Ten qualifiers from Eurovision Semi‑Final 2 named, including Armenia and Austria

The Eurovision Song Contest completed its Grand Final lineup on Thursday after the second semi-final in Vienna sent 10 more countries through to Saturday’s show. Contest organisers said the qualifiers were Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Malta, Norway, Romania and Ukraine. The result leaves 25 entries in the Grand Final, made up of 20 semi-final qualifiers and five automatic finalists. Detailed voting for the semi-finals will be published only after the Grand Final, according to Eurovision results pages. ### Which countries qualified from the second semi-final? Thursday’s second semi-final featured 15 competing countries at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, with 10 places available in the Grand Final. Eurovisionworld’s results page listed the qualifiers as Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Malta, Norway, Romania and Ukraine after the live show on May 14. (eurovisionworld.com) The same results page said the detailed points split for Semi-Final 2 would be released after the Grand Final on Saturday, May 16. Eurovisionworld also listed the show as starting at 21:00 CEST and identified ORF, Austria’s public broadcaster, as host broadcaster. ### How does that compare with the preliminary list circulating before the show? A preliminary card summary provided before reporting listed Armenia, Austria, Georgia, Serbia and Switzerland among the countries said to have advanced. (eurovisionworld.com) The verified post-show results available Friday did not match that list. Eurovisionworld’s published qualifier list instead included Albania, Cyprus, Czechia, Norway and Romania, and did not include Armenia, Austria, Georgia, Serbia or Switzerland among Thursday’s qualifiers. (eurovisionworld.com) Austria was not competing for qualification because the host country was already guaranteed a place in the Grand Final. Eurovisionworld’s event page said the automatic finalists this year are Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. ### Who had already qualified before Thursday night? Tuesday’s first semi-final produced 10 earlier qualifiers: Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia and Sweden. (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovisionworld published that lineup after the May 12 show in Vienna. Those 10 countries joined Thursday’s 10 qualifiers and the five automatic finalists to form the 25-country field for the Grand Final. (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovisionworld’s overview page said 35 countries are participating in Eurovision 2026, with 25 appearing in the final. ### Why are there 25 finalists instead of 26? Eurovisionworld’s 2026 overview page lists a “Big-4” of automatic finalists — France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom — plus host country Austria as last year’s winner. (eurovisionworld.com) That differs from the contest format used in many recent years, when five major broadcasters plus the host or defending champion usually made up six automatic finalists. (eurovisionworld.com) The published 2026 field therefore totals 25 finalists: 20 from the two semi-finals and five automatic finalists. Eurovisionworld’s event and results pages both reflect that number. ### What happens before Saturday’s final? ORF, the Austrian broadcaster producing Eurovision 2026, set the Grand Final running order after the semi-final allocation draws, Eurovisionworld said in a May 15 update. (eurovisionworld.com) Austria had already been assigned song number 25 in the final, while the rest of the lineup was placed after post-semi-final draws and producer decisions approved by the European Broadcasting Union, Eurovisionworld reported. Friday, May 15 is also the jury show night for the Grand Final, according to Eurovoix’s Eurovision 2026 coverage page, where 50% of the result is determined before Saturday’s televised final. The Grand Final is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna. (eurovoix.com) (eurovisionworld.com)