Eurovision Song Contest 2026
| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | |
|---|---|
| United by Music[1] | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 12 May 2026 |
| Semi-final 2 | 14 May 2026 |
| Final | 16 May 2026 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria[2] |
| Presenter(s) | Victoria Swarovski Michael Ostrowski Emily Busvine[a] |
| Directed by | Martin Green |
| Executive producer | Gert Kark |
| Host broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
| Website | www |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 35 |
| Number of finalists | 25 |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. Online votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points. |
| Winning song | "Bangaranga" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, after their win at the 2025 contest with the song "Wasted Love" by JJ. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF).[3][4] The winner was Dara, representing Bulgaria with the song "Bangaranga".[5][6]
Overview
[change | change source]It was the third time that the country has hosted the contest, after 1967 and 2015, as well as the third time the contest was held in Vienna. In December 2025, the EBU announced that 35 countries would participate in the 2026 contest. Bulgaria returned for the first time since 2022, Romania returned for the first time since 2023, and Moldova returned for the first time since 2024. Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain, all countries that participated the previous year, boycotted in protest against the inclusion of Israel in the context of the Gaza war. This made it the largest boycott in the contest's history. Bulgaria won the contest for the first time in their history. Bulgaria's song "Bangaranga" won both the jury vote and televote.[7]
Location
[change | change source]Bidding phase
[change | change source]- Key
† Host city ^ Submitted a bid
| City | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ebreichsdorf | Temporary arena | The proposed venue was a temporary arena with a capacity for 20,000 people. Another venue for a public viewing of the final with a capacity of 30,000 would have been set-up. Withdrew from bidding on 15 June. |
| Graz | Stadthalle Graz | Withdrew from bidding on 27 June. |
| Schwarzl Freizeitzentrum | Withdrew from bidding on 27 June. | |
| Innsbruck ^ | Olympiahalle | Hosted the Figure skating and Ice hockey events at both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic Games. |
| Oberwart | Messe Oberwart | Withdrew from bidding on 21 June. |
| Vienna † | Wiener Stadthalle | Hosted the 2015 contest. |
| Wels and Linz | Messe Wels | Joint bid, with Wels hosting the contest proper. The venue is under construction and scheduled to be completed in March 2026. Withdrew from bidding on 1 July. |
Participants
[change | change source]| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTSH | Alis | "Nân" | Albanian |
|
[10] | |
| AMPTV | Simón | "Paloma rumba" | English |
|
[11] | |
| SBS | Delta Goodrem | "Eclipse" | English |
|
[12] | |
| ORF | Cosmó | "Tanzschein" | German |
|
[13] | |
| İTV | Jiva | "Just Go" | English, Azerbaijani | Fuad Javadov | [14] | |
| RTBF | Essyla | "Dancing on the Ice" | English |
|
[15] | |
| BNT | Dara | "Bangaranga" | English |
|
[16] | |
| HRT | Lelek | "Andromeda" | Croatian |
|
[17] | |
| CyBC | Antigoni | "Jalla" | English, Greek |
|
[18] | |
| ČT | Daniel Žižka | "Crossroads" | English |
|
[19] | |
| DR | Søren Torpegaard Lund | "Før vi går hjem" | Danish |
|
[20] | |
| ERR | Vanilla Ninja | "Too Epic to Be True" | English | Sven Lõhmus | [21] | |
| Yle | Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen | "Liekinheitin" | Finnish | [22] | ||
| France Télévisions | Monroe | "Regarde !" | French |
|
[23] | |
| GPB | Bzikebi | "On Replay" | English |
|
[24] | |
| SWR[b] | Sarah Engels | "Fire" | English |
|
[25] | |
