Watch Tonight: Eurovision 2026 Grand Final

Live from Vienna, the grand 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 tonight:

  1. 🇩🇰 Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – Før Vi Går Hjem
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany: Sarah Engels – Fire
  3. 🇮🇱 Israel: Noam Bettan Michelle
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium: ESSYLA Dancing on the Ice
  5. 🇦🇱 Albania: Alis – Nân
  6. 🇬🇷 Greece: Akylas – Ferto
  7. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: LELÉKARidnym
  8. 🇦🇺 Australia: Delta GoodremEclipse
  9. 🇷🇸 Serbia: LAVINA – Kraj mene
  10. 🇲🇹 Malta: AIDAN Bella
  11. 🇨🇿 Czechia: Daniel ŽižkaCrossroads
  12. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: DARA – Bangaranga
  13. 🇭🇷 Croatia: LELEK ANDROMEDA
  14. 🇬🇧 UK: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – Eins, Zwei, Drei
  15. 🇫🇷 France: Monroe – Regarde!
  16. 🇲🇩 Moldova: Satoshi Viva, Moldova
  17. 🇫🇮 Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen Liekinheitin
  18. 🇵🇱 Poland: ALICJA Pray
  19. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más
  20. 🇸🇪 Sweden: FELICIA – My System
  21. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Antigoni – Jalla
  22. 🇮🇹 Italy: Sal Da Vinci Per sempre sì
  23. 🇳🇴 Norway: JONAS LOVV YA YA YA
  24. 🇷🇴 Romania: Alexandra CapitanescuChoke Me
  25. 🇦🇹 Austria COSMÓ – Tanzschein

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 Show: JJ will perform special version of his Eurovision winning song “Wasted Love”, as well his new single “Unknown.”

Austria wins the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Wasted Love by JJ

The flagship show will feature the ORF a Symphony Orchestra Vienna and a heavy emphasis on “Eurovision Allstars.”

  • Opening Act: Titled “The Queen of the Night,” the opening features JJ showcasing his vocal range by blending Mozart-inspired classical elements with his own modern pop sound. The performance will include 40 dancers and acrobats while the 25 finalists are introduced.
  • Interval Act 1: “Celebration!” – A top-secret group of Eurovision Allstars will take the stage to perform a medley of iconic hits from the past 70 years. Among them, we can already list Erika Vikman (Finland 2026), Lordi (Finland 2006), Verka Serduchka (Ukraine 2007), Max Mutzke (Germany 2004), Miriana Conta (Malta 2025), Alexander Rybak (Norway 2009 and 2018), Ruslana(Ukraine 2004), and Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria 2017)
  • Interval Act 2: Parov Stelar – The world-renowned Austrian electro-swing pioneer will bring his signature high-energy dance sound and avant-garde visuals to the global stage.
  • Interval Act 3: César Sampson – Just before the high-stakes voting results, Austrian Eurovision legend César Sampson will perform a soulful cover of Billy Joel’s “Vienna,” bringing a moment of reflection to the arena.

Throughout the Shows

In addition to the musical acts, fans can look forward to recurring segments:

  • Professor Eurovision: A quirky expert (who looks suspiciously like Victoria Swarovski) will answer obscure trivia.
  • Eurovision Quiz: Michael Ostrowski will challenge the audience with surprising clips from the contest’s 69-year archive.

The Format

  • 25 countries will compete for the desired Eurovision trophy.
  • Viewers from the 35 participating countries will be able to vote, as well as viewers from the rest of The World (any country that doesn’t compete in Eurovision 2026)
  • The jury panel of each of the 35 countries will feature 7 members.
  • Both the jury and the public vote will grand set of 1-8, 10, and 12 points.

The Estimated Show Timeline

(All times are in CET format)

  • 21:00 – Show open & flag parade
  • 21:15 – 🇩🇰 01 Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før Vi Går Hjem”
  • 21:19 – 🇩🇪 02 Germany – Sarah Engels – “Fire”
  • 21:23 – 🇮🇱 03 Israel – Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
  • 21:27 – 🇧🇪 04 Belgium – ESSYLA – “Dancing on the Ice”
  • 21:31 – 🇦🇱 05 Albania – Alis – “Nán”
  • 21:35 – 🇬🇷 06 Greece – Akylas – “Ferto”
  • 21:39 – 🇺🇦 07 Ukraine – LELÉKA – “Ridnym”
  • 21:43 – 🇦🇺 08 Australia – Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
  • 21:47 – 🇷🇸 09 Serbia – LAVINA – “Kraj Mene”
  • 21:51 – Commercial Break 1 (Arena interval)
  • 22:00 – 🇲🇹 10 Malta – AIDAN – “Bella”
  • 22:04 – 🇨🇿 11 Czechia – Daniel Žižka – “Crossroads”
  • 22:08 – 🇧🇬 12 Bulgaria – DARA – “Bangaranga”
  • 22:12 – 🇭🇷 13 Croatia – LELEK – “Andromeda”
  • 22:16 – 🇬🇧 14 United Kingdom – LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
  • 22:20 – 🇫🇷 15 France – Monroe – “Regarde”
  • 22:24 – 🇲🇩 16 Moldova – Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova!”
  • 22:28 – 🇫🇮 17 Finland – Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
  • 22:32 – Commercial Break 2 (Green room interviews)
  • 22:40 – 🇵🇱 18 Poland – ALICJA – “Pray”
  • 22:44 – 🇱🇹 19 Lithuania – Lion Cecah – “Sólo Quiero Más”
  • 22:48 – 🇸🇪 20 Sweden – FELICIA – “My System”
  • 22:52 – 🇨🇾 21 Cyprus – Antigoni – “JALLA”
  • 22:56 – 🇮🇹 22 Italy – Sal Da Vinci – “Per Sempre Sì”
  • 23:00 – 🇳🇴 23 Norway – JONAS LOVV – “YA YA YA”
  • 23:04 – 🇷🇴 24 Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
  • 23:08 – 🇦🇹 25 Austria – COSMÓ – “TANZSCHEIN”
  • 23:12 – Commercial Break 3
  • 23:25 – Interval acts (including 2025 winner JJ)
  • 23:45 – Voting lines close
  • 00:00 – National jury votes (spokespersons)
  • 00:35 – Public televote reveal
  • 00:50 – Winner’s trophy & final performance
  • 01:00 – Show end

Playlists:

Spotify

AppleMusic

YouTube

You can read Doron’s predictions here

Don’t forget to visit our Eurovision 2026 homepage

Doron Lahav is 30-year-old, who lives in Israel. Doron has been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since early 2000s. Doron works as a Data Scientist and shows interest in singing and writing.

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