Delta GoodremThe Eurovision Song Contest returns for its 70th edition this year, with the annual talent competition taking place in Vienna, Austria, this week.
Eurovision is hosted in Vienna for a third time, following Austrian performer JJ’s win with the song Wasted Love at the 2025 contest. The competition was previously held in Austria in 1967 and 2015. This year, it’s held at the 16,152-seat Wiener Stadthalle, which was used during the 2015 contest.
Broadcasters from thirty-five countries, including Australia, are participating in this year’s contest. And with multi-Gold and Platinum-selling singer, songwriter and pianist Delta Goodrem representing Australia at this year’s competition, it’s looking like we have a real chance at making it high up in the finals.
Read on to find out when Eurovision is taking place, how to watch from Australia, and more.
DAYS AND TIMES
The Eurovision Song Contest comprises two Semi-Finals and the Grand Final. They air live from 5:00 am AEST and at prime time, commencing at 7:30 pm AEST. Here are the days and times you need to know:
LIVE early morning broadcast
Semi-Final 1 – Wednesday 13 May at 5:00 am AEST
Semi-Final 2 – Friday 15 May at 5:00 am AEST *FEATURES DELTA
Grand Final – