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It’s never been easier to watch Eurovision, the larger-than-life international song competition that has spurred a thousand memes.
The competition is set for May 12-16 this year, so we’ve broken down everything you need to know about the contest right here.
Here’s where to watch Eurovision 2026
You can watch it all on Peacock, which is the exclusive streaming home of Eurovision in the U.S. You can also watch it on Eurovision’s YouTube channel, which will have livestreams and on-demand access to shows.
Here’s when to watch Eurovision 2026
First Semi-Final: Tuesday, May 12 at 3pm EST
Second Semi-Final: Thursday, May 14 at 3pm EST
Grand Final: Saturday, May 16 at 3pm EST
What countries are competing this year?
This year, 35 countries are participating, including Israel, which has been a controversial decision spurring countries like Spain (one of the “Big Five”) to pull out of the competition.
Here is a list of all the participating countries and their songs as of right now:
- Albania: "Nân" by Alis
- Armenia: "Paloma Rumba" by Simón
- Australia: "Eclipse" by Delta Goodrem
- Austria: "Tanzschein" by Cosmó
- Azerbaijan: "Just Go" by Jiva
- Belgium: "Dancing on the Ice" by Essyla
- Bulgaria: "Bangaranga" by Dara
- Croatia: "Andromeda" by Lelek
- Cyprus: "Jalla" by Antigoni
- Czechia: "Crossroads" by Daniel Zizka
- Denmark: "Før Vi Går Hjem" by Søren Torpegaard Lund
- Estonia: "Too Epic to Be True" by Vanilla Ninja
- Finland: "Liekinheitin" by Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen
- France (Big Five): "Regarde !" by Monroe
- Georgia: "On Replay" by Bzikebi
- Germany (Big Five): "Fire" by Sarah Engels
- Greece: "Ferto" by Akylas
- Israel: "Michelle" by Noam Bettan
- Italy (Big Five): "Per Sempre Sì" by Sal Da Vinci
- Latvia: "Ēnā" by Atvara
- Lithuania: "Sólo Quiero Más" by Lion Ceccah
- Luxembourg: "Mother Nature" by Eva Marija
- Malta: "Bella" by Aidan
- Moldova: "Viva, Moldova!" by Satoshi
- Montenegro: "Nova Zora" by Tamara Živković
- Norway: "Ya Ya Ya" by Jonas Lovv
- Poland: "Pray" by Alicja
- Portugal: "Rosa" by Bandidos do Cante
- Romania: "Choke Me" by Alexandra Căpitănescu
- San Marino: "Superstar" by Senhit
- Serbia: "Kraj Mene" by Lavina
- Sweden: "My System" by Felicia
- Switzerland: "Alice" by Veronica Fusaro
- Ukraine: "Ridnym" by Leléka
- United Kingdom: "Eins, Zwei, Drei" by Look Mum No Computer
Where can I hear the songs in the running for Eurovision 2026?
You can watch all 35 music videos right here.
May the best song win!