Eurovision 2026 Grand Final – Easy methods to watch on TV and BBC iPlayer and pay attention on Radio and BBC Sounds

The Eurovision Grand Final on Saturday 16 May sees 25 nations carry out to be topped the Eurovision 2026 champion.

Here’s every little thing you might want to know forward of the massive evening…

When is the Eurovision 2026 Grand Final?

The Eurovision 2026 Grand Final is reside from Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle on iPlayer, BBC One, Radio 2 and BBC Sounds from 8pm on Saturday 16 May.

Live Audio description and reside signing is out there on BBC iPlayer and the Red Button.

Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Running Order

The full working order for Saturday’s Grand Final is but to be confirmed.

Acts who qualify for the ultimate participate in a draw with three potential outcomes – they’re going to both draw a slot within the First Half, Second Half or may find yourself with Producers’ Choice, which suggests the producers of the Final will select their slot from the remaining accessible areas within the working order.

Here’s who’s certified to this point, and what their end result within the draw was…

The Big Four and host nation Austria

• Austria: COSMÓ – Tanzschein – Second Half (Song 25)
• Italy: Sal Da Vinci – Per Sempre Sì – Producers’ Choice
• Germany: Sarah Engels – Fire – Producers’ Choice
• France: Monroe – Regarde ! (TBC after Second Semi-Final)
• United Kingdom: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – Eins, Zwei, Drei (TBC after Second Semi-Final)

First Semi-Final

• Greece: Akylas – Ferto – First Half
• Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – Liekinheitin – Producers’ Choice
• Belgium: ESSYLA – Dancing on the Ice – First Half
• Sweden: FELICIA – My System – Second Half
• Moldova: Satoshi – Viva, Moldova! – Producers’ Choice
• Israel: Noam Bettan – Michelle – Producers’ Choice
• Serbia: LAVINA – Kraj Mene – First Half
• Croatia: LELEK – Andromeda – Producers’ Choice
• Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más – Second Half
• Poland: ALICJA – Pray – Second Half

Second Semi-Final

The 10 acts qualifying from the Second Semi-Final effectively be confirmed on Thursday 14 May.

Eurovision 2026 Presenters

Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski welcome the world to Vienna as they host the seventieth Eurovision Song Contest.

Swarovski, from Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria, is a TV presenter, entrepreneur, mannequin, designer, and singer. Ostrowski, from Leoben in Austria, is a movie and TV actor, in addition to a well-liked presenter.

The Grand Final of Eurovision 2026 will probably be awash with treats and surprises for the viewers throughout the globe. The opening act The Queen of the Night will see 2025 winner JJ showcase his exceptional vocal talents as he seamlessly blends Mozart-inspired parts together with his personal music, alongside greater than 40 dancers and acrobats, because the 25 Grand Finalists are launched within the iconic flag parade.

Viewers will then be handled to the 25 competing entries as they take to the stage one after the other, giving the efficiency of a lifetime within the hopes of being topped the Eurovision 2026 winner.

During the voting interval, three interval acts will take to the stage together with a collection of Eurovision All Stars who will carry out iconic songs from the Contest’s historical past to have a good time the seventieth anniversary, Austrian electro-swing icon Parov Stelar will showcase his distinctive dance sound and hanging visuals, and eventually a soulful model of Billy Joel’s Vienna will probably be carried out by Austrian Eurovision legend César Sampson.

UK Eurovision act LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is a multi-talented solo artist, experimental singer/songwriter, reside electronics performer and composer, inventor of distinctive musical machines, and self-proclaimed Eurovision fan based mostly in Kent.

He burst onto the scene in 2014 as Sam Battle, the frontman of the indie rock band ZIBRA. The band carried out at Glastonbury in 2015 for BBC Introducing. Since then, he launched his flourishing solo profession indulging his ardour for digital and synth sounds. As LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, he has performed to packed venues throughout the UK and Europe, launched a plethora of singles, albums, and EPs, and not too long ago returned from a nationwide tour throughout Germany, the birthplace of the underground digital music scene.

The grasp of ceremonies and King of Eurovision himself, Graham Norton, returns to supply his witty insights and unmissable commentary for this yr’s Grand Final on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.

Rylan and Sara Cox are getting again on the motion on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds, reside from their commentary packing containers within the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.

Eurovision 2026 Voting

Audiences throughout the UK can vote for his or her favorite songs and choose their winner. The results of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest will probably be decided by a mix of factors from nationwide juries and viewer votes within the taking part nations, together with a separate remainder of the world vote. Each nationwide jury is made up of a gaggle of seven music professionals in that nation. After audiences have solid their votes, every nationwide spokesperson from the 35 taking part nations will current the factors of their skilled jury reside to the world.

After the presentation of the scores from the juries, the televoting factors from all taking part nations will probably be mixed, offering one rating for every tune. These televoting outcomes will then be introduced by the hosts constructing in direction of a dramatic climax because the winner of Eurovision 2026 is introduced.

This yr, voting within the UK goes on-line solely. Viewers can vote by heading to Eurovision’s official voting web site, esc.vote, or by downloading the official Eurovision Song Contest App from the App Store. Both the webpage and the app are offered by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). During the voting window, viewers will be capable to solid as much as 10 votes for his or her favorite nations. All 10 votes can be utilized on one nation or will be unfold between as much as 10 completely different nations. Viewers nonetheless can’t vote for their very own nation. Votes will value 15p per vote, and voters will probably be requested to enter financial institution card particulars or use Apple or Google Pay as a way to efficiently register a vote. 

More details regarding the new voting procedure and how you can get involved can be found on the official Eurovision website or at bbc.co.uk/eurovision.