When will Eurovision 2026 take place? Which countries are participating? Where can you listen to the songs? Who is the host country? Who will represent your country? Here are all the answers to questions about Eurovision 2026.

  

Eurovision 2026

Dates: May 12th, 14th, and 16th
Hosts: Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski
Venue: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
Number of participating countries: 35
Winning song: The Bulgarian song, “Bangaranga”, by DARA
Withdrawing countries:  Spain, Ireland,  Slovenia, The Netherlands and Iceland.
Returning countries: Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria

List of countries participating at Eurovision Song Contest 2026:

Grand Final – May 16th, 2026

Running OrderCountryArtistSongListen
1🇩🇰 DenmarkSøren Torpegaard Lund“Før vi går hjem“▶️
2🇩🇪 GermanySarah Engels“Fire“▶️
3🇮🇱 IsraelNoam Bettan“Michelle“▶️
4🇧🇪 BelgiumEssyla“Dancing on the Ice“▶️
5🇦🇱 AlbaniaAlis“Nân”▶️
6🇬🇷 GreeceAkylas“Ferto“▶️
7🇺🇦 UkraineLeleka“Ridnym“▶️
8🇦🇺 AustraliaDelta Goodrem“Eclipse“▶️
9🇷🇸 SerbiaLavina“Kraj Mene“▶️
10🇲🇹 MaltaAidan“Bella“▶️
11🇨🇿 CzechiaDaniel Žižka“CROSSROADS“▶️
12🇧🇬 BulgariaDARA“Bangaranga“▶️
13🇭🇷 CroatiaLELEK“Andromeda“▶️
14🇬🇧 United KingdomLook Mum No Computer“Eins, Zwei, Drei“▶️
15🇫🇷 FranceMonroe“! Regarde“▶️
16🇲🇩 MoldovaSatoshi“Viva, Moldova“▶️
17🇫🇮 FinlandLinda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen“Liekinheitin“▶️
18🇵🇱 PolandAlicja“Pray“▶️
19🇱🇹 LithuaniaLion Ceccah“Solo Quiero Mas“▶️
20🇸🇪 SwedenFelicia“My System“▶️
21🇨🇾 CyprusAntigoni“JALLA“▶️
22🇮🇹 ItalySal Da Vinci“Per Sempre Si“▶️
23🇳🇴 NorwayJonas Lovv“Ya Ya Ya“▶️
24🇷🇴 RomaniaAlexandra Capitanescu“Choke Me“▶️
25🇦🇹 AustriaCosmó“Tanzschein“▶️

First Semi-Final – May 12th, 2026

CountryArtistSongListenSelection Method (Expected)
🇬🇪 GeorgiaBzikebi“On Replay“▶️Internal Selection
🇵🇹 PortugalBandidos Do Cante“Rosa“▶️NF: Festival Da Canção
🇭🇷 CroatiaLELEK“Andromeda“▶️NF: Dora
🇸🇪 SwedenFelicia“My System“▶️NF: Melodifestivalen
🇫🇮 FinlandLinda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen“Liekinheitin“▶️NF: UMK
🇲🇩 MoldovaSatoshi“Viva, Moldova“▶️NF: Selecția Națională
🇬🇷 GreeceAkylas“Ferto“▶️NF: Ethnikos Telikos
🇲🇪 MontenegroTamara Živković“Nova Zora“▶️NF: Montesong
🇪🇪 EstoniaVanilla Ninja“Too Epic To Be True“▶️NF: Eesti Laul
🇸🇲 San MarinoSenhit“Superstar“▶️NF: San Marino Song Contest
🇵🇱 PolandAlicja “Pray“▶️NF: Polskich Kwalifikacji
🇧🇪 BelgiumEssyla“Dancing on the Ice“▶️Internal Selection
🇱🇹 LithuaniaLion Ceccah“Solo Quiero Mas“▶️NF: Eurovizija.LT
🇷🇸 SerbiaLavina“Kraj Mene“▶️NF: Pesma Za Euroviziju
🇮🇱 IsraelNoam Bettan“Michelle“▶️Artist: HaKokhav HaBa
Song: Internal Selection

