Welcome to the Second Semifinal of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest? Have we all recovered from Semi One yet? Has your pulse returned to normal following the agony and the ecstasy of finding out who our first ten qualifiers were? Are we ready to cast ourselves, once more, unto the breach for Semifinal Two? 

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 continues today with Semi-Final Two in Vienna – and once again, The Model is making its prediction for how tonight will pan out. With the semi-final broadcasting live tonight, it’s time to find out which ten entries are the most likely to make Saturday’s Grand Final according to the data. […]

As Eurovision researchers gathered in Vienna, this year’s Academic Conference tackled the growing friction between the EBU’s "neutral" rulebook and the complex geopolitical realities of Israeli participation and Eurovision's desire to be continually United By Music.

After eleven years, we return to Vienna’s Stadthalle for this landmark event, celebrating 70 editions of the world’s biggest televised musical competition. Let’s take a look at what viewers can expect from today’s First Semifinal.

As we prepare to watch Semi-Final One of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, can The Model predict the outcome? James Stephenson brings you its final prediction for the first semi-final, and analyses which songs are in and which songs are out.