Eurovision 2026 Vienna Semi Final 1 - Tuesday 12 May 8pm

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Welcome to 2026’s MN Live Eurovision Threads. This year is once again marred by controversy (When hasn't it been?) I mean Sehit for a fourth time for San Marino with Boy George!!!? (Yes that Boy George) Fix!

Anyway, putting all the nonsense to one side this is for those of you who are here for the pan pipes (Yes we have pan pipes!), old crooners, the complusory appearance of the Eurovision violin, 70s/80s throwback costumes, Kryten from Red Dwarf and Joost Klein wannabies.

1 MOLDOVA Satoshi - Viva, Moldova!
2 SWEDEN Felicia - My System
3 CROATIA Lelek - Andromeda
4 GREECE Akylas - Ferto
5 PORTUGAL Bandidos do Cante - Rosa
6 GEORGIA Bzikebi - On Replay
ITALY Sal Da Vinci - Per Sempre Si
7 FINLAND Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen - Liekinheitin
8 MONTENEGRO Tamara Živković - Nova Zora
9 ESTONIA Vanilla Ninja - Too Epic To Be True
10 ISRAEL Noam Bettan - Michelle
GERMANY Sarah Engels - Fire
11 BELGIUM Essyla - Dancing On The Ice
12 LITHUANIA Lion Ceccah - Sólo Quiero Más
13 SAN MARINO Sehit - Superstar
14 POLAND Alicja - Pray
15 SERBIA Lavina - Kraj Mene

Ten to Qualify for the Final.

The UK can not vote in this Semi Final (you vote in the semi you appear in).
Voting for participants opens after the last song has been performed.
Non participating countries (Hello Ireland) can vote as part the Rest of The World from midnight before the Semi-Final until the show starts when voting closes temporary before reopening after the acts have all performed.

Voting Changes from previous years
The jury vote returns for the Semi-Finals. This means there is less emphasis on the Televote than in previous years which should favour the more technically musical, reduce odd voting patterns and be harder for the quirker entries (which you might want to keep in mind when voting). There is also a bigger restriction on how many times you are allowed to vote, with everyone being cut to ten votes.

Portugal look like they’ve sent 5 blokes they found in the bar. I do like the song though. I have this as a qualifier (sorry Montenegro).

It's an image, bit like the Strictly studio floor

We all seem to think the same of Portugal.

They even have a violin.

That will get the nan vote

I did like it. At least it was a proper song.

I usually like Portugal's songs and folky songs, but this isn't working.

Sad key change.

This man is creepy isn’t he !

Meh. They can sing but fairly forgettable. I don't think they've done a better entry since Salvador Sobral won, I bloody love that song.

Ah a violin. Presumably because they’re allowed 6 people on stage. Or perhaps because they felt a token woman was necessary?

There's quite a few key changes this year. There's been a number of years without any but its very clearly back.

I loved Salvador too. I am usually alone on these threads for that though!

Shein Tron Costumes

Interesting outfits.
They are slim so they can pull it off

georgia- got their outfit inspiration from the Spy kids movies

The guy in the middle looks like one of those inflated banner things outside a car dealership when he does that silly shoulders up move.

This is pretty forgettable

A reference to their winning song from junior Eurovision? Which was called Bzzzz I think?

Ooh - out of tune. My ears!

😂😂😂

Yep ! The kind of place you normally avoid.

Lyric heavy this one.

The outfits are “if formula 1 did bondage”

I honestly thought those outfits were going to light up.

La la la la la we are out of tune la la la la la

That 3 minutes really dragged! Bye Georgia!