Finland's hotly tipped Eurovision performance features flames, a valuable violin and a safety plan
- On Thursday, May 14, 2026, Maltese singer AIDAN qualified for the Eurovision grand final after performing his cinematic jazzy ballad 'Bella' during the second semi-final in Vienna, Austria.
- AIDAN's Maltese-language song 'Bella' aims to "bring back the unique Maltese language to Eurovision with Bella after 54 years," according to the artist, who co-wrote the track as a metaphor for beauty, fragility, and tragic love.
- BBC commentators Angela Scanlon and Rylan quipped that AIDAN was "giving Bond" vibes after he performed before a capacity crowd of 11,200 people inside the Wiener Stadthalle.
- Malta secured one of 25 spots in Saturday's May 16, 2026, grand final, joining Australia and Denmark alongside the automatically qualified Big Four and host Austria.
- Five nations—Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland—are boycotting the 70th Eurovision edition due to Israel's inclusion, impacting the contest's usual 166 million global viewership.
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Tomorrow, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Australia, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark and the Czech Republic will also be in the final.
The second Eurovision pre-selection took place in Vienna on Thursday. Ten countries qualified for the grand final: Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Australia, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark and the Czech Republic.
The second ESC semi-final is over and therefore the participants for the final on Saturday complete. The co-favorites from Australia and Romania qualified, as well as eight other countries. Switzerland is excluded.
Australian singer Delta Goodrem fulfilled high expectations with the ballad »Eclipse«. Romanian Alexandra Capitanescu continued with her account-verse strangulation song.
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