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Eurovision 2026: All the countries through to the song contest’s grand final

The Independent·Roisin O'Connor·18 days ago
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The line-up for this year’s 2026 Eurovision final has been confirmed after the first semi-final on Tuesday and the second on Thursday . Acts representing Israel, Finland and Greece were among the first 10 voted through after performing live in Vienna , Austria, earlier in the week. The second heat then saw the likes of Cyprus , Australia and Denmark qualify. The line-up is completed by the hosts Austria, who go through automatically alongside the ‘Big Four’, aka the nations whose broadcasters make the biggest financial contributions to Eurovision. These are the UK, Italy, Germany and France. Spain is usually the fifth country on this list, but its broadcaster is among those boycotting the 2026 song contest due to Israel’s continued participation . Greek contestant Akylas made it through the final (Getty) The 10 countries voted through from the first semi-final are as follows: 1. Greece: Akylas - “Ferto” 2. Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen - “Liekinheitin” 3. Belgium: ESSYLA - “Dancing on the Ice” 4.…

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