| ERT | Akylas | "Ferto" (Φέρτο) | Greek |
|
[26] | |
| IPBC | Noam Bettan | "Michelle" | French, Hebrew, English |
|
[27] | |
| RAI | Sal Da Vinci | "Per sempre sì" | Italian |
|
[28] | |
| LSM | Atvara | "Ēnā" | Latvian |
|
[29] | |
| LRT | Lion Ceccah | "Sólo quiero más" | Lithuanian, English |
|
[30] | |
| RTL | Eva Marija | "Mother Nature" | English |
|
[31] | |
| PBS | Aidan | "Bella" | English, Maltese |
|
[32] | |
| TRM | Satoshi | "Viva, Moldova!" | Romanian |
|
[33] | |
| RTCG | Tamara Živković | "Nova zora" (Нова зора) | Montenegrin | Boris Subotić | [34] | |
| NRK | Jonas Lovv | "Ya Ya Ya" | English |
|
[35] | |
| TVP | Alicja | "Pray" | English |
|
[36] | |
| RTP | Bandidos do Cante | "Rosa" | Portuguese |
|
[37] | |
| TVR | Alexandra Căpitănescu | "Choke Me" | English |
|
[38] | |
| SMRTV | Senhit[c] | "Superstar" | English |
|
[39] | |
| RTS | Lavina | "Kraj mene" (Крај мене) | Serbian |
|
[40] | |
| SVT | Felicia | "My System" | English |
|
[41] | |
| SRG SSR | Veronica Fusaro | "Alice" | English |
|
[42] | |
| Suspilne | Leléka | "Ridnym" (Рідним) | English, Ukrainian |
|
[43] | |
| BBC | Look Mum No Computer | "Eins, Zwei, Drei" | English |
|
[44] |
Other countries
[change | change source]The following countries' with an active EBU membership that confirmed they would boycott in 2026 due to Israeli participation:
The following countries' with an active EBU membership that have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, that confirmed non-participation before the announcement of the participants list:
Andorra[50][51]
Bosnia and Herzegovina[52]
Hungary
Monaco
Morocco
North Macedonia[53]
Slovakia[54]
Turkey
The following countries' with an active associate EBU membership that expressed interest in debuting in 2026 but confirmed non-participation:
Results
[change | change source]Semi-final 1
[change | change source]

| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi | "Viva, Moldova!" | 208 | 4 | |
| 2 | Felicia | "My System" | 96 | 9 | |
| 3 | Lelek | "Andromeda" | 175 | 6 | |
| 4 | Akylas | "Ferto" | 159 | 7 | |
| 5 | Bandidos do Cante | "Rosa" | 74 | 12 | |
| 6 | Bzikebi | "On Replay" | 5 | 15 | |
| 7 | Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen | "Liekinheitin" | 227 | 3 | |
| 8 | Tamara Živković | "Nova zora" | 71 | 13 | |
| 9 | Vanilla Ninja | "Too Epic to Be True" | 79 | 11 | |
| 10 | Noam Bettan | "Michelle" | 269 | 1 | |
| 11 | Essyla | "Dancing on the Ice" | 91 | 10 | |
| 12 | Lion Ceccah | "Sólo quiero más" | 101 | 8 | |
| 13 | Senhit[c] | "Superstar" | 41 | 14 | |
| 14 | Alicja | "Pray" | 247 | 2 | |
| 15 | Lavina | "Kraj mene" | 187 | 5 |
Semi-final 2
[change | change source]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dara | "Bangaranga" | 278 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jiva | "Just Go" | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | Alexandra Căpitănescu | "Choke Me" | 234 | 2 | |
| 4 | Eva Marija | "Mother Nature" | 60 | 12 | |
| 5 | Daniel Žižka | "Crossroads" | 142 | 9 | |
| 6 | Simón | "Paloma Rumba" | 49 | 14 | |
| 7 | Veronica Fusaro | "Alice" | 108 | 11 | |
| 8 | Antigoni | "Jalla" | 122 | 10 | |
| 9 | Atvara | "Ēnā" | 49 | 13 | |
| 10 | Søren Torpegaard Lund | "Før vi går hjem" | 199 | 5 | |
| 11 | Delta Goodrem | "Eclipse" | 222 | 3 | |
| 12 | Leléka | "Ridnym" | 174 | 6 | |
| 13 | Alis | "Nân" | 158 | 7 | |
| 14 | Aidan | "Bella" | 143 | 8 | |
| 15 | Jonas Lovv | "Ya Ya Ya" | 206 | 4 |
Final
[change | change source]
Spokespersons
[change | change source]The spokespersons will announce the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:
Switzerland – Livio Chistell
Malta – Maia
Ukraine – Daniil Leshchynskyi
Luxembourg – Hana Sofia Lopes
Bulgaria – Vladimira Ilieva
Azerbaijan – Sabina Babayeva
San Marino – Kelly Joyce
Estonia – Getter Jaani
Israel – Lior Suchard
Australia – Dami Im
Germany – Wavvyboi
Belgium – Sandra Kim
Portugal – Victoria Nicole
