Italy: Matteo Trullu Drops His Junior Eurovision 2026 Entry – “Che Cos’è l’Amore?”

Italian broadcaster RAI has selected the act for Junior Eurovision 2026.
The 13-year-old Matteo Trullu was selected internally to represent the country at Junior Eurovision 2026.
Earlier this year, he won the latest edition of “The Voice Kids Italy”

Matteo Trullu, vincitore dell’ultima edizione di The Voice Kids, è il giovane talento che rappresenterà l’Italia al Junior Eurovision Song Contest con il brano “Che cos’è l’amore?” 🇮🇹

See you in Malta 🎸#JESC2026 #JESCIta pic.twitter.com/ASwpfqyezT

— Eurovision Rai (@EurovisionRai) September 16, 2026

Matteo Trullu will perform the song “Che cos’è l’amore (What’s Love)”. The song has just been released

You can watch a recap of his “The Voice Kids” performances:

Leonardo Giovannangeli represented Italy at Junior Eurovision 2025 with the song “Rockstar”.
He ended up in 12th 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 have confirmed their intention to compete in Junior Eurovision 2026:

1. Malta
2. Albania
3. Armenia
4. Cyprus
5. France
6. Georgia
7. Ireland
8. Italy
9. Montenegro
10. North Macedonia
11. The Netherlands
12. Poland
13. Portugal
14. San Marino
15. Spain
16. Ukraine