The Eurovision 2026 selection season is back in full swing, with a mini-Super Saturday of two selections for Vienna 2026, in Moldova and Malta. And assuming that the announced time slots are respected, it should be possible to follow both finals, with a break of 15 minutes between them.
🇲🇩 Moldova – Selecția Națională 2026 – Final
When?
18:00 CET, until 20:30 CET
Where?
- Online
- On TRM’s stream
- On Youtube (TRM MD official channel)
- Physically at Arena Chișinău
Who?
Sixteen songs, chosen after the auditions, will compete in the following running order:
- Artiom Topal – “Money“
- Valleria – “Valerian Steel (Rai di ri di dam)“
- Adelisha – “Alegria“
- Maxim Zavidia – “Allo“
- Evghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan – “Foc la ghete“
- Cătălina Solomac – “Pink Margarita“
- Dayana – “Doina“
- Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova“
- Sasha Flowers – “We Fight Till the End“
- Cristy Rouge – “Bliss“
- Ilinca Siviroveanu – “Running Through the Rain“
- Bacho – “Tata“
- Curly – “Respir liber“
- Emforia – “Tipare“
- Katy Rain – “Dance & Cry“
- Pavel Orlov – “Can’t Say Goodbye“
Format
The vote will be split between an international jury (1/3), a national Moldovan jury (1/3) and the public voting (1/3).
🇲🇹 Malta – Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2026 – Final
When?
20:45 CET, until 00:00 CET
Where?
- Online, either on:
- Physically, at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta’ Qali
Who?
Twelve songs, chosen during the semi-final which was broadcast on Thursday, will compete in the following running order:
- Janice Mangion – “Univers“
- Kelsie Borg – “Let a Girl Breathe“
- Matt Blxck – “Ejja lejja ħdejja ‘l hawn (The Flute)“
- Denise – “Trophy“
- Nathan Psaila – “Ganador“
- Ema – “Achikuku (Don’t Think About It)“
- Franklin Calleja – “Guide You Home“
- Mychael Bartolo Chircop – “My Sweet Angel“
- Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Mumenti sbieħ“
- Aidan – “Bella“
- Matthew Cilia and The AfterParty – “Brutality Mentality“
- Adria Twins – “Nerġa’ nqum“
Like the semi-final, the show will be hosted by Destiny Chukunyere, Gaia Cauchi and Keane Cutaja.
Format
Malta will once again use a 50/50 split between jury and televote.
Will you be watching both shows? Who do you think will win in each selection? Tell us more in the comments below!
Be sure to stay updated by following @ESCXTRA on Twitter, @escxtra.bsky.social on Bluesky, @escxtra on Instagram, @escxtra on TikTok and liking our Facebook page for the latest updates! Also, be sure to follow us on Spotify for the latest music from your favourite Eurovision acts. As well as YouTube to see interviews and reactions to the latest Eurovision news.
