Cyprus has officially qualified for the grand final of Eurovision 2026, with Antigoni Buxton securing one of the ten qualifying spots from Thursday night’s second semi-final.
Performing “Jalla”, Antigoni delivered one of the evening’s most energetic stage performances, earning enough public support to advance to Saturday’s final.
Countries That Qualified From the Second Semi-Final
The ten countries that qualified from the second semi-final are:
- Bulgaria – Dara – “Bangaranga”
- Ukraine – Leléka – “Ridnym”
- Norway – Jonas Lovv – “Ya Ya Ya”
- Australia – Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
- Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
- Malta – Aidan – “Bella”
- Cyprus – Antigoni – “Jalla”
- Albania – Alis – “Nân”
- Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem”
- Czech Republic – Daniel Zizka – “Crossroads”
Countries Already Through From the First Semi-Final
The countries that qualified earlier from the first semi-final were:
- Greece – Akylas – “Ferto”
- Finland – Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
- Belgium – ESSYLA – “Dancing on the Ice”
- Sweden – FELICIA – “My System”
- Moldova – Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova!”
- Israel – Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
- Serbia – LAVINA – “Kraj Mene”
- Croatia – LELEK – “Andromeda”
- Lithuania – Lion Ceccah – “Sólo Quiero Más”
- Poland – ALICJA – “Pray”
Grand Final Set for Saturday
The Eurovision 2026 grand final will also include the automatic qualifiers from the “Big Five” countries and host nation Austria.
The final running order for Saturday’s show is expected to be announced by organisers following the completion of the semi-finals.
