How to Vote in Eurovision 2026 and How System Works
The final features 25 countries and new online-only voting, with each person allowed 10 votes at 15p each, the EBU said.
- The 70th Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final takes place tonight in Vienna, Austria, featuring 25 competing acts. UK entry Look Mum No Computer, an electronic artist known as the "inventor of unique musical machines," performs 14th with "Eins, Zwei, Drei."
- New 2026 rules mandate that all voting occurs online via the official website or app, a change introduced by the European Broadcasting Union. Viewers can cast up to 10 votes at 15p each, though voting for one's own country is strictly prohibited.
- Five nations, including the Netherlands and Iceland, are boycotting the event over Israel's participation, narrowing the field from 35 to 25 participants. This smaller contestant pool reflects boycotts over both Israel's presence and voting interference concerns.
- A 50% split determines the winner, with half the points awarded by professional juries and half by public online voting. Each jury comprises seven music industry professionals from their respective country, evaluated performances during final sessions held on Friday.
- UK audiences can watch the 8pm broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with commentator Graham Norton providing live coverage. Viewers in the United States can stream the 2026 contest live on Peacock.
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How UK viewers can vote for their winner in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest
Here is how those watching the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in the UK can vote in tonight's contest.
Eurovision 2026 arrives at its great finale tonight, Saturday May 16, and does so in a most atypical edition for the Spanish fans of the festival, since, for the first time in 65 years, our country does not participate. A few months ago, RTVE confirmed the withdrawal of its delegation after the European Broadcasting Union (ERU) chose to keep Israel in the contest. Therefore, the Eurofans not only run out of candidacy, but also without issue of t…
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