Romanian Metal, Aussie Star Through to Eurovision Final
Bookmakers also tip Finland, Greece, Israel, Sweden and Moldova to advance as public votes and juries decide the remaining finalists.
- Bulgarian pop singer Dara opens Thursday's second Eurovision semi-final with 'Bangaranga,' while Norwegian singer Jonas Lovv closes with 'Ya Ya Ya,' as 15 countries compete at Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle for 10 remaining spots in Saturday's 25-country final.
- Ten countries advanced from Tuesday's first semi-final, including Finland, Greece and Israel, joining Eurovision's financial backers Britain, France, Germany and Italy in Saturday's final alongside host Austria.
- Denmark's Soren Torpegaard Lund performs the electro-tinged pop song 'For Vi Gar Hjem' , while Australia's 41-year-old Delta Goodrem, a star from the early 2000s, performed 'Eclipse' from atop a glittering piano, captivating more than 10,000 fans.
- Denmark and Australia qualified Thursday alongside Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Malta, Norway, Romania and Ukraine for Saturday's grand final, with Finland positioned as the bookmakers' overwhelming favourite to perform 17th.
- Vienna 2026 marks the 70th Eurovision edition, typically reaching more than 150 million viewers, yet five countries including Spain and Ireland boycotted over Israel's participation—the biggest political boycott in the show's 70-year history—while a pro-Palestinian event is planned Friday in central Vienna.
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After the second semi-final of Eurovision 2026, Ukraine remained the only country that in all the years of its participation has never left the competition after the semi-final.
The favorites advanced in the second semi-final as well: Denmark, Australia, and Ukraine. Luxembourg and Switzerland were eliminated. But tiny Malta has reason to celebrate again. Source link: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/eurovision-song-contest/esc-tagebuch-aus-wien-6-daenemarks-party-geht-auch-im-finale-weiter-200833612.html Author: Peter-Philipp Schmitt, Vienna Publish date: 2026-05-14 23:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content bel…
The Eurovision Festival of the 70th anniversary, the most marked by geopolitics in decades due to the absence of five countries – among them Spain – in protest of the participation of Israel, celebrated this Thursday its second semifinal, which did not give rise to great surprises nor allowed to glimpse tensions.Two of the favourites indicated by the bookmakers: Australia and Denmark were classified by the end of Saturday 16th.Continue reading...
The final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is complete: On Thursday evening, ten more countries qualified for the grand final with 25 participants on Saturday in the second semi-final in Vienna. Among the successful semi-finalists are Australia and Denmark, which are both among the extended favourites.Delta Goodrem justified the high expectations of a strong position in Australia in the Wiener Stadthalle with her ballad "Eclipse" - the very …
Australia and Denmark qualified unsurprisingly on Thursday during the Eurovision's second semifinal for the final which will take place on Saturday in Vienna, Austria, and for which they are among the favourites. ...
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