Which songs will be performed at Eurovision 2026, and when will Ukraine take to the stage?
The entries from all 35 participating countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which will take place on 12, 14 and 16 May in Vienna (Austria), have now been announced.
Ukraine will be represented at this year’s contest by Leléka with the song ‘Ridnym’. The Ukrainian singer will perform in the second half of the second semi-final, scheduled for 14 May.
In total, 30 of the 35 countries will take part in the two semi-finals, which will be held on 12 and 14 May on the stage of the Wiener Stadthalle.
In the grand final on 16 May, the 20 semi-finalists will be joined by representatives from the so-called ‘Big Five’ countries — the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy. Spain has withdrawn from the contest for the first time this year. Austria, which won Eurovision 2025, also qualifies automatically for the final.
The first live performances by the countries automatically qualifying for the final will take place during the semi-finals — in the intervals between the performances of the other contestants.
Participants in the first semi-final
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Georgia: Bzikebi — ‘On Replay’
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Portugal: Bandidos do Cante — ‘Rosa’
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Croatia: Lelek — ‘Andromeda’
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Sweden: Felicia — ‘My System’
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Finland: Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen — ‘Liekinheitin’
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Moldova: Satoshi — ‘Viva, Moldova!’
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Greece: Akylas — ‘Ferto’
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Montenegro: Tamara Živković — ‘Nova Zora’
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Estonia: Vanilla Ninja — ‘Too Epic to Be True’
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San Marino: Senhit feat. Boy George — ‘Superstar’
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Poland: Alicja Szemplinska — ‘Pray’
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Belgium: Essyla — ‘Dancing on the Ice’
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Lithuania: Lion Ceccah — ‘Sólo quiero más’
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Serbia: Lavina — ‘Kraj mene’
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Israel: Noam Batten — ‘Michelle’
Contestants in the second semi-final
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Armenia: Simón — ‘Paloma Rumba’
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Romania: Alexandra Capitanescu — ‘Choke Me’
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Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro — ‘Alice’
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Azerbaijan: Jiva — ‘Just Go’
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Luxembourg: Eva Maria — ‘Mother Nature’
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Bulgaria: Dara — ‘Bangaranga’
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Czech Republic: Daniel Žižka — ‘Crossroads’
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Albania: Alis — ‘Nân’
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Denmark: Søren Torpegård Lund — ‘Før vi går hjem’
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Cyprus: Antigoni — ‘Jalla’
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Norway: Jonas Lovv — ‘Ya Ya Ya’
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Malta: Aidan — ‘Bella’
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Australia: Delta Goodrem — ‘Eclipse’
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Ukraine: Leléka — ‘Ridnym’
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Latvia: Atvara — ‘Ēnā’
Countries automatically qualifying for the final
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France: Monroe — ‘Regarde’
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Germany: Sarah Engels — “Fire”
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Italy: Sal da Vinci — ‘Per Sempre Sì’
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United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer — ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’
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Austria: Cosmó — ‘Tanzschein’
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the Austrian capital, Vienna. The semi-finals will be held on 12 and 14 May, with the grand final scheduled for Saturday, 16 May 2026.
The venue for the contest will be Austria’s largest indoor arena — the Wiener Stadthalle.
