Tonight at 19:00 CEST, the EBU revealed the running orders of both semi-finals of Eurovision 2026, which will open with the first semi-final on 12 May.
Both shows will see 15 countries competing for 10 spots in the final, with the automatic qualifiers (Big Four and Host country Austria) performing alongside them, slotted into the running order, but not competing.
The first semi-final
The first semi-final will be held on 12 May, with fifteen countries in competition and two automatic qualifiers : Germany and Italy.
- 🇲🇩 Moldova – “Viva Moldova!”
- 🇸🇪 Sweden – “My System”
- 🇭🇷 Croatia – “Andromeda”
- 🇬🇷 Greece – “Ferto”
- 🇵🇹 Portugal – “Rosa”
- 🇬🇪 Georgia – “On Replay”
Automatic qualifier – 🇮🇹 Italy – “Per Sempre Si” - 🇫🇮 Finland – “Liekinheitin”
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro – “Nova Zora”
- 🇪🇪 Estonia – “Too Epic To Be True”
- 🇮🇱 Israel – “Michelle”
Automatic qualifier – 🇩🇪 Germany – “Fire” - 🇧🇪 Belgium – “Dancing on the Ice”
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania – “Sólo quiero más”
- 🇸🇲 San Marino – “Superstar”
- 🇵🇱 Poland – “Pray”
- 🇷🇸 Serbia – “Kraj Mene”
The second semi-final
The second semi-final will be held on 14 May, with fifteen countries competing and the last three automatic qualifiers alongside them: France, the United Kingdom, and Austria.
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – “Bangaranga”
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – “Just Go”
- 🇷🇴 Romania – “Choke Me”
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg – “Mother Nature”
- 🇨🇿 Czechia – “Crossroads”
Automatic qualifier – 🇫🇷 France – “Regarde” - 🇦🇲 Armenia – “Paloma Rumba”
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland – “Alice”
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus – “Jalla”
Automatic qualifier – 🇦🇹 Austria – “Tanzschein” - 🇱🇻 Latvia – “Ēnā”
- 🇩🇰 Denmark – “Før vi går hjem”
- 🇦🇺 Australia – “Eclipse”
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine – “Ridnym”
Automatic qualifier – 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – “Eins, Zwei, Drei” - 🇦🇱 Albania – “Nân”
- 🇲🇹 Malta – “Bella”
- 🇳🇴 Norway – “Ya Ya Ya”
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