Everything you need to know about the 70th Eurovision Song Contest grand final.
Happy Eurovision day to those celebrating. If you’re like many fans, you’ve been counting down the months until the grand final, ready to retrieve your Eurovision scorecards for another evening of flamboyant performances.
Vienna is hosting this year’s contest after Austria’s representative, JJ , triumphed in Basel, Switzerland in 2025. Following this week’s semi-final rounds, the complete line-up of 20 acts has been confirmed to compete alongside The Big Four and the host nation in tonight’s final. All that remains is to brace yourself for the marathon evening ahead.
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How to watch
The 2026 Eurovision will be transmitted live from Vienna on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with Graham Norton returning to provide his characteristically sarcastic commentary.
Be warned: the programme commences at 8pm and continues until 11.50pm.
That’s a almost four hours of theatrical performances and potential technical hitches. Ensure you’ve stocked up on refreshments and gathered good company, because you’re facing an exceptionally lengthy evening.
Hosts
This evening, viewers will be introduced to a fresh presenting team, alongside some recognisable personalities. BBC viewers will be treated to commentary from national treasure Graham Norton, who will guide audiences through the evening’s proceedings.
The beloved presenter is expected to deliver his trademark humorous observations about the performers while paying tribute to the late Terry Wogan, the former Eurovision host.
With Austria hosting this year’s contest, the main presenters will be Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski live from Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle.
Programme director of the Austrian national broadcaster ORF, Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz said in a statement at the time of announcing: “Our goal is to thrill an international audience from all over the world with a sensational TV experience.
“We developed a concept and then searched for the right hosts – and we found them! Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski are an exciting and unique pair. Both with great passion for the Contest and two excellent ambassadors for the cause, who will be remembered for a long time with their performance.”
Victoria Swarovski is a 32-year-old Austrian singer, model and television presenter, who also happens to be heiress to the jewellery brand Swarovski (on her dad’s side).
In 2016, she joined the judging panel of Das Supertalent, an international version of Britain’s Got Talent. That same year, she triumphed in Let’s Dance alongside her dance partner Erich Klann. Two years following her victory, in 2018, Victoria succeeded Sylvie Meis as co-host of Let’s Dance.
Michael Ostrowski is a 53-year-old Austrian actor and screenwriter, best recognised for his role in the 2004 comedy-drama Nacktschnecken (or in English, Slugs).
He has featured in more than 40 films since 2002, with other credits including Dark Rivers, The Hawk and Contact High.
Voting
New for 2026, the BBC have shared that voting for Eurovision in the UK is going online only.
This means that viewers can vote for their favourite act through the dedicated app, which is available on iOS, Android or Windows devices. Voting via the app could also earn you a special personal message from your chosen act.
Alternatively, you can vote online via the Eurovision website.
Tonight, you can cast up to 10 votes for your favourite countries. You can use these votes on one country or 10 different countries, the choice is entirely up to you.
Each vote costs 15p, and you will be asked for your bank details to successfully register to vote. This means that if you decide to use all 10 votes, it will cost you a total of £1.50.
Following rule changes introduced in 2024, voting at the Grand Final will now open just before the first song begins. It will remain open throughout the evening and then up to 40 minutes after the final song is performed.
However, in the interests of fairness, voting for your own country is strictly prohibited.
This means UK viewers cannot vote for the British entry, Look Mum No Computer, regardless of how much they enjoy his song, Eins, Zwei, Drei.
Full running order and song list
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: LELÉKA – Ridnym
8. Australia: Delta Goodrem – Eclipse
9. Serbia: LAVINA – Kraj Mene
10. Malta: AIDAN – Bella
11. Czechia: Daniel Zizka – 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 x Pete Parkkonen – Liekinheitin
18. Poland: ALICJA – Pray
19. Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más
20. Sweden: FELICIA – My System
21. Cyprus: Antigoni – JALLA
22. Italy: Sal Da Vinci – Per Sempre Sì
23. Norway: JONAS LOVV – YA YA YA
24. Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – Choke Me
25. Austria: COSMÓ – Tanzschein
You can watch the Eurovision Song Contest live from Vienna on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm.
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