The jury show of the Grand Final of Eurovision 2026 is about to begin. Follow all the action live in our blog below!
At 21:00 CEST, the 25 acts performing in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will perform for the juries across the 35 competing countries and a sold-out arena. The lineup is as follows:
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem”
- 🇩🇪 Germany: Sarah Engels – “Fire”
- 🇮🇱 Israel: Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: Essyla – “Dancing on the Ice”
- 🇦🇱 Albania: Alis – “Nân”
- 🇬🇷 Greece: Akylas – “Ferto”
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Leléka – “Ridnym”
- 🇦🇺 Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: Lavina – “Kraj mene”
- 🇲🇹 Malta: Aidan – “Bella”
- 🇨🇿 Czechia: Daniel Zizka – “Crossroads”
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: Dara – “Bangaranga”
- 🇭🇷 Croatia: Lelek – “Andromeda”
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
- 🇫🇷 France: Monroe – “Regarde !”
- 🇲🇩 Moldova: Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova!”
- 🇫🇮 Finland: Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
- 🇵🇱 Poland: Alicja – “Pray”
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – “Sólo quiero más”
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: Felicia – “My System”
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Antigoni – “Jalla”
- 🇮🇹 Italy: Sal da Vinci – “Per sempre sì”
- 🇳🇴 Norway: Jonas Lovv – “Ya Ya Ya”
- 🇷🇴 Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
- 🇦🇹 Austria: Cosmó – “Tanzschein”
⭕ Live Coverage in Progress
20:54 CEST // Servus leidln and welcome to the Grand Final Jury Show of Eurovision 2026. 50% of the results will be decided by the juries tonight.
21:00 CEST // Let the Grand Final Jury Show of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 begin!
21:01 CEST // We start with a video of JJ’s paper boat making its way from Basel to Vienna.
21:03 CEST // We are now in the Wiener Stadthalle with the Vienna Radio Symphonic and JJ, who perform “The Queen of the Night”.
21:05 CEST // The flag parade begins!
21:06 CEST // JJ comes back to perform “Wasted Love”, his Eurovision winning song.
21:08 CEST // Dancers and acrobats in red and white appear all over and above the stage.
21:09 CEST // The second half of the acts appear on stage.
21:11 CEST // JJ rises above the stage on a platform to finish the flag parade.
21:12 CEST // Our hosts Victoria and Michael make their entrance on to the stage.
21:14 CEST // Emily Busvine is welcoming us to her coffee house/Green Room.
21:15 CEST // We have a first look at this year’s trophy, which one artist will take home tomorrow night.
21:16 CEST // The hosts are explaining the voting rules. The voting lines will open from the start of the show.
21:16 CEST // The fake voting lines are now open.
21:17 CEST // Michael and Victoria start a game where they have to weave the titles of Eurovision winning entries into the script. Who will win?
🇩🇰 Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem”
21:18 CEST // Søren explores winter landscapes in his postcard.
21:20 CEST // Søren kicks the evening off in his club. After this show, most of the audience will probably end up in Euroclub.
21:21 CEST // Another strong performance from Søren. The Danes will be happy with this one!
🇩🇪 Germany: Sarah Engels – “Fire”
21:22 CEST // Sarah makes her way across bridges, statues and roofs in her postcard.
21:24 CEST // Sarah nails the trust fall. Teamwork makes the dream work!
21:25 CEST // Ja, Ja Feuer! Sarah has brought all of the pyro and the heat.
🇮🇱 Israel: Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
21:27 CEST // Noam explores portals and bridges in his postcard.
21:29 CEST // Israel’s presence in the contest continues to cause controversy. Five countries; Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have withdrawn from this year’s contest in protest of Israel being allowed to continue participating.
🇧🇪 Belgium: Essyla – “Dancing on the Ice”
21:30 CEST // Essyla explores modern art in her postcard.
21:32 CEST // Two entries after “Fire”, Essyla cools us all down with an icy world.
21:34 CEST // Essyla keeps growing in confidence with every performance. She must be satisfied!
🇦🇱 Albania: Alis – “Nân”
21:35 CEST // Alis explores some canyons in his postcard.
21:37 CEST // After a technical delay, Alis begins his performance.
21:39 CEST // Alis delivers another emotional performance, but never lets the emotions overcome him.
🇬🇷 Greece: Akylas – “Ferto”
21:40 CEST // Akylas is cycling through Austria is his postcard, even cycling through the air at one point.
21:42 CEST // After a short delay, Akylas begins his performance.
21:44 CEST // Akylas brings his unique style to the stage, to a huge audience reaction once again.
21:45 CEST // First big reaction of the night in the press centre. Can anyone else top that?
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Leléka – “Ridnym”
21:46 CEST // Leléka wanders through a park in her postcard.
21:48 CEST // Leléka combines fragility and strength together to create art on stage.
21:49 CEST // The breath control needs to pull that rising long note off? Incredible!
21:50 CEST // We take one final trip to Professor Eurovision, where Victoria breaks down the most successful entries in the contest’s history.
🇦🇺 Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
21:53 CEST // Delta swings over an Austrian village in her postcard.
21:55 CEST // Ethereal and confident, there is a reason why Delta has the reputation she has.
21:56 CEST // Are we looking at the jury winner? And will that be enough to take Australia to the top?
