Nation Song Contest 126 was hosted by Paper & INK and Cherniya after their 1st and 3rd placings in the 125th edition, respectively. Ujedinjeni Gvozd won by a 36-point margin over runner-up Tír an Abhainn, and Calypso achieved their first 4th place finish in nearly 120 editions, and hosted NSC 127 after the top 3 declined. !%PT#'s nation name was reverted back to Illumia for this edition. On the other hand, this was Ölanda's final edition under the name of Ölanda, changing to Hypjø for NSC 127 onwards.