All the acts, broadcast details, interval acts and voting you need for a big week ahead on SBS.
With around a week to go and according to all the polling, Finland is on track to win the Eurovision Song Contest next week in Vienna.
But stranger things have happened….
After rehearsals the competition is in full swing by Wednesday.
Venue
Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria
Hosts
Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski (Vienna) / Emily Busvine as green room host.
Courtney Act, Danny Estrin (SBS Australia)
Australia: Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem performs Eclipse written by Delta Goodrem, Ferras Alqaisi, Jonas Myrin and Michael Fatkin.
Australia’s Creative Director for Vienna, Paul Clarke. SBS Head of Entertainment Emily Grigg.
Semi Final 1
Semi-Final 1 – Wednesday 13 May Live 5:00am AEST on SBS (rpt Friday 15 May at 7:30pm)
01. 🇲🇩 Moldova: Satoshi – Viva, Moldova!
02. 🇸🇪 Sweden: FELICIA – My System
03. 🇭🇷 Croatia: LELEK – Andromeda
04. 🇬🇷 Greece: Akylas – Ferto
05. 🇵🇹 Portugal: Bandidos do Cante – Rosa
06. 🇬🇪 Georgia: Bzikebi – On Replay
*** 🇮🇹 Italy: Sal Da Vinci – Per Sempre Sì
07. 🇫🇮 Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – Liekinheitin
08. 🇲🇪 Montenegro: Tamara Živković – Nova Zora
09. 🇪🇪 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: SENHIT – Superstar (feat Boy George)
14. 🇵🇱 Poland: ALICJA – Pray
15. 🇷🇸 Serbia: LAVINA – Kraj Mene
The interval acts will be “Kangaroo”, a musical performance by presenters Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski which highlights how to “distinguish Austria from Australia”, with an appearance by Go-Jo, who represented Australia in 2025; and a showcase by the acrobatic show group Zurcaroh.
Semi Final 2
Semi-Final 2 – Friday 15 May Live 5:00am AEST on SBS *Features Delta (rpt Saturday 16 May at 7:30pm)
01. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: DARA – Bangaranga
02. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: JIVA – Just Go
03. 🇷🇴 Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – Choke Me
04. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Eva Marija – Mother Nature
05. 🇨🇿 Czechia: Daniel Zizka – CROSSROADS
*** 🇫🇷 France: Monroe – Regarde !
06. 🇦🇲 Armenia: SIMÓN – Paloma Rumba
07. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro – Alice
08. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Antigoni – JALLA
*** 🇦🇹 Austria: COSMÓ – Tanzschein
09. 🇱🇻 Latvia: Atvara – Ēnā
10. 🇩🇰 Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – Før Vi Går Hjem
11. 🇦🇺 Australia: Delta Goodrem – Eclipse
12. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: LELÉKA – Ridnym
*** 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – Eins, Zwei, Drei
13. 🇦🇱 Albania: Alis – Nân
14. 🇲🇹 Malta: AIDAN – Bella
15. 🇳🇴 Norway: JONAS LOVV – YA YA YA
This semi-final will be opened by presenters Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski performing the 2025 winning song “Wasted Love” in a “self-deprecating” manner, while the interval will feature JJ performing a new single.
Final
Grand Final – Sunday 17 May at 5:00am AEST on SBS (rpt Sunday 17 May at 7:30pm)
*** 🇮🇹 Italy: Sal Da Vinci – Per Sempre Sì
*** 🇩🇪 Germany: Sarah Engels – Fire
*** 🇫🇷 France: Monroe – Regarde !
*** 🇦🇹 Austria: COSMÓ – Tanzschein
*** 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – Eins, Zwei, Drei
The interval acts will include former participants Max Mutzke (Germany 2004), Ruslana (Ukraine 2004), Lordi (Finland 2006), Alexander Rybak (Norway 2009 and 2018), Verka Serduchka (Ukraine 2007), Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria 2017), Erika Vikman (Finland 2025), and Miriana Conte (Malta 2025) performing new versions of past competing entries to celebrate the contest’s seventieth anniversary; Parov Stelar performing songs from his repertoire; and Cesár Sampson (Austria 2018) performing “Vienna”
Australia’s spokesperson for SBS is yet to be announced. The Australian jury is also yet to be revealed.
Voting
The Australian jury and Australian public can vote for any country except Australia.
Australian viewers will need to tune into the Live broadcast of Semi-Final 2 on Friday 15 May at 5:00am AEST and the Grand Final on Sunday 17 May at 5:00am AEST and follow the voting prompts that appear on screen.
*** automatic qualifier for Final.
NB: TV Tonight will publish Live Results AEST on May 13, 15, 17.
Photo: ORF / EBU
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