NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, has confirmed to ESCToday that Norway will compete at the forthcoming 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria.
Following Finland and Denmark the next Nordic country to confirm its participation at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest is none other than Norway!
Thus Norway joins the list of countries who have so far confirmed their participation at the upcoming 2026 Eurovision edition.
Norway will select its Eurovision 2026 entry and act via its traditional national selection Melodi Grand Prix. More details regarding the Norwegian national selection for ESC 2026 will be revealed in due time.
Norway in Eurovision
Norway debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and has won the competition thrice: 1985 (Bobbysocks), 1995 (Secret Garden) and 2009 (Alexander Rybak).
The Nordic country has successfully hosted the competition thrice, once in Bergen and twice in Oslo and has partaken in Europe’s favorite television show 63 times.
In 2025 Kyle Alessandro represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel with his entry ‘Lighter’.
