{"id":481558,"date":"2026-05-12T22:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/481558\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:11:11","slug":"semi-final-1-the-10-songs-qualified-for-the-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/481558\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi-final 1: The 10 songs qualified for the Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 has begun! The first Semi-final has just finished in Wiener Stadthalle in Austria.<\/p>\n

15 contestants competed for the 10 tickets to the Grand Final<\/a> on Saturday, 16 May 2026.<\/p>\n

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Related storyEurovision 2026: All about Semi-final 1<\/p>\n

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The running order for the Grand Final will be determined by a draw (which half of the Grand Final each country will compete in) by Austrian producer \u00d6sterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) after Thursday’s second Semi-final.<\/p>\n

Semi-final 1 result<\/p>\n

Running-order<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\nMoldovaFinal<\/td>\nViva, Moldova Satoshi<\/td>\nSatoshi<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSwedenFinal<\/td>\nMy System Felicia<\/td>\nFelicia<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nCroatiaFinal<\/td>\nAndromeda Lelek<\/td>\nLelek<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGreeceFinal<\/td>\nFerto Akylas<\/td>\nAkylas<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nFinlandFinal<\/td>\nLiekinheitin Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen<\/td>\nLinda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nIsraelFinal<\/td>\nMichelle Noam Bettan<\/td>\nNoam Bettan<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nBelgiumFinal<\/td>\nDancing on the Ice Essyla<\/td>\nEssyla<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nLithuaniaFinal<\/td>\nS\u00f3lo quiero m\u00e1s Lion Ceccah<\/td>\nLion Ceccah<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPolandFinal<\/td>\nPray Alicja<\/td>\nAlicja<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSerbiaFinal<\/td>\nKraj mene Lavina<\/td>\nLavina<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nPortugal<\/td>\nRosa Bandidos do Cante<\/td>\nBandidos do Cante<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\nOn Replay Bzikebi<\/td>\nBzikebi<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nMontenegro<\/td>\nNova zora Tamara \u017divkovi\u0107<\/td>\nTamara \u017divkovi\u0107<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nEstonia<\/td>\nToo Epic To Be True Vanilla Ninja<\/td>\nVanilla Ninja<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/td>\nSan Marino<\/td>\nSuperstar Senhit<\/td>\nSenhit<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Voting & Points<\/p>\n

Each of the 15 countries participating in Semi-final 1, the pre-qualified countries Germany and Italy, and online voting (“The rest of the world”) could vote.
Each voting country’s jury and televoters each gave 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points.
The detailed results, voting and points in Semi-final 1<\/a> will be revealed after the Grand Final on Saturday, 16 May 2026.<\/p>\n

Eurovision Song Contest 2026<\/p>\n

The 70th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in May 2026. The contest will be held in Vienna, Austria and produced by \u00d6sterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF).<\/p>\n