The first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 has now concluded, and we have the first 10 qualifiers for Saturday’s Final!
Who qualified for the Grand Final?
Please note that Germany and Italy are automatic qualifiers and were not being voted on tonight. The full breakdown of results, including finishing positions and the number of points received, will not be revealed until after voting ends on Saturday’s final.
| Order | Country | Artist | Entry | Result |
| 1 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | Satoshi | “Viva Moldova!“ | Qualified |
| 2 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | FELICIA | “My System“ | Qualified |
| 3 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | LELEK | “Andromeda“ | Qualified |
| 4 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Akylas | “Ferto“ | Qualified |
| 5 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | Bandidos do Cante | “Rosa“ | Did Not Qualify |
| 6 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Bzikebi | “On Replay“ | Did Not Qualify |
| – | 🇮🇹 Italy | Sal Da Vici | “Per Sempre Si“ | N/A |
| 7 | 🇫🇮 Finland | Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen | “Liekinheitin“ | Qualified |
| 8 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Tamara Živković | “Nova Zorra“ | Did Not Qualify |
| 9 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | Vanilla Ninja | “Too Epic To Be True“ | Did Not Qualify |
| 10 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Noam Bettan | “Michelle“ | Qualified |
| – | 🇩🇪 Germany | Sarah Engels | “Fire“ | N/A |
| 11 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | Essyla | “Dancing On The Ice“ | Qualified |
| 12 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Lion Ceccah | “Sólo Quiero Más“ | Qualified |
| 13 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | Senhit | “Superstar“ | Did Not Qualify |
| 14 | 🇵🇱 Poland | ALICJA | “Pray“ | Qualified |
| 15 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | Lavina | “Kraj Mene“ | Qualified |
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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