Eva Marija

Eva Marija Kavaš Puc (born 24 December 2005), known as Eva Marija, is a Luxembourgish singer-songwriter and violinist. She represented 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

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 — "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.