The audience at the venue named the favorite of the first semifinal of Eurovision 2026
Moldova's representative, Satoshi, topped the audience vote rankings following the first semi-final of the Eurovision 2026 jury show in Vienna.
This is according to the results of the Eurovision Audience Poll.
According to the results of a survey among the audience at the Wiener Stadthalle, the Moldovan performer received 778 votes, or 28.2% of the total number of respondents.
Representatives from Finland and Greece also made it into the top three.
The poll was conducted by fan media among arena visitors after the jury show concluded.
The organizers of Eurovision 2026 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 the Eurovision semifinals today. In just a few years, he has gone from a boy 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.
