This year’s auditions for the 10th International Children’s Singing Festival Brežice 2026 are officially closed! The organizing committee is pleased to announce that the final results have just been sent to all applicants via their email addresses. Please check your email inboxes (and your spam/junk folder just in case).
The festival truly highlights its international spirit this year, as we received an incredible 211 applications from 7 countries: young singers participated from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Ukraine, Italy, and Switzerland. The performance level was exceptionally high, making the jury’s decision tougher than ever.
Due to technical and time constraints of the grand finale, which will be produced as a televised broadcast, we could only accept 68 contestants into the semi-finals, which will be presented in two parts:
- On August 21, 2026, at the Brežice Youth Culture Center (Dom kulture Brežice), the first 34 singers will perform in Part 1 of the semi-finals.
- On August 22, 2026, also at the Brežice Youth Culture Center, the next 34 singers will take the stage for Part 2 of the semi-finals.
The exact running order indicating who will perform in which part of the semi-finals will be sent to the accepted participants in a so-called control sheet. In this document, they will also find direct links to their backing tracks and photos so they can carefully check and verify that everything is correct before the event.
If you were not accepted into the semi-finals, please do not lose heart!
We are fully aware that among the 143 singers we could not include this time, there is a vast number of outstanding and top-tier talents. The selection process was incredibly difficult for the jury, especially in the highly competitive 2nd age group.
We want to emphasize: the fact that you were not selected this time by no means implies there is anything wrong with your singing or your talent. Aside from the vocal performance itself, the final choice was heavily influenced by strict technical and organizational factors, such as the required high audio-production standards for backing tracks, or the fact that your chosen song had already been reserved by an earlier applicant.
Do not let this experience discourage you or diminish your immense passion for music. Keep singing with the same joy and continue to proudly develop your beautiful gift. We warmly invite you to follow our updates and apply again next year – our only advice is to submit your application as soon as the registration opens to secure your favorite song in time.
Thank you to all parents and mentors for your invaluable support of these young artists. We wish all our semi-finalists the best of luck with their preparations for the festival days this August!