Main points
- The first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 took place in Vienna, where 15 countries performed, but without Ukraine.
- Bookmakers predict a victory for Finland, represented by Lampenius & Parkkonen with the song Liekinheitin.
All performances of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 / Collage of Channel 24
Today, May 12, the first semi-final of Eurovision took place in Vienna, the capital of Austria. 15 countries performed live. Among the contestants was not the representative of Ukraine – LELÉKA, because the singer will perform in the second semi-final, which will take place on May 14.
Currently, bookmakers predict a victory for Finland. This data was published on eurovisionworld. This year, the country is represented by Lampenius & Parkkonen with the song Liekinheitin. These contestants performed in the first semi-final. If you were unable to watch the live broadcast, Channel 24 has already collected all of today's performances in one selection.
Video of the performances of all participants in the first semi-final
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Moldova – Satoshi – Viva, Moldova: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Sweden – Felicia – My System: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Croatia – Lelek – Andromeda: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Greece – Akilas – Ferto: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Portugal – Bandidos do Cante – Rosa: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Georgia – Bzikebi – On Replay: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Finland – Linda Lampenius and Piet Parkkonen – Liekinheitin: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Montenegro – Tamara Živković – Nova zora: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Estonia – Vanilla Ninja – Too Epic To Be True: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Israel – Noam Bettan – Michelle: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Belgium – Essyla – Dancing on the Ice: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Lithuania – Lion Ceccah – Sólo quiero más: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: San Marino – Senhit – Superstar: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Poland – Alicja – Pray: watch the video online
Eurovision 2026 first semi-final: Serbia – Lavina – Kraj mene: watch the video online
The Big Five countries – Germany and Italy – presented their acts during the first semi-final. We would like to remind you that these participants have the right to automatically advance to the grand final.
What will be LELÉKA's number in the second semi-final?
The performance begins with LELÉKA walking down a white podium towards musician Yaroslav Dzhus, who accompanies her on the bandura. For the singer, this instrument symbolizes a sense of home.
After the first chorus, the stage plunges into darkness, and all attention switches to LELÉKA. Then a special moment occurs – the artist performs the climactic note.
According to the organizers, the Ukrainian representative is wearing a white dress over white pants, with thin strips of fabric layered and attached in such a way as to respond well to the singer's movements.
Let us remind you that the director of the LELÉKA number was Ilya Dutsyk.