On Tuesday 28 April, the Concert Hall came alive with the sound of music for Trinity’s third annual Eurovision competition. Nine different music acts from across the school community, representing a host of different countries, came together to celebrate all things music and language.
The show opened with the First-Year trio of Charu, Anton and Ansel performing a cover of Super Idol in Chinese. Featuring Charu on the vocals, Anton on the violin and Ansel on the drums. As the competition progressed, we were treated to numerous talented acts, from the Philippines to India, students sung their hearts out in hope of winning the coveted prize.
Some highlights of the competition include a brilliant cover of Samba em preludio by Lower Sixth Ines representing Brazil, and Third Year Ethan sung a brilliant cover of C’est la vie representing the Netherlands.
The competition was highly competitive, and it was lovely to see a host of different year groups across the school being represented. As the show ended there could unfortunately, much to the dismay of the judges, who had the hard job of deciding, only be one winner.
This year’s judges included longtime Eurovision fan Mrs Beresford-Miller, language teacher Mr Benjamin and we were also delighted to welcome back Trinity alumnus Alex Molony (Class of 2025), who originally founded the competition two years ago while studying in Sixth Form. After much deliberation, the judges concluded that the winners of the 2026 Trinity Eurovision competition, and the first group to ever win the title, were the group act ‘RATS’ (Rory, Anna, Tom and Sapphy), made up of the four Lower Sixth students. The group performed a strong cover of Ramenez la coupe a la maison, even backing it up with their own choreography!
Tom, a member of the group commented on their performance saying, “We were genuinely so surprised and thought it was a joke at first. Since there were some technical difficulties as well so it didn’t sound as good as planned, we were extra shocked.” He also commented on the importance of studying languages, explaining, “languages allow you to travel the world and see different things. It opens so many doors that are normally closed and so many cultures can be fully experienced when knowing their language. It’s one of those great tools to have.”
Once again, well done to all the acts that performed, a brilliant celebration of languages and arts, and a great show of the diversity and talent we have on display here at Trinity!
