Eurovision 2026 Second Semifinal: Where to Watch the Broadcast
The second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place in Vienna on May 14. Fifteen countries will compete for a spot in the final, including Ukraine, represented by singer Leleka with the song “Ridnym.”
A pre-show will begin before the broadcast of the second semifinal. You can tune in on the “Suspilne Kultura” TV channel at 9:30 p.m., as well as:
on the “Suspilne Kultura” and “Suspilne Eurovision” websites.
on the “Suspilne Kultura” TV channel.
The second semifinal will be broadcast live. The second part of the contest will begin at 10:00 PM Kyiv time. Timur Miroshnychenko will host the broadcast in Ukrainian. In the final and the second semifinal, he will be joined by singers Svitlana Tarabarova and Alyona Alyona.
All performances will be available to watch and listen to on various platforms in Ukrainian and English:
on the “Eurovision Ukraine” YouTube channel;
on the “Suspilne Culture” TV channel;
on the “Suspilne Eurovision” website;
on the air on “Radio Promin”;
in English on the “Eurovision” YouTube channel.
By the way, 15 participating countries will take part in the second semifinal, competing for a spot in the final. Ukraine will perform in this semifinal; singer Leleka will represent our country with the song “Ridnym” and will take the stage as number 12.
Also performing on stage will be the “Big Five” countries: France and the United Kingdom, as well as Austria, which is hosting Eurovision this year. They will perform their songs and automatically advance to the grand final.
Also important:
The organizers of Eurovision 2026 have explained the voting rules for the contest.
Eurovision organizers issued a warning to Israel for violating the voting rules.
Moldovan artist Satoshi will be the first to take the stage in today’s Eurovision semifinal. In just a few years, he has gone from a young man from a small town to one of Moldova’s most prominent young musicians, and his name has been the subject of heated discussions on more than one occasion.
