Overview
- Thursday's second semifinal in Vienna sent Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Australia, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark and the Czech Republic to Saturday's Grand Final.
- Those qualifiers join Tuesday's ten — Greece, Finland, Belgium, Sweden, Moldova, Israel, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania and Poland — plus the automatic finalists to complete a 25‑act field.
- Israel's Noam Bettan advanced from the first heat as protests took place inside and outside the arena, including a pro‑Palestine demonstrator stopped by security after his performance.
- The European Broadcasting Union asked for Israel's online vote‑solicitation spots to be taken down, saying the paid promotions broke contest rules.
- Five countries — Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Iceland — withdrew this year in protest over Israel's participation, reshaping the week with demonstrations in Vienna.