About this episode

The episode discusses the results of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2026 and analyzes the qualifying entries.

On today’s episode, James Stephenson and Samantha Ross are joined by ESC Insight’s David Horton and Lisa-Jayne Lewis to break down the results of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2026. The team takes a look through all 10 of the qualifying entries, analyses why gold is the magic colour for Australia, analyses the innovative stagings of the returning countries Romania and Bulgaria, and asks which of these songs could have chances to succeed in the Grand Final on Saturday. Join James, Sam and the ESC Insight team in Vienna as we bring you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest.

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