{"id":1393987,"date":"2026-05-16T14:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/eurovision-2026-final-where-to-watch-order-of-performances-and-how-to-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:43:33","slug":"eurovision-2026-final-where-to-watch-order-of-performances-and-how-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/eurovision-2026-final-where-to-watch-order-of-performances-and-how-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision 2026 final: where to watch, order of performances and how to vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today, May 16, the grand final of the 70th anniversary international song contest &#8220;Eurovision&#8221; will take place in Vienna. The representative of Ukraine Lel\u00e9ka will perform in the first half of the show at number 7 with the song Ridnym.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/culture\/1311567-de-i-koli-divitisa-final-evrobacenna-2026-koli-vistupit-leleka-i-ak-golosuvati\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Social&#8221;<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> The show starts at 22:00 Kyiv time. Before the final, a pre-show will start at 21:00. The host of the pre-show and broadcast will be Timur Miroshnychenko, and his co-commentator will be Alyona Alyona. You can follow their commentary on the Eurovision Ukraine YouTube channel, but there will be no broadcast of the participants&#8217; performances on this channel.<\/p>\n<p> The finale can be watched and listened to on the following platforms:<\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/culture\/schedule\/tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Public Culture&#8221;<\/a> TV channel;<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> &#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/culture\/1311567-de-i-koli-divitisa-final-evrobacenna-2026-koli-vistupit-leleka-i-ak-golosuvati\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Public Culture<\/a> &#8221; and &#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovision.ua\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Public Eurovision<\/a> &#8221; websites;<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> YouTube broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZK78yzmDHrw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Eurovision Ukraine&#8221;<\/a> ;<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/radioua.net\/ur-2-promin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Promin<\/a> (audio version). <\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZK78yzmDHrw?si=_m1uQHs8veX4sRaq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> The right to represent Ukraine this year was given to LEL\u00c9KA with the song Ridnym. The composition combines a modern sound with ethnic motifs and tells about inner strength, hope and connection with the native home. After winning the national selection, the singer somewhat updated the production for the international stage and has already had the first rehearsal. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oSUIylL64XU?si=ZwAvbxtbcHw1f-qG\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> 25 participants will perform in the final in the following order:<\/p>\n<ol><\/p>\n<li> Denmark: S\u00f8ren Torpegaard Lund \u2014 F\u00f8r vi g\u00e5r hjem<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Germany: Sarah Engels \u2014 Fire<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Israel: Noam Bettan \u2014 Michelle<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Belgium: Essyla \u2014 Dancing on the Ice<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Albania: Alis \u2014 N\u00e2n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Greece: Akylas \u2014 Ferto<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Ukraine: Lel\u00e9ka \u2014 Ridnym<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Australia: Delta Goodrem \u2014 Eclipse<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Serbia: Lavina \u2014 Kraj Mene<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Malta: Aidan \u2014 Bella<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Czech Republic: Daniel \u017di\u017eka \u2014 Crossroads<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Bulgaria: Dara \u2014 Bangaranga<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Croatia: Lelek \u2014 Andromeda<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer \u2014 Eins, Zwei, Drei<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> France: Monroe \u2014 Regarde!<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Moldova: Satoshi \u2014 Viva, Moldova!<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen \u2014 Liekinheitin<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Poland: Alicja \u2014 Pray<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Lithuania: Lion Ceccah \u2014 S\u00f3lo Quiero M\u00e1s<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Sweden: Felicia \u2014 My System<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Cyprus: Antigoni \u2014 Jalla<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Italy: Sal Da Vinci &#8211; Per Semper S\u00ec<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Norway: Jonas Lovv \u2014 Ya ya ya<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Romania: Alexandra C\u0103pit\u0103nescu \u2014 Choke Me<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Austria: Cosm\u00f3 \u2014 Tanzschein<\/li>\n<p><\/ol>\n<p> <strong>Voting<\/strong> for participating countries will begin before the first song, continue throughout all performances and for approximately 40 minutes after the last one. Each viewer can vote up to 10 times, but you cannot vote for your own country. In addition to the audience, a professional jury will also evaluate the performances.<\/p>\n<p> For the Rest of the World category, voting will begin at approximately midnight before the start of the final, close before the live broadcast, then reopen before the first song and remain active throughout the show and for 40 minutes after it ends.<\/p>\n<p> Sign language interpretation will be available on television and digitally. A separate broadcast with sign language interpretation will also appear on the official website of the &#8220;Public Eurovision&#8221;. The songs will be performed in sign language by Anfisa Khudashova, Lada Sokolyuk and Oleksandr Rudyk, and the dialogues will be translated by Tetyana Zhurkova.<\/p>\n<p> As you know, today, May 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/yevrobachennia-2026-iak-zminylys-stavky-bukmekeriv-i-na-iakomu-mistsi-ukraina\/\">the final of the Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> will take place. Bookmakers have updated the odds. Thus, the representative of Ukraine Lel\u00e9ka with the song Ridnym is in 13th place and has an 82% chance of getting into the top 15 finalists, but only a 1% chance of winning.<\/p>\n<p> Recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ukraina-vyyshla-u-final-yevrobachennia-2026-rezultaty-druhoho-pivfinalu\/\">Ukraine has reached the final of Eurovision 2026.<\/a> On the night of May 15, the results of the second semi-final of the competition were announced in Vienna, according to the results of which the representative of Ukraine, Lel\u00e9ka, won a place in the grand final.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, May 16, the grand final of the 70th anniversary international song contest &#8220;Eurovision&#8221; will take place in Vienna. The representative of Ukraine Lel\u00e9ka will perform in the first half of the show at number 7 with the song Ridnym. This is reported by &#8220;Social&#8221; . The show starts at 22:00 Kyiv time. 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