![La chanteuse française Monroe durant les répétitions avant le concours de l'Eurovision 2026. [Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/135017933/d7955fdc029d4a292bee807835ea5f0fa278f326f06e051b18c15afa619021f2)
Overview
- Europe’s 70th Eurovision final unfolds Saturday in Vienna, with France’s 17-year-old Monroe set to perform 15th around 22:15 as an automatic finalist through France’s Big Four funding status.
- Following Thursday’s second semi-final, ten acts advanced — Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Australia, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark and the Czech Republic — to complete a 25-song lineup.
- Monroe’s first live TV performance of Regarde! on Thursday drew strong applause, featuring a white costume, five dancers, and a steadycam-forward pop‑opera staging built for TV.
- Organisers updated the code of conduct in November to stop third‑party vote campaigns, and national juries cast votes during Friday’s rehearsal, which locks half the points before tonight’s public televote; Israel’s broadcaster Kan received a formal warning and removed promotional videos.
- A broad boycott over Israel’s participation led Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands to sit out or not broadcast, and on-the-ground reports describe quieter city festivities than past anniversary editions.