{"id":42418,"date":"2026-05-14T23:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/42418\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T23:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:27:21","slug":"%f0%9f%8f%86-eurovision-2026-semi-final-two-qualifiers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/42418\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfc6 Eurovision 2026 Semi Final Two Qualifiers revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The second semi-final of Eurovision 2026 has now concluded, completing the lineup for Saturday\u2019s Grand Final. The final 10 qualifiers will join the Big 5 and the 10 countries that secured their place during the <a href=\"https:\/\/thateurovisionsite.com\/2026\/05\/12\/eurovision-2026-semi-final-one-qualifiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">first semi-final.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who qualified for the Grand Final?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Please note that France, Austria and the United Kingdom are automatic qualifiers and were not being voted on tonight. The full breakdown of results, including finishing positions and the number of points received, will not be revealed until after voting ends on Saturday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>OrderCountryArtistEntryResult1\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec BulgariaDARA\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J3oGYo_mekw?si=6fZ_LsMdvhWEwdpH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bangaranga<\/a>\u201cQualified2\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddff AzerbaijanJIVA\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iMDBPe25JhM?si=XqlqM4GqaPLq9Vee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Just Go<\/a>\u201cQualified\/Did Not Qualify3\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 RomaniaAlexandra C\u0103pit\u0103nescu\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yn0YmI0dPb8?si=XAazoiJOXVkfLcMD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Choke Me<\/a>\u201cQualified4\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa LuxembourgEva Marija\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DmVfJSRqgnI?si=IxKPk66x6BDhdVnM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mother Nature<\/a>\u201cQualified\/Did Not Qualify5\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff CzechiaDaniel Zizka\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6ea25aRGpLo?si=3hSv6bGgUV9TDD5U\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CROSSROADS<\/a>\u201cQualified\u2013\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 FranceMonroe\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ujoCYrvvTYQ?si=znviBhdxRGbw-wGo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regarde!<\/a>\u201cN\/A6\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf2 ArmeniaSim\u00f3n\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5EXoK-lgocw?si=sJ-tShb4TZjuP6Kb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paloma Rumba<\/a>\u201cQualified\/Did Not Qualify7\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded SwitzerlandVeronica Fusaro\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PfpYGAzW5dM?si=FyIqx4vcBga8LBzl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alice<\/a>\u201cQualified\/Did Not Qualify8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfe CyprusAntigoni\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TzSs51BiQrE?si=CvcL9DRHw3ebZeLM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JALLA<\/a>\u201cQualified\u2013\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 AustriaCOSM\u00d3\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zPGP9ZphxiY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tanzschein<\/a>\u201cN\/A9\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb LatviaAtvara\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6C2ivaB5D00?si=LU1Hb69AnIr0MP6W\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u0112n\u0101<\/a>\u201cQualified\/Did Not Qualify10\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 DenmarkS\u00f8ren Torpegaard Lund\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xKzEP9dwoss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F\u00f8r Vi G\u00e5r Hjem<\/a>\u201cQualified11\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa AustraliaDelta Goodrem\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EUMCr1pnaMY?si=au_F31R2UZPjanKV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eclipse<\/a>\u201cQualified12\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 UkraineLel\u00e9ka\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SoEXezpblAc?si=k2ruj1XRfxOnBbFe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ridnym<\/a>\u201cQualified\u2013\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 United KingdomLook Mum No Computer\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/niMKvJ-Itq8?si=l8YlIPF3k8Scs94s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eins, Zwei, Drei<\/a>\u201cN\/A13\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 AlbaniaAlis\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b9AdRrA554o?si=6v9rsOIK82ESoWeU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">N\u00e2n<\/a>\u201cQualified14\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9 MaltaAIDAN\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CW6mQLBh6Js?si=MkxYrUvyrU5lv56q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bella<\/a>\u201cQualified15\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 NorwayJONAS LOVV\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MasllzWk_bQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YA YA YA<\/a>\u201cQualified<\/p>\n<p>All About Eurovision 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The journey to the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off immediately following <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thateurovisionsite.com\/2025\/05\/18\/eurovision-2025-winner\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">JJ\u2019s win<\/a> in Basel, when Austria\u2019s ORF accepted the rights to host the 70th edition of the contest. The bidding process started in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thateurovisionsite.com\/2025\/06\/13\/eurovision-2026-host-city-bid\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">June<\/a>, with interested cities having until July 4 to submit their bid book. Innsbruck and Vienna were shortlisted, with the latter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thateurovisionsite.com\/2025\/08\/20\/eurovision-2026-host-city-vienna\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">winning the right<\/a> to host next year\u2019s contest. 35 countries will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thateurovisionsite.com\/2025\/12\/15\/eurovision-2026-country-participate-list\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">take part in the competition<\/a>, the lowest number of competing entries since 2004.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">As for the organisation of the competition, the \u2018<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thateurovisionsite.com\/2025\/06\/28\/core-team-eurovision-2026-has-been-announced\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">core team<\/a>\u2018 was revealed in June 2025, with further details about next year\u2019s competition to be revealed in due course. The shows will take place on May 12th, 14th and 16th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">What did you think of the results tonight? Did your favourites qualify for the final? 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