{"id":439518,"date":"2026-05-13T11:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/439518\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:41:12","slug":"eurovision-2026-semi-final-1-qualifiers-draw-positions-for-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/439518\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision 2026 Semi-Final 1: Qualifiers draw positions for Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last night ten acts qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 taking place in Vienna, Austria this Saturday. Alongside the qualifiers, two automatic finalists \u2013 Italy and Germany, also performed. In the aftermath of the show, the first round of running order positions were chosen randomly. <\/p>\n<p> Qualifiers and AQ running order draw <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, during the Head of Delegations meeting, it was confirmed that A<a href=\"https:\/\/escxtra.com\/2026\/03\/18\/austria-to-perform-25th-in-eurovision-2026-grand-final\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ustria\u2019s Cosm\u00f3 will perform in 25th position<\/a> the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with \u2018Tanzschein\u2019 for the host nation. <\/p>\n<p>Now we know where the first qualifiers from Semi-Final 1 and the two automatic qualifiers \u2013 Italy and Germany will perform. Following the conclusion of the first live show, the competing Eurovision artists were able to choose from First Half, Second Half or Producer\u2019s Choice. The latter allows the show producers to place an act wherever they want in the Grand Final running order. The draws for the qualifiers and automatic qualifiers from Semi-Final 1 are as follows:<\/p>\n<p> Semi-Final 1 Qualifiers:  Sweden \u2013 FELICIA \u2013 \u2018My System\u2019 (Second Half) Greece \u2013 Akylas \u2013 \u2018Ferto\u2019 (First Half) Finland \u2013 Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen \u2013 \u2018Liekinheitin\u2019 (Producer\u2019s Choice) Israel \u2013 Noam Bettan \u2013 \u2018Michelle\u2019 (Producer\u2019s Choice) Belgium \u2013 ESSYLA \u2013 \u2018Dancing On The Ice\u2019 (First Half) Moldova \u2013 Satoshi \u2013 \u2018Viva Moldova!\u2019 (Producer\u2019s Choice) Serbia \u2013 LAVINA \u2013 \u2018Kraj Mene\u2019 (First Half) Croatia \u2013 LELEK \u2013 \u2018Andromeda\u2019 (Producer\u2019s Choice) Lithuania \u2013 Lion Ceccah \u2013 \u2018S\u00f3lo Quiero M\u00e1s\u2019 (Second Half) Poland \u2013 ALICJA \u2013 \u2018Pray\u2019 (Second Half)  Automatic Qualifiers  Germany \u2013 Sarah Engels \u2013 \u2018Fire\u2019 (Producer\u2019s Choice) Italy \u2013 Sal Da Vinci \u2013 \u2018Per Sempre Si\u2019 (Producer\u2019s Choice)  <\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on the Big Five draw? 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