The results of the Eurovision Audience Poll for the first Semi Final at Vienna 2026 are in. Moldova take first place with 28 percent, Finland second with 16 percent, and Greece third with 12 percent.
Our Eurovision Song Contest is the home for a wealth of trivia and facts, and every year we gather more. Our resident Jeopardy! champion Samantha Ross returns to take a look at the numbers behind Vienna 2026 for ESC Insight.
As we prepare for the fourth edition of the Eurovision Audience Poll in Vienna, we investigate three years of data to see how well the arena crowd predicts the final scoreboard. Discover why the poll favors high-tempo anthems and Western entries, and why you should take the results with exactly two pinches of salt.
James Stephenson and Samantha Ross kick off our daily podcasts from Vienna. They discuss the thirty-five broadcasters who have entered, pick out some favourites from Semi Final, and speak to the performers about anything except the Song Contest.
We’re just hours away from the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest – so what does The Model say would happen if it was held today? James Stephenson analyses the final projection before the Contest really begins, and what could lie in store for us in Vienna.
James Stephenson sits down with Søren Torpegaard Lund, Denmark’s Eurovision 2026 entry, to talk about the ideas behind his staging, using performance to create his own world, and why he’s focused on staying authentic while writing what he calls a “pop diva banger”.
