The 17th artist in our Who Is series for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is Jonas Lovv from Norway.
Jonas Lovv, short for Jonas Lovv Hellesøy, was born in Bergen, Western Norway, on September 8, 1994. From 2014 to 2020 Jonas was the frontman of the Bergen-based band Shuffle Baby, with which he auditioned to the TV show Idol.
From 2020, Jonas Lovv has been releasing several singles and one EP. He became known to the wider public in 2025, when he participated in the tenth season of The Voice Norway, reaching the semi-final. Since that moment, Jonas has been performing on some of Norway’s largest festival stages.
Jonas Lovv was one of the artists that were announced by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK as part of the line-up for Melodi Grand Prix 2026. During the competition he received the maximum amount of points from both the jury and the televote, earning the right to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the entry “Ya ya ya”.
The song that Jonas Lovv will perform in Vienna was written by Jonas himself and composed by Sondre Skaftun. Jonas Lovv has been drawn to perform in the second half of the second semi-final, on May 14.
Norway debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and have won the contest three times – in 1985, 1995 and 2009. The country has the dubious record of finishing last the most times, twelve in total, and have received nul points four times. Norway last won the contest in 2009 when Alexander Rybak broke all records with his song “Fairytale”. He scored 387 points in the final, receiving 16 sets of 12 points and scoring points from every country.