The results of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2026 are in the history, with the final line-up for the Grand Final confirmed just days before a new champion is crowned.
This year’s edition of the annual song competition is being held in the city of Vienna. Austria won the right to host the Eurovision for the third time after singer JJ won last year’s event in one of the tensest finals of recent memory.
Heading into the week, 35 counties turned up at the Wiener Stadthalle seeking to book their spot in the final. This year’s final is scheduled to take place on Saturday night (May 16).
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Due to only 25 countries competing in the final, a number of iconic Eurovision nations have departed before one of the most watched TV events of the year.
On Tuesday night (May 12), viewers saw Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, and Sweden book their spot in the final.
The second semi-final was held on Thursday night (May 14). On presenting duties once again was Austrian stars Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski, with the pair showcasing their banter.
What made the second semi-final interesting for UK viewers was that they got to vote for their favourite acts. On top of this, UK entrant Look Mum No Computer performed their song Eins, Zwei, Drei.
As is tradition, the UK got sent through to the final automatically due to being part of the ‘Big Four’ with Germany, France and Italy. Spain is normally part of this group, but chose not to compete in this year’s Eurovision in protest against Israel’s inclusion.
Full list of countries and songs in the second semi-final
- France: Monroe – “Regarde!” (Big Four)
- Austria: Cosmo- “Tanzschein” (Hosts)
- United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei” (Big Four)
- Bulgaria: DARA – “Bangaranga”
- Ukraine: Leléka – “Ridnym”
- Norway: Jonas Lovv – “YA YA YA”
- Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
- Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
- Malta: Aidan – “Bella”
- Cyprus: Antigoni – “JALLA”
- Albania: Alis – “Nân”
- Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før Vi Går Hjem”
- Czechia: Daniel Zizka – “CROSSROADS”
It means Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Armenia, Switzerland, and Latvia did not qualify for the final.
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