Eva Marija

Eva Marija
Eva Marija in 2026
Eva Marija in 2026
Background information
Born
Eva Marija Kavaš Puc

(2005-12-24) 24 December 2005 (age 20)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • violinist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • violin
Years active2021 - present

Eva Marija Kavaš Puc (born 24 December 2005), known as Eva Marija, is a Luxembourgish singer-songwriter and violinist. She represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Mother Nature".

Early life and education

Puc was born and raised in Luxembourg to Slovenian parents from Ljubljana and Beltinci, who emigrated to Luxembourg in 2003 for their work at European Union institutions. She has three younger brothers and speaks five languages including French, English, Slovenian, Croatian, Luxembourgish as well as being able to speak some German.

She attended the European School of Luxembourg II and continued her studies at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg, where she received a versatile musical education. As of 2026, she is in her final year studying songwriting at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London.

Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Eva Marija at her Eurovision Song Contest 2026 performance

On 30 October 2025, RTL Lëtzebuerg announced that Puc would participate in the Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 with the song "Mother Nature". She won both the jury and public vote in the final on 24 January 2026. As a result, she won the right to represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria. She performed 4th in the second semi-final on 14 May 2026, in which she failed to qualify to the grand final, the first time that Luxembourg had failed to qualify since its return to the contest in 2024.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
LUX
"When 2 Lovers Meet" 2021 — Non-album singles
"Toxic Trait" 2023 —
"Time to Go" 2025 —
"Sweet Child" —
"Mother Nature" 25
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ Čeh, Žana E. (25 January 2026). "Luksemburg bo na Evroviziji zastopala pevka slovenskih korenin" [Luxembourg at Eurovision will be represented by a singer with Slovenian roots]. Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Nadin, Christophe (27 October 2022). "Eva Marija : «Le jazz, c'est une nouvelle fenêtre qui s'ouvre pour moi»" [Eva Marija: "Jazz is a new window opening up for me"]. Luxemburger Wort (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Bakal, Oste (27 January 2026). "To je Slovenka, za katero bomo na Evroviziji navijali vsi: Eva je vnukinja župana Beltincev" [This is the Slovenian woman we will all be cheering for at Eurovision: Eva is the granddaughter of the mayor of Beltinci]. Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Rupar, Ana (6 July 2024). "Slovenka iz Luksemburga: V tujini ima slovenska identiteta gotovo večjo vrednost" [A Slovenian woman from Luxembourg: Slovenian identity certainly has greater value abroad]. Družina (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "🇱🇺 Eva Marija (Luxembourg) @ Eurovision 2026 Eurofan House x Wiwibloggs Interview". YouTube. wiwibloggs. 12 May 2026. Event occurs at 6:19. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Eva Marija's journey from Luxembourg to Vienna RTL Luxembourg". YouTube. RTL Luxembourg. 11 May 2026. Event occurs at 3:32. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Episode 13: The London Eurovision Party The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast". YouTube. Eurovision Song Contest. 23 April 2026. Event occurs at 15:20. Retrieved 30 April 2026. Steve Holden: How many languages do you speak, Eva? Eva Marija: I speak English, French, like semi Luxembburggish, and then also my parents are Slovenian, so I speak Slovenian, Croatian, and then like a few words of German. Cosmó: You speak German. You speak German. Steve Holden: Six... Six languages. That is so impressive, Eva. Eva Marija: Thanks, man. But this is Luxembourg. I speak the bare minimum of our country. I'm telling you man like people are just pretty cool down there. You know what I mean?
  8. ↑ "Eight finalists selected for Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". RTL Lëtzebuerg. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Thilges, Julie (10 January 2026). "Meet Steve Castile and Eva Marija, Luxembourg Song Contest hopefuls". RTL Lëtzebuerg. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Meet the 8 participants of Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Eight artists to compete at Luxembourg Song Contest 2026". Eurovision World. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "D'Eva Marija gewënnt de Luxembourg Song Contest" [Eva Marija wins the Luxembourg Song Contest]. RTL Lëtzebuerg (in Luxembourgish). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  13. 1 2 Backes, Sabrina (24 January 2026). "„Mother Nature": Eva Marija fährt zum ESC" ["Mother Nature": Eva Marija heads to the ESC]. Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Eva Marija will sing for Luxembourg in Vienna". European Broadcasting Union. Eurovision Song Contest. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Despite stand-out performance: Heartbreak for Luxembourg as Eva ..." today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Eurovision 2026: Semi-finals running order unveiled". esctoday.com. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Luxembourg Songs: Week of February 7, 2026". Billboard. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.