Second Semi-Final – May 14th, 2026

CountryArtistSongListenSelection Method (Expected)
🇦🇲 ArmeniaSimon“Paloma Rumba“▶️Internal Selection
🇷🇴 RomaniaAlexandra Capitanescu“Choke Me“▶️NF: Selecția Națională
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandVeronica Fusaro“Alice“▶️Internal Selection
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanJIVA“Just Go“▶️Internal Selection
🇱🇺 LuxembourgEva Marija“Mother Nature“▶️ NF: Luxembourg Song Contest
🇧🇬 BulgariaDARA“Bangaranga“▶️Artist: Natsionalna Selektsiya
Song: Internal Selection
🇨🇿 CzechiaDaniel Žižka“CROSSROADS“▶️Internal Selection
🇦🇱 AlbaniaAlis“Nân”▶️NF: Festivali i Këngës 64
🇩🇰 DenmarkSøren Torpegaard Lund“Før vi går hjem“▶️NF: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
🇨🇾 CyprusAntigoni“JALLA“▶️Internal Selection
🇳🇴 NorwayJonas Lovv“Ya Ya Ya“▶️NF: Melodi Grand Prix
🇲🇹 MaltaAidan“Bella“▶️NF: MESC
🇦🇺 AustraliaDelta Goodrem“Eclipse“▶️Internal Selection
🇺🇦 UkraineLeleka“Ridnym“▶️NF: Vidbir
🇱🇻 LatviaAtvara“Ēnā“▶️NF: Supernova

Grand Final – May 16th, 2026

Running Order Country Artist Song Listen
1 🇩🇰 Denmark Søren Torpegaard Lund “Før vi går hjem“ ▶️
2 🇩🇪 Germany Sarah Engels “Fire“ ▶️
3 🇮🇱 Israel Noam Bettan “Michelle“ ▶️
4 🇧🇪 Belgium Essyla “Dancing on the Ice“ ▶️
5 🇦🇱 Albania Alis “Nân” ▶️
6 🇬🇷 Greece Akylas “Ferto“ ▶️
7 🇺🇦 Ukraine Leleka “Ridnym“ ▶️
8 🇦🇺 Australia Delta Goodrem “Eclipse“ ▶️
9 🇷🇸 Serbia Lavina “Kraj Mene“ ▶️
10 🇲🇹 Malta Aidan “Bella“ ▶️
11 🇨🇿 Czechia Daniel Žižka “CROSSROADS“ ▶️
12 🇧🇬 Bulgaria DARA “Bangaranga“ ▶️
13 🇭🇷 Croatia LELEK “Andromeda“ ▶️
14 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Look Mum No Computer “Eins, Zwei, Drei“ ▶️
15 🇫🇷 France Monroe “! Regarde“ ▶️
16 🇲🇩 Moldova Satoshi “Viva, Moldova“ ▶️
17 🇫🇮 Finland Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen “Liekinheitin“ ▶️
18 🇵🇱 Poland Alicja “Pray“ ▶️
19 🇱🇹 Lithuania Lion Ceccah “Solo Quiero Mas“ ▶️
20 🇸🇪 Sweden Felicia “My System“ ▶️
21 🇨🇾 Cyprus Antigoni “JALLA“ ▶️
22 🇮🇹 Italy Sal Da Vinci “Per Sempre Si“ ▶️
23 🇳🇴 Norway Jonas Lovv “Ya Ya Ya“ ▶️
24 🇷🇴 Romania Alexandra Capitanescu “Choke Me“ ▶️
25 🇦🇹 Austria Cosmó “Tanzschein“ ▶️

First Semi-Final – May 12th, 2026

Country Artist Song Listen Selection Method (Expected)
🇬🇪 Georgia Bzikebi “On Replay“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇵🇹 Portugal Bandidos Do Cante “Rosa“ ▶️ NF: Festival Da Canção
🇭🇷 Croatia LELEK “Andromeda“ ▶️ NF: Dora
🇸🇪 Sweden Felicia “My System“ ▶️ NF: Melodifestivalen
🇫🇮 Finland Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen “Liekinheitin“ ▶️ NF: UMK
🇲🇩 Moldova Satoshi “Viva, Moldova“ ▶️ NF: Selecția Națională
🇬🇷 Greece Akylas “Ferto“ ▶️ NF: Ethnikos Telikos
🇲🇪 Montenegro Tamara Živković “Nova Zora“ ▶️ NF: Montesong
🇪🇪 Estonia Vanilla Ninja “Too Epic To Be True“ ▶️ NF: Eesti Laul
🇸🇲 San Marino Senhit “Superstar“ ▶️ NF: San Marino Song Contest
🇵🇱 Poland Alicja “Pray“ ▶️ NF: Polskich Kwalifikacji
🇧🇪 Belgium Essyla “Dancing on the Ice“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇱🇹 Lithuania Lion Ceccah “Solo Quiero Mas“ ▶️ NF: Eurovizija.LT
🇷🇸 Serbia Lavina “Kraj Mene“ ▶️ NF: Pesma Za Euroviziju
🇮🇱 Israel Noam Bettan “Michelle“ ▶️ Artist: HaKokhav HaBa Song: Internal Selection

