The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, will be conducting the allocation draw, for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Join us live from 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET, as we cover the draw. The livestream can be found below. The draw is for the final running orders – these will be revealed closer to the Contest. A reminder of the allocation pots can be seen below:

• Pot 1 – Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia & Switzerland
• Pot 2 – Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway & Sweden
• Pot 3 – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Israel, Poland & Ukraine
• Pot 4 – Belgium, Czechia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Portugal & Romania
• Pot 5 – Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta & San Marino

Refresh here from 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET

Good evening everyone! We start with the Host city reveal video – introducing us to Vienna.

After the hosts thank Basel, they highlight it’ll be Vienna’s third time of hosting, as well as the 70th anniversary year.

Let’s start the draws. As countries are picked, they will be placed in the relevant list below.

Semi Final One – Tuesday 12th May

• First Half – Georgia, Portugal, Croatia, Sweden, Finland, Moldova & Greece
• Second Half – Montenegro, Estonia, San Marino, Poland, Belgium, Lithuania, Serbia & Israel
• Big 4/Host – Germany & Italy

Semi Final Two – Thursday 14th May

• First Half – Armenia, Romania, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Bulgaria & Czechia
• Second Half – Albania, Denmark, Cyprus, Norway, Malta, Australia, Ukraine & Latvia
• Big 4/Host – France, the United Kingdom & Austria

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Author: Richard Taylor

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