Following an exciting First Semi-Final at the Wiener Stadthalle, the 10 artists who qualified for Saturday night’s Grand Final discovered not only that they had secured a place in the competition’s biggest show, but also which half of the running order they will perform in.

Backstage at the arena, each qualifier took part in the traditional draw to determine whether they would perform in the First Half, the Second Half, or receive Producer’s Choice — meaning producers will later decide their exact placement in the running order to help shape the flow of the show.

As part of the process, Italy and Germany, who also performed during the First Semi-Final as automatic finalists, selected their Grand Final halves as well.

The draw results were as follows:

First Half

  • Greece
  • Belgium
  • Serbia

Second Half

  • Sweden
  • Lithuania
  • Poland

Producer’s Choice

  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Israel
  • Finland
  • Moldova
  • Croatia

The full Grand Final running order will be announced by producers following the conclusion of the Second Semi-Final, with the aim of creating a balanced and entertaining show for viewers across Europe and beyond.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.