The first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 has wrapped up, and we now have the first ten acts who have qualified for Saturday’s Grand Final. Following the conclusion of the show, the ten qualifiers drew lots for which half of Saturday’s show they would perform in, as did Germany and Italy.
Which half would the qualifiers be performing in?
The allocation of which half would be done through a random draw, where they would either be drawing first/second half, or the ‘Producer’s Choice’, which was introduced in 2024, whereby the producers will allocate that artist a slot in the running order.
The results of the draw are as follows:
| Country | Artist | Entry | Draw Result |
| Sweden | FELICIA | ”My System” | Second Half |
| Greece | AKYLAS | “FERTO” | First Half |
| Finland | Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen | ”Liekinheitin” | Producer’s Choice |
| Israel | Noam Bettan | “Michelle” | Producer’s Choice |
| Belgium | ESSYLA | ”Dancing On The Ice” | First Half |
| Moldova | Satoshi | ”Viva Moldova! | Producer’s Choice |
| Serbia | LAVINA | ”Kraj Mene” | First Half |
| Croatia | LELEK | ”Andromeda” | Producer’s Choice |
| Lithuania | Lion Ceecah | “Sólo Quiero Más” | Second Half |
| Poland | ALICJA | ”Pray” | Second Half |
First Half of Auto Qualifiers Drawn for the Final
The qualifiers join the Big 4 (Germany & Italy), who are already performing in the final, also drew which half they will be performing in on Saturday. They will join Austria, who was randomly drawn to perform 25th.
| Country | Artist | Entry | Draw Result |
| Germany | Sarah Engels | “Fire” | Producer’s Choice |
| Italy | Sal Da Vinci | “Per Sempre Si” | Producer’s Choice |
| Austria | COSMÓ | “Tanzschein” | Second Half (25th) |
All About Eurovision 2026
The journey to the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off immediately following JJ’s win in Basel, when Austria’s ORF accepted the rights to host the 70th edition of the contest. The bidding process started in June, with interested cities having until July 4 to submit their bid book. Innsbruck and Vienna were shortlisted, with the latter winning the right to host next year’s contest. 35 countries will take part in the competition, the lowest number of competing entries since 2004.
As for the organisation of the competition, the ‘core team‘ was revealed in June 2025, with further details about next year’s competition to be revealed in due course. The shows will take place on May 12th, 14th and 16th.
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News Source: EBU
Photo Credit: ORF/EBU
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