Eurovision 2026: Semi-final 2 split results, Bulgaria dominates

The European Broadcasting Union has released the full split results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, revealing how the juries and the public voted separately during Thursday night’s show in Vienna.

Bulgaria emerged as the clear winner of the second semi-final, with DARA and Bangaranga scoring a total of 278 points. The Bulgarian entry was also the strongest act with the public, receiving a massive 184 televote points.

Romania finished second overall with 234 points, while Australia completed the top three with 222 points, powered by the highest jury score of the semi-final.

Bulgaria wins the semi-final

Bulgaria delivered one of the strongest semi-final performances of the year, winning the show from the opening position. DARA received 184 points from the public and 94 points from the juries, creating a comfortable lead over the rest of the field.

Romania also proved to be a major public favourite, receiving 147 televote points and finishing second overall. Australia, meanwhile, dominated the juries with 137 jury points, the highest jury score of the night.

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The split results show several major differences between the jury and public vote. Australia topped the jury vote but finished only fifth with the public, while Romania and Bulgaria were significantly stronger with televoters.

Albania also enjoyed strong public support, receiving 113 televote points, while Czechia qualified mainly thanks to its strong jury score of 108 points.

At the bottom of the scoreboard, Azerbaijan finished last with only 2 points, receiving 0 points from the public and just 2 points from the juries.

Eurovision 2026 Semi-final 2 split results

Place	Country	Artist	Song	Total	Televote	Jury
1	Bulgaria	DARA	Bangaranga	278	184	94
2	Romania	Alexandra Căpitănescu	Choke me	234	147	87
3	Australia	Delta Goodrem	Eclipse	222	85	137
4	Norway	JONAS LOVV	YA YA YA	206	97	109
5	Denmark	Søren Torpegaard Lund	Før vi går hjem	199	75	124
6	Ukraine	LELÉKA	Ridnym	174	99	75
7	Albania	Alis	Nân	158	113	45
8	Malta	AIDAN	Bella	143	59	84
9	Czechia	Daniel Zizka	Crossroads	142	34	108
10	Cyprus	Antigoni	Jalla	122	75	47
11	Switzerland	Veronica Fusaro	Alice	108	60	48
12	Luxembourg	Eva Marija	Mother nature	60	34	26
13	Latvia	Atvara	Ēnā	49	21	28
14	Armenia	SIMÓN	Paloma Rumba	49	19	30
15	Azerbaijan	JIVA	Just go	2	0	2

The second semi-final results show how differently juries and viewers approached the show. Bulgaria was the clear public favourite, Australia was the clear jury favourite, while Czechia’s qualification came mainly through professional jury support.

With these results, the full line-up for the Grand Final was completed, setting the stage for one of the most unpredictable Eurovision finals in recent memory.