Live from Vienna, the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 will be held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, at 21:00 CET.
You can watch the show here:
The running order for semi-final 1:
- 1. 🇲🇩 Moldova: Satoshi – Viva, Moldova
- 2. 🇸🇪 Sweden: FELICIA – My System
- 3. 🇭🇷 Croatia: LELEK – ANDROMEDA
- 4. 🇬🇷 Greece: Akylas – Ferto
- 5. 🇵🇹 Portugal: Bandidos do Cante – Rosa
- 6. 🇬🇪 Georgia: Bzikebi – On Replay
- AQ. 🇮🇹 Italy: Sal Da Vinci – Per sempre sì
- 7.🇫🇮 Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – Liekinheitin
- 8. 🇲🇪 Montenegro: Tamara Živković – Nova Zora
- 9. 🇪🇪 Estonia: Vanilla Ninja – Too Epic To Be True
- 10. 🇮🇱 Israel: Noam Bettan – Michelle
- AQ. 🇩🇪 Germany: Sarah Engels – Fire
- 11. 🇧🇪 Belgium: ESSYLA – Dancing on the Ice
- 12. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más
- 13. 🇸🇲 San Marino: Senhit feat. Boy George – Superstar
- 14. 🇵🇱 Poland: ALICJA – Pray
- 15. 🇷🇸 Serbia: LAVINA – Kraj mene
The Show
Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrwoski will host the show, while Emily Busvine will be the Green Room host
The show will feature several interval acts:
- Opening Act: Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg 1967 and 1972) will be accompanied by A cinematic journey through time will portray a couple’s life against the backdrop of Eurovision history. This will be followed by a 70-member choir performing a tribute to“L’amour Est Bleu” (Luxembourg 1967), a nod to the year Vienna first hosted the contest.
- Interval Act: Hosts Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski will team up for a comedic musical number titled “Kangaroo,” aimed at finally settling the confusion between Austria and Australia. They will be joined by Go-Jo, the “Milkshake Man” who represented Australia in 2025.
The Format
- 15 semi-finalists will compete tonight for 10 spots in the final.
- In addition, 2 of the automatic qualifiers will perform their songs: Italy and Germany
- The results will be bases on 50% jury vote and a 50% public vote.
- Viewers from the 17 performing countries will be able to vote, as well a viewers from Rest of The World (any country that doesn’t compete in Eurovision 2026)
- The jury panel of each of the 17 countries will feature 7 members.
- The 10 highest-ranking countries will qualify for the final. They will be announced one by one, in a random order
Don’t forget to visit our Eurovision 2026 homepage
