia and Portugal are set to return after last participating in 2010, 2002 and 2014, respectively.

Country	Broadcaster	Performer	Piece(s)	Instrument	Composer(s)	Ref.
Armenia	AMPTV					[13]
Belgium	RTBF	TBD 25 January 2026		TBD 25 January 2026		[14][15]
Cyprus	CyBC	TBD January 2026		TBD January 2026		[16]
Czech Republic	ČT					[17][18]
Germany	WDR					[19]
Latvia	LSM	TBD 15 February 2026		TBD 15 February 2026		[20]
Poland	TVP					[21]
Portugal	RTP	Beatriz Li Rosão		Violin		[22][23]
Serbia	RTS					[24]
Sweden	SVT	TBD 5 January 2026		TBD 5 January 2026		[25][26]

Other countries

•  Austria – On 2 December 2025, Martin Traxl (de), head of the culture department at Austrian broadcaster ORF, confirmed that the country would withdraw from the contest due to scheduling conflicts.^[27]
•  Norway – On 17 October 2025, the press department of the Norwegian broadcaster NRK confirmed that, for the first time since 1986, it would not participate in the contest. Ragnhild Veire, head of NRK Klassisk explained, the broadcaster decided to withdraw because it prefers to focus on further developing its national contest Virtuos  (no), which has served as the Norway's national final for the Eurovision Young Musicians since 2006. NRK Klassisk has stressed that "by this decision it wants to implement a broader initiative aimed at promoting Norwegian classical music talent, providing young musicians in the country with an even stronger platform for their development".^[28]
•   Switzerland – On 19 October 2025, the public relations department of the Swiss German-language broadcaster SRF announced that, after consulting with the broadcaster's multimedia music team, it can confirm that no decision had yet been made regarding Switzerland's participation in the 2026 contest, and that it was not yet clear whether the German-language SRF or the SRG SSR, which brings together all language broadcasters in Switzerland, would be responsible for possible participation.^[29]

Active EBU member broadcasters in Croatia,^[30][31] Greece,^[32] Ireland,^[33] Slovenia^[34] and the United Kingdom (BBC)^[35] confirmed their non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.