Eurovision Song Contest 2026: the final's running order

The running order for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 final has been set, taking place on Saturday 16 May in Vienna following the second semi-final, which decided the last eliminations: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Armenia, Switzerland and Latvia are out. The stage will host the 20 acts who qualified from the semi-finals, together with the Big 4 and host country Austria, marking this 70th edition.
The show will open with Denmark's Søren Torpegaard Lund and “Før Vi Går Hjem”, while the closing slot goes to home favourites Cosmó with “Tanzschein”. Italy, represented by Sal Da Vinci, will perform in the closing stretch of the show: “Per sempre sì” goes on as the twenty-second entry, fourth from last.

Here is the full running order for the final:

Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før Vi Går Hjem”
Germany – Sarah Engels – “Fire”
Israel – Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
Belgium – Essyla – “Dancing on the Ice”
Albania – Alis – “Nân”
Greece – Akylas – “Ferto”
Ukraine – Leléka – “Ridnym”
Australia – Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
Serbia – Lavina – “Kraj Mene”
Malta – Aidan – “Bella”
Czech Republic – Daniel Zizka – “Crossroads”
Bulgaria – Dara – “Bangaranga”
Croatia – Lelek – “Andromeda”
United Kingdom – Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Dre”
France – Monroe – “Regarde!”
Moldova – Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova!”
Finland – Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
Poland – Alicja – “Bray”
Lithuania – Lion Ceccah – “Sólo quiero más”
Sweden – Felicia – “My System”
Cyprus – Antigoni – “Jalla”
Italy – Sal Da Vinci – “Per sempre sì”
Norway – Jonas Lovv – “Ya Ya Ya”
Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
Austria – Cosmó – “Tanzschein”

The final ranking will be determined by the combined votes of the national juries and the public televote. Each jury will award the traditional points from 12 down to 1, while viewers can vote by SMS, phone or on the official website esc.vote. Voters in Italy will not be able to vote for Sal Da Vinci. Each user can cast up to five preferences.
In Italy, the final will air on Saturday evening on Rai 1 from 9pm, with a preview show starting at 8:35pm. Hosting duties go to Gabriele Corsi and Elettra Lamborghini. The broadcast will also be available on RaiPlay, on the official Eurovision YouTube channel and on Radio Rai 2.

The opening of the show will pay tribute to 2025 winner JJ: a paper boat will symbolically set off from Switzerland, travelling down the Rhine and the Danube all the way to Vienna. A celebratory segment marking the contest's 70th anniversary is also planned, featuring appearances from some of Eurovision's historic stars. Guests announced so far include Parov Stelar and Cesár Sampson, accompanied by the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna.

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