🇷🇸 Serbia: Lavina – “Kraj mene”
21:57 CEST // Lavina explore a salt mine in their postcard.
21:59 CEST // Lavina are definitely on the dark side. I wonder if they have cookies?
22:01 CEST // It’s good to see so much metal making its way into Eurovision, and Lavina is providing a shining example of it.
🇲🇹 Malta: Aidan – “Bella”
22:03 CEST // Aidan moves through Vienna’s Old Town in his postcard.
22:05 CEST // A timeless song and timeless vocals? Che bella!
22:06 CEST // I wonder if Aidan has any plans for October 24? Why? No reason in particular.
🇨🇿 Czechia: Daniel Zizka – “Crossroads”
22:07 CEST // Daniel explores the Austrian Alps in his postcard.
22:09 CEST // Daniel is surrounded by mirrors, but does he see the reflection of a Eurovision winner staring back at him?
22:10 CEST // Sublime staging and vocals from Daniel. This could challenge for a jury win!
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: Dara – “Bangaranga”
22:11 CEST // DARA takes a tour around a library in her postcard.
22:13 CEST // DARA is so assured and expressive in her performance skills.
22:14 CEST // It has almost ten years since Bulgaria’s last top 10 finish. That could be coming to an end this year!
🇭🇷 Croatia: Lelek – “Andromeda”
22:15 CEST // Lelek explore Austria’s four seasons in the Alps, from winter to summer and everything in between.
22:17 CEST // Lelek’s harmonies are strong and tight. This is not five different singers, this is five women working as one unit.
22:19 CEST // The drama, the culture, the fire, Lelek have it all.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
22:20 CEST // Look Mum No Computer explores mountain architecture in his postcard.
22:22 CEST // Look Mum No Computer is back in his stage costume and is singing at full power.
22:23 CEST // Completely zany but completely Look Mum No Computer. Can he break the public vote dry spell for the United Kingdom?
🇫🇷 France: Monroe – “Regarde !”
22:24 CEST // Monroe explores a palace in her postcard. No, the palace is not Versailles.
22:26 CEST // Monroe is only 17 years. I definitely not performing to millions of people at once when I was her age!
22:27 CEST // The French delegation members in the press centre are thrilled with Monroe’s performance. Will the juries and the public react in a similar manner?
22:29 CEST // We get a look ahead to Junior Eurovision 2026 in Malta and the debut version of Eurovision Asia in Bangkok.
🇲🇩 Moldova: Satoshi – “Viva Moldova!”
22:32 CEST // Satoshi’s postcard sees him having fun in a fairground in Vienna.
22:34 CEST // Moldova is indeed on duty with Satoshi!
22:35 CEST // Another bombastic performance from Satoshi. Everyone is pumped!
🇫🇮 Finland: Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
22:37 CEST // Linda and Pete explore the lakes of Austria, which is apt given that Finland is the land of 1000 lakes.
22:39 CEST // Bring a fan because Linda and Pete have everyone sweating from the heat!
22:40 CEST // Will Linda and Pete match the bookmakers expectations and take home the trophy?
🇵🇱 Poland: Alicja – “Pray”
22:42 CEST // Alicja ponders the wonders of science in her postcard.
22:44 CEST // Alicja is asking us to pray. What she doesn’t know is that most of us pray at the Church of Eurovision.
22:45 CEST // Alicja’s vocals are very strong in every performance. She needs to drop the vocal warm-ups!
🇱🇹 Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – “Sólo quiero más”
22:46 CEST // Lion Ceccah travels through Austria’s waterways in his postcard. I hope all that silver doesn’t rust.
22:48 CEST // Lion Ceccah is fully silver again and ready to share his artistic vision.
22:49 CEST // Some off-key notes from Lion Ceccah. How will the juries react to that?
🇸🇪 Sweden: Felicia – “My System”
22:51 CEST // Felicia’s postcard sees her exploring street art.
22:52 CEST // The bass goes so hard that I feel my bones shaking. It’s in my system!
22:54 CEST // Felicia is off voice rest and ready to go!
🇨🇾 Cyprus: Antigoni – “Jalla”
22:55 CEST // Antigoni explores some wetlands in her postcard.
22:57 CEST // Antigoni has improved her vocals once again from this afternoon’s rehearsal.
22:58 CEST // Antigoni gave us “Jalla” once more!
🇮🇹 Italy: Sal Da Vinci – “Per sempre sì”
22:59 CEST // Sal’s postcard sees him enjoying the mountains and vineyards of Austria.
23:01 CEST // Sal is truly everyone’s favourite and classy uncle.
23:02 CEST // Sal also does a mean version of “Bangaranga”. Just saying…
23:04 CEST // Michael introduces at VT which shows all of the side events that took place around Vienna for Eurovision.
🇳🇴 Norway: Jonas Lovv – “Ya Ya Ya”
23:07 CEST // Jonas explores an art museum in his postcard.
23:08 CEST // Jonas is back to full power and is unleashing all of his energy.
23:09 CEST // A cat’s eye effect has been added to the camera for the beginning of the first verse.
23:10 CEST // Jonas, I am free on Tuesday night if you want to hang out.
🇷🇴 Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
23:11 CEST // Alexandra and her band explore a gym in their postcard.
23:12 CEST // After a short delay, Alexandra begins her performance.
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