Semi‑Final 2 in Vienna sends final qualifiers, completing Eurovision Grand Final field

The European Broadcasting Union completed the field for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Grand Final on Thursday after the second semi-final in Vienna selected the last 10 qualifiers. The show took place at Wiener Stadthalle, where 15 countries competed for 10 places in Saturday’s final, according to Eurovision’s official schedule and results pages. Austria, as host country, and France and the United Kingdom, as pre-qualified finalists assigned to the second semi-final, performed during the broadcast but were not in contention for qualification. The Grand Final is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, with 25 countries set to compete. ### Which countries qualified from the second semi-final? Eurovisionworld’s results page said 10 countries advanced from the May 14 show in Vienna: Australia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Malta, Norway, Romania, Switzerland and Ukraine. The same page said 15 countries took part in the semi-final and that the detailed points breakdown would be published after the Grand Final. (eurovisionworld.com) The official Eurovision site’s published running order for the second semi-final listed the 15 competing acts as Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Romania, Luxembourg, Czechia, Armenia, Switzerland, Cyprus, Latvia, Denmark, Australia, Ukraine, Albania, Malta and Norway. France, Austria and the United Kingdom were included in the show as non-competing performances. (eurovisionworld.com) ### How was the second semi-final decided? The Eurovisionworld results page said Semi-Final 2 was decided by a combination of televoting from participating countries, online “Rest of the World” voting, and national juries. The official Eurovision site said the 2026 contest marks the return of professional juries to the semi-finals for the first time since 2022, alongside audiences voting from home. (eurovision.com) The same results page said Austria, France and the United Kingdom voted in the second semi-final in addition to the competing countries and the online international vote. Eurovisionworld said the scoring system used the standard Eurovision scale of 1 through 8, then 10 and 12 points. ### How does the full Grand Final lineup reach 25 countries? Eurovisionworld’s event page said 35 countries are taking part in Eurovision 2026 and that 25 appear in the Grand Final. (eurovisionworld.com) The site said the final field is made up of Austria as host, the “Big 4” automatic finalists — Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom — plus 10 qualifiers from each semi-final. The official Eurovision site said the live shows were scheduled for May 12, May 14 and May 16 in Vienna. (eurovisionworld.com) The same page identified Austria as host country after the 2025 winner earned the right to stage the 70th edition. ### What running order did producers set for Saturday’s show? Eurovisionworld said Austrian broadcaster ORF set the running order for the Grand Final after allocation draws following the two semi-finals. (eurovisionworld.com) The site said Denmark will perform first and Austria will close the show in position 25. The same running-order page listed Finland in slot 17, France in slot 15, the United Kingdom in slot 14 and Italy in slot 22. (eurovision.com) Semi-Final 2 qualifiers placed into the lineup include Australia at 8, Malta at 10, Czechia at 11, Bulgaria at 12, Ukraine at 7, Cyprus at 21, Norway at 23 and Romania at 24. ### When is the final and how can viewers follow the remaining results? (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovisionworld’s event page said the Grand Final begins at 21:00 CEST on Saturday, May 16, at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna. The site said detailed voting and points from Semi-Final 2 would be published after the Grand Final concludes. ESCToday reported that the May 16 final will also be carried by national broadcasters in participating countries and streamed on Eurovision’s official YouTube channel. (eurovisionworld.com) The contest’s final scoreboard will determine the winner of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. (esctoday.com) (eurovisionworld.com)