Live from Vienna, the second 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 2:
- 1. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: DARA – Bangaranga
- 2. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: JIVA – Just Go
- 3. 🇷🇴 Romania: Alexandra Capitanescu – Choke Me
- 4. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Eva Marija – Mother Nature
- 5. 🇨🇿 Czechia: Daniel Žižka –Crossroads
- AQ. 🇫🇷 France: Monroe – Regarde!
- 6. 🇦🇲 Armenia: SIMÓN – Paloma Rumba
- 7.🇨🇭 Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro – Alice
- 8. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Antigoni – Jalla
- AQ. 🇦🇹 Austria COSMÓ – Tanzschein
- 9. 🇱🇻 Latvia: Atvara – Ēnā
- 10. 🇩🇰 Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – Før Vi Går Hjem
- 11. 🇦🇺 Australia: Delta Goodrem – Eclipse
- 12. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: LELÉKA – Ridnym
- AQ. 🇬🇧 UK: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – Eins, Zwei, Drei
- 13. 🇦🇱 Albania: Alis – Nân
- 14. 🇲🇹 Malta: AIDAN – Bella
- 15. 🇳🇴 Norway: JONAS LOVV – YA YA YA
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: Our two hosts will perform their comic version of “Wasted Love” by JJ. Later on, JJ himself will perform the song in special version
- Interval Act: JJ will perform his new single “Unknown“
The Format
- 15 semi-finalists will compete tonight for 10 spots in the final.
- In addition, 3 of the automatic qualifiers will perform their songs: France, Austria, and the UK.
- 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 18 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
The Estimated Show Timeline
(All times are in CET format)
- 21:00 – Opening
- 21:01 – Hosts perform “Wasted Love” by JJ
- 21:04 – Hosts’ entrance
- 21:07 – 🇧🇬 01 Bulgaria – “Bangaranga” by Dara
- 21:12 – 🇦🇿 02 Azerbaijan – “Just Go” by JIVA
- 21:16 – 🇷🇴 03 Romania – “Choke Me” by Alexandra Căpitănescu
- 21:20 – 🇱🇺 04 Luxembourg – “Mother Nature” by Eva Marija
- 21:24 – 🇨🇿 05 Czechia – “Crossroads” by Daniel Žižka
- 21:29 – 🇫🇷 France – “Regarde!” by Monroe
- 21:33 – Professor Eurovision Part 2
- 21:37 – 🇦🇲 06 Armenia – “Paloma Rumba” by Simón
- 21:41 – 🇨🇭 07 Switzerland – “Alice” by Veronica Fusaro
- 21:46 – 🇨🇾 08 Cyprus – “Jalla” by Antigoni
- 21:52 – 🇦🇹 Austria – “Tanzschein” by Cosmó
- 21:56 – 🇱🇻 09 Latvia – “Ēna” by Atvara
- 22:00 – 🇩🇰 10 Denmark – “Før Vi Går Hjem” by Søren Torpegaard Lund
- 22:05 – Host break & behind the scenes of Eurovision 2026
- 22:08 – 🇦🇺 11 Australia – “Eclipse” by Delta Goodrem
- 22:12 – 🇺🇦 12 Ukraine – “Ridnym” by LELÉKA
- 22:18 – 🇬🇧 UK – “Eins, Zwei, Drei” by Look Mom No Computer
- 22:23 – 🇦🇱 13 Albania – “Nan” by Alis
- 22:27 – 🇲🇹 14 Malta – “Bella” by Aidan
- 22:32 – 🇳🇴 15 Norway – “Ya Ya Ya” by Jonas Lovv
- 22:38 – “Start Voting Now” & first recap
- 22:43 – “I’m So Excited” performed by hosts
- 22:47 – Second recap
- 22:50 – Hosts teach how to dance the Viennese Waltz
- 22:53 – “Stop Voting Now!”
- 22:54 – Douze Points Quiz Part 2
- 23:00 – Eurovision 2026 official vinyl, CD & DVD promo
- 23:02 – JJ performs “Unknown”
- 23:06 – Semi Final 1 throwback
- 23:08 – Interviews in Green Room
- 23:09 – Finalists announcement
- 23:19 – Closing credits
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