Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, this is Vienna Calling. The Eurovision 2026 rehearsals will be kicking off today in Vienna with the first set of countries from the First Semi-final taking the stage for the very first time.
The first artist individual rehearsals are set to kick off today in Vienna. The first and second artist rehearsals of the 35 countries competing at ESC 2026 will be held behind closed doors without the presence of the media.
The first set of countries from the First Semi-final are expected to rehearse today with Moldova being the first country to grace the Wiener Stadthalle stage.
Countries rehearsing today:
- Moldova
- Sweden
- Croatia
- Greece
- Portugal
- Georgia
- Finland
An ‘I’ve Arrived’ video from each competing country will be shared by Eurovision’s Instagram and TiktTok official accounts whilst photographs from today’s rehearsal will be shared tomorrow by the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Eurovision Song Contest is scheuduled to be held at the Wiener Stadthalle on 12, 14 and 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.
