How to watch the Eurovision 2026 Semi-Finals, when do they take place, when is the Grand Final?
Rylan and Angela Scanlon will be covering the Eurovision 2026 Semi-Finals.
In February of this year it was announced that LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER would be representing the United Kingdom in Eurovision 2026. LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER said at the time that “I find it completely bonkers to be jumping on this wonderful and wild journey. I have always been a massive Eurovision fan, and I love the magical joy it brings to millions of people every year, so getting to join that legacy and fly the flag for the UK is an absolute honour that I am taking very seriously.
“ I’ve been working a long-time creating, writing, and producing my own visions from scratch, and documenting my process. I will be bringing every ounce of my creativity to my performances, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear and see what we’ve created. I hope Eurovision is ready to get synthesized!”
The man behind LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is Sam Battle and according to the biography on his website, “I've been a musician all my life, in various bands, ZIBRA, being the most recent one.
“Now I mainly build musical machines and make music with them! I tour quite a lot, check my homepage for tour dates, I take my synths along for the ride.
“I have no training in electronics, and about a year and a half of music at uni, so i wouldn’t trust anything i say because i don’t really know anything in an academic sort of sense, think of me more as a backyard engineer. #REFLECTIONINACTION.”
Rylan Clark said of Eurovision that “It’s the 70th Eurovision Song Contest and the biggest show on the planet. Being part of anything this big is something younger me could never have imagined."
Angela Scanlon will be providing commentary for the Eurovision 2026 Semi-Finals alongside Rylan Clark and she said: : "It feels like joining the greatest party on earth – equal parts thrilling and terrifying! I grew up watching the Eurovision Song Contest with my three sisters, making very serious (and wildly biased) scorecards from the couch, so to now be part of it – especially in its 70th year – is genuinely surreal.
"It’s one of those shows that’s always been there, evolving but never losing its magic or madness. I’ve been lucky enough to dip my toe into the Eurovision world before, so it feels great to be doing it again, just with higher heels and a few more sequins!"
When do the Eurovision 2026 Semi-Finals take place?
The Eurovision 2026 Semi-Finals are taking place on Tuesday May 12 and Thursday May 14. The Semi-Finals take place at 8pm BST. The countries who will be competing in the first Semi-Final is as follows:
- Moldova: Satoshi - Viva, Moldova!
- Sweden: FELICIA - My System
- Croatia: LELEK - Andromeda
- Greece: Akylas - Ferto
- Portugal: Bandidos do Cante - Rosa
- Georgia: Bzikebi - On Replay
- Italy: Sal Da Vinci - Per Sempre Sì (Big Four - Qualifies for Grand Final)
- Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen - Liekinheitin
- Montenegro: Tamara Živković - Nova Zora
- Estonia: Vanilla Ninja - Too Epic To Be True
- Israel: Noam Bettan - Michelle
- Germany: Sarah Engels - Fire - (Big Four - Qualifies for Grand Final)
- Belgium: ESSYLA - Dancing on the Ice
- Lithuania: Lion Ceccah - Sólo Quiero Más
- San Marino: SENHIT - Superstar
- Poland: ALICJA - Pray
- Serbia: LAVINA - Kraj Mene
The countries taking part in the second Eurovision Semi-Final are as follows:
- Bulgaria: DARA - Bangaranga
- Azerbaijan: JIVA - Just Go
- Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu - Choke Me
- Luxembourg: Eva Marija - Mother Nature
- Czechia: Daniel Zizka - CROSSROADS
- France: Monroe - Regarde ! (Big Four - Qualifies for Grand Final)
- Armenia: SIMÓN - Paloma Rumba
- Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro - Alice
- Cyprus: Antigoni - JALLA
- Austria: COSMÓ - Tanzschein (Host Country - Qualifies for Grand Final)
- Latvia: Atvara - Ēnā
- Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund - Før Vi Går Hjem
- Australia: Delta Goodrem - Eclipse
- Ukraine: LELÉKA - Ridnym
- United Kingdom: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei - (Big Four - Qualifies for Grand Final)
- Albania: Alis - Nân
- Malta: AIDAN - Bella
- Norway: JONAS LOVV - YA YA YA
When is the Eurovision Grand Final?
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Vienna, Austria on Saturday May 16 and will be hosted by Austrian stars, Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski. The commentator for the final is Graham Norton. The Grand Final airs on BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds from 8pm on Saturday May 16.