Sweden – Jakob Norrgård
Albania – Andri Xhahu
Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
Georgia – Mariam Shengelia
Montenegro – Nina Žižić
Armenia – Parg
Poland – Aleksandra Budka
Greece – Klavdia
Czechia – Dominika Hašková
Denmark – Sissal
France – Magali Ripoll
Norway – Elisabeth Andreassen
Italy – Mariasole Pollio
Finland – Jaana Pelkonen
United Kingdom – La Voix
Latvia – Aurēlija Rancāne
Serbia – Kristina Radenković
Moldova – Rita
Croatia – Doris Pinčić
Lithuania – Lukas Radzevičius
Romania – Eda Marcus
Austria – Philipp Hansa
Detailed voting results
[change | change source]Semi-final 1
[change | change source]| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | 269 | 137 | 163 | |||
| 2 | 247 | 127 | 146 | |||
| 3 | 227 | 106 | 131 | |||
| 4 | 208 | 88 | 110 | |||
| 5 | 187 | 85 | 100 | |||
| 6 | 175 | 81 | 90 | |||
| 7 | 159 | 79 | 71 | |||
| 8 | 101 | 62 | 55 | |||
| 9 | 96 | 56 | 46 | |||
| 10 | 91 | 46 | 45 | |||
| 11 | 79 | 39 | 35 | |||
| 12 | 74 | 33 | 23 | |||
| 13 | 71 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 14 | 41 | 18 | 10 | |||
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
12 points
[change | change source]| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 1 | ||
| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
Semi-final 2
[change | change source]| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | 278 | 137 | 184 | |||
| 2 | 234 | 124 | 147 | |||
| 3 | 222 | 109 | 113 | |||
| 4 | 206 | 108 | 99 | |||
| 5 | 199 | 94 | 97 | |||
| 6 | 174 | 87 | 85 | |||
| 7 | 158 | 84 | 75 | |||
| 8 | 143 | 75 | 75 | |||
| 9 | 142 | 48 | 60 | |||
| 10 | 122 | 47 | 59 | |||
| 11 | 108 | 45 | 34 | |||
| 12 | 60 | 30 | 34 | |||
| 13 | 49 | 28 | 21 | |||
| 14 | 49 | 26 | 19 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
12 points
[change | change source]| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
Final
[change | change source]12 points
[change | change source]| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Green Room
- ↑ On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD
- 1 2 Features uncredited vocals by Boy George
- 1 2 Despite finishing with the same number of points as Denmark, Australia is deemed to have finished 2nd in the jury voting due to receiving points from more countries.
- 1 2 Despite finishing with the same number of points as Greece, Italy is deemed to have finished 6th in the televoting due to receiving points from more countries.
- 1 2 3 Despite 3 countries finishing with 0 points, tiebreaking rules put Germany in 23rd place with the televote, Belgium 24th and the United Kingdom 25th due to their running order positions.
- 1 2 Despite finishing with the same number of points as Austria, the United Kingdom is deemed to have finished 24th in the jury voting, having performed earlier in the running order.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "'United By Music' chosen as permanent slogan for Eurovision Song Contest". ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2026: Vienna is our Host City for the 70th". eurovision.com. 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2025 winner's press conference with JJ". eurovision.com. European Broadcasting Union. 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "🇦🇹 Austria: ORF Commences Eurovision 2026 Work & Special Programming Celebrating JJ's Victory Announced". eurovoix.com. 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "DARA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria". Eurovision Song Contest. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "DARA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria". eurovision.com. 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "DARA wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria". Eurovision Song Contest. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "All Participants | Vienna 2026". eurovision.com. EBU.
