Eurovision 2026: 35 participating countries confirmed for Vienna!

• EBU has confirmed that 35 countries will be participating at the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 in Vienna. 

  The final list of nations that will be taking part in the forthcomng Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, Austria has been released with the number 35 being the final amount of participating countries next year. 

  With five countries withdrawing from next year's edition ( Spain, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland) and with two comebacks (Bulgaria and Romania) the list was finalized with a total of 35 nations ready to compete for the next Eurovision trophy. 

  Therefore the full list of participating countries for Eurovision 2026 looks like following:

  1. Albania
  2. Armenia
  3. Australia
  4. Austria
  5. Azerbaijan
  6. Belgium
  7. Bulgaria
  8. Croatia
  9. Cyprus
  10. Czech Republic
  11. Denmark
  12. Estonia
  13. Finland
  14. France
  15. Germany
  16. Georgia
  17. Greece
  18. Israel
  19. Italy
  20. Latvia
  21. Lithuania
  22. Luxembourg
  23. Malta
  24. Moldova
  25. Montenegro
      
  26. Norway
  27. Poland
  28. Portugal
  29. Romania
  30. San Marino
  31. Serbia
  32. Sweden
  33. Switzerland
  34. Ukraine
  35. United Kingdom

  15 countres will compete in each semi-final set to take place on May 12 and 14 May while the Big 4 countries (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany) and the ESC 2025 winner and host country, Austria advancedireclty to the Grand final on 16 May 2026. 

   

  Eurovision 2026 Director Martin Green CBE stated on the list of particiating countries: 

  "As we prepare to celebrate 70 years of the Eurovision Song Contest it remains a place where voices, cultures, languages and music are woven together. Where people from many backgrounds can show that in a difficult world a better one is possible. We are thrilled to welcome back BNT (Bulgaria), TVR (Romania) and TRM (Moldova) who join 32 other public broadcasters for Vienna 2026. Their return is a vivid reminder of the enduring power of the Eurovision Song Contest, and of what it truly means to be United by Music."

   

  News source/cover image: EBU/Eurovision.tv

   

   

   

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Angelos D.
Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.