México Canta 2026: These Are the Winners of the Binational Talent Contest

Mexican Bryan Soto and Mexican-Americans Lizandro Espinoza and Tiffany Galaviz emerged on Sunday (Sept.

13) as the winners of the second edition of the binational talent contest México Canta (Mexico Sings), after garnering the highest number of public votes — over one million votes received, according to figures from the Secretariat of Culture of the Government of Mexico, the organizing body.

As a result, the three young artists will receive a record deal to produce their first studio album, and will perform at the Independence Day concert in Mexico City’s Zócalo — headlined by Texan band Intocable — which will lead the national festivities in the country’s main public plaza on Tuesday evening (Sept.

15).

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14).

“One million people participated in the voting.

It was truly excellent.” The contest’s finale — an initiative by the Mexican government to promote songs by young performers that are free of content glorifying violence and drugs — was broadcast live on Mexican public television from the National Auditorium.

The ceremony featured guests such as Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga and Majo Aguilar, who made her debut as a host during this edition of the show.

For the second year, México Canta was coordinated by the Mexican Music Council.

Bryan Soto, originally from Valle de Chalco municipality in the State of Mexico, near the Mexican capital, shone alongside his band Clave 5/7 with a banda music performance.

Accompanied by trombone and guitar, he performed the song “Labios de Cereza.” Lizandro Espinoza, born in Portland, Oregon, won over viewers with his song “Pena de la Buena,” a ballad in the sierreño style that pays homage to his Mexican roots, inspired by legendary performers Juan Gabriel and Antonio Aguilar.

Meanwhile, Tiffany Galaviz, from Glendale, California, paid tribute to mariachi music with “Cosa Fina del País,” a style with which she has felt deeply connected since childhood, and which she formally studied at an academic level.

México Canta 2026 brought eight young talents to the stage for the finale, four from each side of the border.