- ↑ "🇦🇹 35 Countries Confirmed for Eurovision 2026". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Alis will represent Albania at Vienna 2026". eurovision.com. European Broadcasting Union. 20 December 2025.
- ↑ "Armenia: Simón to Eurovision 2026 with "Paloma Rumba"". eurovisionworld.com. 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Delta Goodrem will represent Australia in May". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "COSMÓ will represent Austria in Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 20 February 2026.
- ↑ "JIVA releases her song for Azerbaijan". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "ESSYLA will represent Belgium in May". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "It's DARA for Bulgaria in May". eurovision.com. 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "It's LELEK to Vienna for Croatia". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Cyprus 2026: Antigoni releases 'JALLA'". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Czechia: Daniel Žižka to represent Czechia at Eurovision 2026". eurovisionworld.com. 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Søren Torpegaard Lund will represent Denmark in May". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "It's Vanilla Ninja for Vienna in Estonia". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "'Liekinheitin' is Finland's song for Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "'Regarde !': It's Monroe for France". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bzikebi premiere 'On Replay' for Georgia". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sarah Engels will light up Vienna with 'Fire'". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Akylas will 'Sing for Greece' in May". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Noam Bettan releases his song for Vienna". eurovision.com. 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "From 'Sanremo' to Vienna, it's Sal Da Vinci for Italy". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "'Supernova' winner Atvara is heading to Vienna for Latvia". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "Lion Ceccah will sing for Lithuania in Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Eva Marija will sing for Luxembourg in Vienna". eurovision.com. 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "It's AIDAN for Malta at Vienna 2026". eurovision.com. 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Satoshi will represent Moldova on its Eurovision return". eurovision.com. 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Tamara Živković will sing for Montenegro in Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "JONAS LOVV wins 'Melodi Grand Prix' in Norway". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "It's 'Pray' for Poland: ALICJA to Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bandidos do Cante will represent Portugal in May". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Alexandra Căpitănescu will represent Romania on its Eurovision return". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "San Marino sends 'Superstar' SENHIT to Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Serbia: Lavina wins Pesma za Evroviziju 26 with "Kraj mene"". eurovisionworld.com. 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "FELICIA will fly the Swedish flag at Vienna 2026". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Veronica Fusaro releases Switzerland's song for Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Vidbir winner LELÉKA to Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 7 February 2026.
- ↑ "'Eins, Zwei, Drei'... the United Kingdom's entry is out". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Iceland will not participate in Eurovision 2026". eurovisionworld.com. 10 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel participation". eurovisionworld.com. 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "The Netherlands withdraws from Eurovision 2026". eurovisionworld.com. 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Slovenia withdraws from Eurovision 2026 over Israel participation". eurovisionworld.com. 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Spain withdraws from Eurovision 2026". eurovisionworld.com. 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Andorra: RTVA Will Not Participate in Eurovision 2026". Eurovoix. 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Andorra: RTVA confirms non participation at Eurovision 2026". ESCToday. 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Bosnia & Herzegovina: BHRT will not return to Eurovision in 2026". ESCToday. 9 July 2025.
- ↑ "Macedonia Północna na pewno nie weźmie udziału w Eurowizji 2026". ESCSpot (in Polish). 1 December 2025.
- ↑ "Slovensko sa ani v roku 2026 nevráti do Eurovízie. STVR vysvetľuje dôvody a pripúšťa možný návrat v budúcnosti". Refresher. 23 July 2025.
- 1 2 "🇰🇿 Kazakhstan & 🇨🇦 Canada: Will Not Debut At Eurovision 2026". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
- ↑ "First Semi-Final". eurovision.com. EBU.
- ↑ "Second Semi-Final". eurovision.com. EBU.
- ↑ "Grand Final". eurovision.com. EBU.