Semi-Final Two of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 reached an audience of over 1 million viewers, as 15 countries competed for 10 places in Saturday’s final.
1.078 million viewers watched the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Greece, with an audience share of 26.3%. During the course of the evening, 2.2 million people watched ERT’s coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Akylas will represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. He competed in Semi-Final One with “Ferto” and has qualified for the Grand Final where he will perform sixth.
Source: ERT
Greece debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, when they were represented by Marinella and the song “Krasi, thalassa kai t’agori mou”, which finished in 11th place with 7 points. Three years later, Greece earned their first top 5 finish with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert, and Bessy, who finished in 5th place with “Mathima solfege”. In 2001, Greece achieved their first top 3 placing with Antique and the song “I Would Die For You”. The song became a European hit and charted across the continent. In 2005, Helena Paparizou returned to the Eurovision stage as a solo artist and brought Greece their first, and to date only, victory. Her song “My Number One” won with 230 points, beating runners-up Malta by 38 points.
