The second semi-final of Eurovision 2026 has just concluded, and we now have the ten qualifiers of the evening, who will go to Eurovision!
The last ten finalists
The ten finalists were announced in a “random” order, using the pre-2025 format : one announcement at a time.
They are, in the order of reveal (which is not the ranking):
- 🇧🇬 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”
Unfortunately, not all could make it through. The five acts that did not advance to the grand final are:
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – JIVA – “Just Go”
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg – Eva Marija – “Mother Nature”
- 🇦🇲 Armenia – Simón – “Paloma Rumba”
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland – Veronica Fusaro – “Alice”
- 🇱🇻 Latvia – Atvara – “Ēnā”
Three of the five automatic qualifiers, France, Austria and the United Kingdom, performed and voted in the second semi-final. They will return to the stage Saturday, May 18 for the Grand Final.
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