Albanian broadcaster RTSH held a national selection for Junior Eurovision 2026: “Festivali Mbarëkombëtar i këngës për fëmijë 64″. The final was held on June 1st.
29 finalists competed in the selection and were divided into the “Junior” and “Young” categories. The winner of the “Junior” category was selected as the national entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
19 artists competed in the junior section. The results were based on a 50% adult jury and a 50% children’s jury.
The top 3 acts were:
- Eslin Kurti – “Kërce me mua“
- Aria Kolaveri – “Dua marr globin në krahë”
- Laura Spahiu – “Nëse beson”
Therefore, Eslin Kurti will perform “Kërce me mua” (Eng: Dance With Me) in Junior Eurovision 2026:
The lyrics were written by Eriona Rushiti, who also wrote Albania entries in Eurovision (2019 and 2023) and Junior Eurovision (2023 and 2025)
Kroni Pula represented Albania at Junior Eurovision 2026 with the song “Fruta perime“.
She ended up in 6th place:
The 24th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday, October 24th, 2026.
Junior Eurovision 2026 will be held at the MFCC venue in Ta’Qali. Malta
As of now, the following countries confirmed intention to compete in Junior Eurovision 2026:
- Malta
- Albania
- Armenia
- Cyprus
- France
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Italy
- North Macedonia
- The Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Ukraine
