Saturday’s Eurovision 2026 Grand Final lineup is now complete, as the second semi-final has revealed the final ten qualifying acts. Once the show came to an end, the qualifiers participated in the allocation draw alongside France, and the United Kingdom to decide in which half of the show they would perform.
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 |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | DARA | “Bangaranga” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Leléka | “Ridnym” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | JONAS LOVV | “YA YA YA” | Second Half |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Delta Goodrem | “Eclipse” | First Half |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Alexandra Căpitănescu | “Choke Me” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | AIDAN | “Bella” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Antigoni | “JALLA” | Second Half |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | Alis | “Nân” | Producer’s Choice |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Søren Torpegaard Lund | “Før Vi Går Hjem” | First Half |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | Daniel Zizka | “CROSSROADS” | First Half |
Second Half of Auto Qualifiers Drawn for the Final
The qualifiers join the Big 4 (United Kingdom and France), who are already performing in the final, also drew which half they will be performing in on Saturday. They will join Austria, the host country, who was randomly drawn to perform 25th.
| Country | Artist | Entry | Draw Result |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Look Mum No Computer | “Eins, Zwei, Drei” | Second Half |
| 🇫🇷 France | Monroe | “Regarde!” | 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
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