Following the completion of the semi-finals, the running order for the Eurovision 2026 Grand Final in Vienna has now been unveiled.
Denmark will open, host country Austria will bring the contest to a close
The order of performances has been determined by the production team at host broadcaster ORF, under the supervision of the EBU. From 2013 until 2025, finalists first drew a half of the show, after which producers would assign the exact running order. In 2024, a further element was introduced with the “Producer’s choice” slot, allowing selected countries to be placed anywhere in the show at the producers’ discretion.
The only exception to this process is the host country, Austria, which was allocated its precise position in the draw and will perform 25th.
The complete running order for Eurovision 2026 is as follows:
| Order | Country | Artist | Entry | Draw Result |
| 1 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | Søren Torpegaard Lund | “Før Vi Går Hjem” | First Half |
| 2 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Sarah Engels | “Fire” | Producer’s Choice |
| 3 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Noam Bettan | “Michelle” | Producer’s Choice |
| 4 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | ESSYLA | “Dancing On The Ice” | First Half |
| 5 | 🇦🇱 Albania | Alis | “Nân” | Producer’s Choice |
| 6 | 🇬🇷 Greece | AKYLAS | “Ferto” | First Half |
| 7 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Leléka | “Ridnym” | Producer’s Choice |
| 8 | 🇦🇺 Australia | Delta Goodrem | “Eclipse” | First Half |
| 9 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | LAVINA | “Kraj Mene” | First Half |
| 10 | 🇲🇹 Malta | AIDAN | “Bella” | Producer’s Choice |
| 11 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | Daniel Zizka | “Crossroads” | First Half |
| 12 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | DARA | “Bangaranga” | Producer’s Choice |
| 13 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | LELEK | “Andromeda” | Producer’s Choice |
| 14 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER | “Ein, Zwei, Drei” | Second Half |
| 15 | 🇫🇷 France | Monroe | “Regarde!” | Producer’s Choice |
| 16 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | Satoshi | “Viva Moldova!” | Producer’s Choice |
| 17 | 🇫🇮 Finland | Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen | ”Liekinheitin” | Producer’s Choice |
| 18 | 🇵🇱 Poland | ALICJA | “Pray” | Second Half |
| 19 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Lion Ceecah | “Sólo Quiero Más” | Second Half |
| 20 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | FELICIA | “My System” | Second Half |
| 21 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Antigoni | “JALLA” | Second Half |
| 22 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Sal Da Vinci | “Per Sempre Si” | Producer’s Choice |
| 23 | 🇳🇴 Norway | JONAS LOVV | “YA YA YA” | Second Half |
| 24 | 🇷🇴 Romania | Alexandra Căpitănescu | “Choke Me” | Producer’s Choice |
| 25 | 🇦🇹 Austria | COSMÓ | “Tanzschein” | Random Draw |
You are able to listen to the entries for tomorrow’s show (in running order) by following our playlist.
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.
Are you excited for Eurovision 2026? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky as we start looking ahead to Eurovision 2026!
News Source: EBU
Photo Credit: ORF