Greece's Akylas Advances to the Eurovision Final With "Ferto"

Greece's Akylas Advances to the Eurovision Final With "Ferto"

Akylas of Greece performs during the first semi-final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Vienna, Austria, May 12, 2026. Credit: EPA, HANNIBAL HANSCHKE via AMNA Akylas, Greece’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, secured one of the ten spots from the first semi-final for Saturday’s Grand Final. Performing “Ferto” in Vienna on Tuesday, the 27-year-old artist delivered a high-energy performance and proved that the Greek deleg…

Eurovision: Greece Qualifies for the Final As Akylas Impresses and Receives Applause – Τhe 10 Countries That Advanced

VIENNA - Greece has qualified for the Eurovision Grand Final following Akylas’ performance in the first semi-final of the contest with the song “Ferto,” held on Tuesday night in Vienna. Akylas performed fourth in the running order and delivered a staging concept built around atmospheric visual effects, golden tones, and the symbolic use of “doors” opening throughout the performance, creating the impression of a transition into a different, more …

Akylas aims to ‘Bring It’ all the way to Eurovision glory

Greece's Akylas, with the party-rap track "Ferto" ("Bring It"), won a place Tuesday in the Eurovision Song Contest final alongside nine other countries, while five nations were eliminated after the first day of competition in the pop music extravaganza.

Greece advances to Eurovision 2026 grand final with Akylas’ 'Ferto'

Greece has qualified for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after Akylas’ performance of “Ferto” secured a place in the top 10 during the first semi-final in Vienna. Akylas was the first act announced as a qualifier from the 15-country semi-final, although results were revealed in random order. Other countries progressing to the final include Moldova, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Israel, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania and Poland. The t…