The producer of this year’s Eurovision, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), has decided the running order for the Grand Final at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Over the last 12 years the shows’ producers have decided the running order based on an allocation draw.
A draw took place shortly after Semi-final 1 and Semi-final 2. Here, half of the participants were distributed in the first or second half of the Grand Final. The other half was in the category “Producer Decides,” meaning that the Austrian producer ORF could freely decide where to put these countries in the running order.
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Right after the 10 qualifiers from the second Semi-final were decided, the producers of the contest started laying the puzzle to ensure variety in the Grand Final.
It had already been decided via a draw that host country Austria will perform as song number 25 in the Grand Final.
Eurovision Song Contest 2026
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in May 2026. The contest will be held in Vienna, Austria and produced by Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF).
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Participants: 35
- Semi-final 1: 12 May 2026: The 10 best songs qualified for the Grand Final
- Semi-final 2: 14 May 2026: The 10 best songs qualified for the Grand Final
- Grand Final: 16 May 2026: 25 participants – Austria, Big-4 (Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom), 10 best from Semi-final 1, 10 best from Semi-final 2