Live from Vienna: Second Rehearsals Commence for Eurovision 2026 Semi-Final Two

Second rehearsals will take place today in Vienna for the first ten countries competing in Semi-Final Two of Eurovision 2026.

Second rehearsals continue in the Austrian capital today, with ten of the fifteen countries competing in Semi-Final Two taking to the stage. Second rehearsals see each country given a 25-minute slot on stage to rehearse their entry, allowing for multiple runs through of their performance. This is their last long rehearsal before the dress rehearsals take place on Wednesday.

30-second snippets of the performances from the countries taking part in second rehearsals will be released. The ten countries returning to the stage today between 10:30 CET and 17:10 CET are:

  • 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: DARA – “Bangaranga”
  • 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Jiva – “Just Go”
  • 🇷🇴 Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
  • 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Eva Marija – “Mother Nature”
  • 🇨🇿 Czechia: Daniel Zizka – “Crossroads”
  • 🇦🇲 Armenia: Simón – “Paloma rumba”
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro – “Alice”
  • 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Antigoni – “Jalla”
  • 🇱🇻 Latvia: Atvara – “Ēnā”
  • 🇩🇰 Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem”

We will also see the first images from the first rehearsals for the automatic qualifiers:

  • 🇮🇹 Italy – Sal Da Vinci – “Per sempre si”
  • 🇩🇪 Germany – Sarah Engels – “Fire”
  • 🇫🇷 France – Monroe – “Regarde !”
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
  • 🇦🇹 Austria – Cosmó – “Tanzschien”

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