Second Semi-Final – May 14th, 2026

Country Artist Song Listen Selection Method (Expected)
🇦🇲 Armenia Simon “Paloma Rumba“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇷🇴 Romania Alexandra Capitanescu “Choke Me“ ▶️ NF: Selecția Națională
🇨🇭 Switzerland Veronica Fusaro “Alice“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan JIVA “Just Go“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇱🇺 Luxembourg Eva Marija “Mother Nature“ ▶️ NF: Luxembourg Song Contest
🇧🇬 Bulgaria DARA “Bangaranga“ ▶️ Artist: Natsionalna Selektsiya Song: Internal Selection
🇨🇿 Czechia Daniel Žižka “CROSSROADS“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇦🇱 Albania Alis “Nân” ▶️ NF: Festivali i Këngës 64
🇩🇰 Denmark Søren Torpegaard Lund “Før vi går hjem“ ▶️ NF: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
🇨🇾 Cyprus Antigoni “JALLA“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇳🇴 Norway Jonas Lovv “Ya Ya Ya“ ▶️ NF: Melodi Grand Prix
🇲🇹 Malta Aidan “Bella“ ▶️ NF: MESC
🇦🇺 Australia Delta Goodrem “Eclipse“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇺🇦 Ukraine Leleka “Ridnym“ ▶️ NF: Vidbir
🇱🇻 Latvia Atvara “Ēnā“ ▶️ NF: Supernova

Grand Final – May 16th, 2026 (Automatic Qualifiers)

Country Artist Song Listen Selection Method (Expected)
🇦🇹 Austria Cosmó “Tanzschein“ ▶️ NF: Vienna Calling
🇫🇷 France Monroe  “! Regarde“ ▶️ Internal Selection
🇩🇪 Germany Sarah Engels “Fire“ ▶️ NF: Das Deutsche Finale
🇮🇹 Italy Sal Da Vinci “Per Sempre Si“ ▶️ NF: Festival di Sanremo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom Look Mum No Computer “Eins, Zwei, Drei“ ▶️ Internal Selection

Listen to the Eurovision 2026 songs:

Click the iconin the YouTube player to open the playlist of competing entries.

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First Semi-Final – May 13th 2025:

Running OrderCountryArtistSongListen
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 EstoniaTommy Cash“Espresso Macchiato”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 IcelandVÆB“Róa”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 PolandJustyna Steczkowska“GAJA”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 PortugalNapa“Deslocado”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 SloveniaKlemen“How Much Time Do We Have Left”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 SwedenKAJ“Bara bada bastu”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 UkraineZiferblat“Bird of Pray”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 AlbaniaShkodra Elektronike“Zjerm”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 AzerbaijanMamagama“Run With U”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 BelgiumRed Sebastian“Strobe Lights”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 CroatiaMarko Bošnjak“Poison Cake”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 CyprusTheo Evan“Shh”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 NetherlandsClaude“C’est La Vie”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 NorwayKyle Alessandro“Lighter”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 San MarinoGabry Ponte“Tutta L’Italia”

 

Second Semi-Final – May 15th 2025:

Running OrderCountryArtistSongListen
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 ArmeniaParg“Survivor”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 AustraliaGo-Jo“Milkshake Man”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 AustriaJJ“Wasted Love”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 GreeceKlavdia“Asteromáta”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 IrelandEmmy“Laika Party”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 LatviaTautumeitas“Bur Man Laimi”
First HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 LithuaniaKatarsis“Tavo akys”
First Half🇲🇪 MontenegroNina Žižić“Dobrodošli”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 CzechiaADONXS“Kiss Kiss Goodbye”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 DenmarkSissal“Hallucination”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 FinlandErika Vikman“Ich Komme”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 GeorgiaMariam Shengelia“Freedom”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 IsraelYuval Raphael“New Day Will Rise”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 LuxembourgLaura Thorn“La poupée monte le son”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 MaltaMiriana Conte“Serving”
Second HalfTwemoji 15.0.3 SerbiaPrinc“Mila”

Grand Final – May 17th 2025

Running OrderCountryArtistSongListen
 –Twemoji 15.0.3 ItalyLucio Corsi“Volevo essere un duro”
 –Twemoji 15.0.3 United KingdomRemember Monday“What The Hell Just Happened?”
 –Twemoji 15.0.3 GermanyAbor & Tynna“Baller”
 –Twemoji 15.0.3 SpainMelody“Esa Diva”
 –Twemoji 15.0.3 FranceLouane“Maman”
 –Twemoji 2.0 SwitzerlandZoë Më“Voyage”