Singy Song Contest 2026

The Singy Song Contest 2026 was the fourth edition of the Singy Song Contest, which took place in Bled, Slovenia after Tinkara Kovač won with 'Round and Round'. A total of thirty countries/regions competed in the fourth edition. There were two semi finals with fourteen competing in each, with the top 7 going through to the grand final, with the grand final being held on the 26th of May. With the top 7 from each semi final going to the final, as well as the three automatic qualifiers (Slovenia, Germany & Iceland), there was 17 countries/regions competing in the Grand Final.

Location
The venue for the fourth edition of the Singy Song Contest was located in Bled, Slovenia. Bled is known for it's beautiful lake, as shown in the picture. This edition was set in Bled Arena, which had to be transformed from an ice-skating rink to a stage. Slovenia got the privilege to host the competition as they won the 2025 edition of the contest. The venue had 1450 parking spots and 3000 seats.

The stage was partly simple with an LED screen at the back, with the stage floor being in the shape of a triangle. There was a platform in the middle of the audience that contestants could choose to perform on, but not many chose this option. The speciality with the stage was that there was lots of effects possible, like snow and ice.

Bidding Phase
4 cities applied to host the Singy Song Contest for 2026, which were Bled, Koper, Ljubljana & Maribor. Ljubljana put in the highest bid at first, with $850,000. Maribor quickly dropped out of the hosting race, as it was not willing to pay that much money to host. Koper and Bled put in their bids, but Ljubljana increased their bid. Koper and Bled had no way of bidding more than Ljubljana, but they made a compromise. The compromise was that Koper would give Bled the money to host, and Bled would advertise Koper. Koper dropped out of the race and gave money to Bled to host the competition. Bled won the bidding phase, now being able to host the competition.