Swiss Precision Strikes Again: RTS Launches Eurovision 2026 Hunt (No Yodelling Required)
After dazzling Europe with a Basel bash for the ages and pocketing a tidy win in 2024 thanks to Nemo’s genderfluid stardust, Switzerland is ready to prove it wasn’t just a one-hit wonder (or a one-yodel trick pony).
RTS, the Swiss broadcaster that believes in quiet efficiency over pyrotechnic chaos, has officially opened the submissions for Eurovision 2026. From now until 25 August 2025 at 11:00 PM, artists, producers and songwriters with a penchant for drama, melody and perhaps a fondness for snow-capped visuals can submit their entries.
Now don’t get too excited. There will be no glitter cannon semi-finals, no awkward televoting glitches, no “nul points” memes—Switzerland is once again going internal. And not just any internal. We’re talking Swiss internal: clean, exact, secretive, and likely involving spreadsheets colour-coded by tempo.
Ever since Luca Hänni tangoed into the Top 5 in 2019, RTS has quietly engineered a renaissance that culminated with Nemo’s gravity-defying victory in 2024. And they’re not about to let Eurovision success go the way of Brexit planning—chaotic, expensive, and deeply regretted.
Three Juries Walk Into a Chalet…
The winning entry will be chosen by a triptych of voting powers:
- A Swiss public panel
- An international public panel
- And a jury of 25 Eurovision veterans who probably still have trauma from voting for entries involving saxophones or dancing gorillas
The entire operation is conducted in partnership with YouGov Switzerland, which means your next ESC champion could be the result of hard data, public opinion, and someone named Yves in Bern deciding it has just the right amount of existential dread in the bridge.
No Drama, Just Results
Will Switzerland’s 2026 representative be another visionary who makes us cry, think, and re-download the Eurovision app? Or will they serve quirky Swiss elegance with a wink? We’ll know at the end of 2025, but no earlier—speculation is not a national sport here.
One thing’s for sure: with six consecutive finals, a victory, and an image of Nemo still etched in our collective euro-brains, Switzerland is determined to keep its reputation as Europe’s new Eurovision overachiever.
And unlike others, they’ll do it with no fuss, no glitter, just vibes and violins.
Source: Eurovision au quotidien
