Eurovision 2026/Romania's Capitanescu qualifies for the final on Saturday
Ten countries, including Romania, qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest final following Thursday's semifinal, while five others were eliminated after votes from the public and national juries, international news agencies report.
The 10 contestants who qualified after Thursday's semi-final:
Bulgaria: Dara, 'Bangaranga'
Ukraine: Leleka, 'Ridnym'
Norway: Jonas Lov, 'Ya Ya Ya'
Australia: Delta Goodrem, 'Eclipse'
Romania: Alexandra Capitanescu, 'Choke Me'
Malta: Aidan, 'Bella'
Cyprus: Antigoni, 'Jalla'
Albania: Alis, 'Nan'
Denmark: Soren Torpegaard Lund, 'For Vi Gar Hjem'
Czech Republic: Daniel Zizka, 'Crossroads'.
The following did not qualify:
Azerbaijan: Jiva, 'Just Go'
Luxembourg: Eva Marija, 'Mother Nature'
Armenia: Simon, 'Paloma Rumba'
Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro, 'Alice'
Latvia: Atvara, 'Ena'.
Following Tuesday's semifinal, 10 countries had already qualified for Saturday's final at the Wiener Stadthalle in Austria:
Greece: Akylas, 'Ferto'
Finland: Linda Lampenius and 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, 'Solo quiero mas'
Poland: Alicja, 'Pray'.
The following did not qualify on Tuesday:
Estonia: Vanilla Ninja, 'Too Epic to Be True'
Georgia: Bzikebi, 'On Replay'
Montenegro: Tamara Zivkovic, 'Nova zora'
Portugal: Bandidos do Cante, 'Rosa'
San Marino: Senhit, 'Superstar'.
The main financial contributors to the Eurovision Song Contest - the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy - have automatically secured places in the final, alongside host nation Austria. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Alic Mirza; EN - writing by: Cristina Zaharia)
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