Jonas Lovv has announced his participation in two Eurovision Pre-Party’s ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
The Norwegian representative Jonas Lovv is set to perform at the Nordic Eurovision Party in Oslo, and Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. He will perform “Ya ya ya” for audiences across Europe ahead of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria this May.
The Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 will be held on March 21, as it brings together Eurovision stars, veterans of the contest, and other talented artists associated with the Eurovision Song Contest. The acts announced to date are:
Eurovision in Concert 2026 will be held on April 11 in the AFAS Live Arena. After the Netherlands withdrew from the contest in December, the organisers announced that the preparty will still take place. Eurovision in Concert counts as one of the major Eurovision pre-party events. Having first been held in 2009, the event draws thousands of fans to Amsterdam every year.
Jonas Lovv received the maximum amount of points from both the jury and the televote, and will thus represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the entry “Ya ya ya”. Jonas Lovv has been drawn to perform in the second half of the second semi-final, on May 14.
Norway debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and have won the contest three times – in 1985, 1995 and 2009. The country has the dubious record of finishing last the most times, twelve in total, and have received nul points four times. Norway last won the contest in 2009 when Alexander Rybak broke all records with his song “Fairytale”. He scored 387 points in the final, receiving 16 sets of 12 points and scoring points from every country.
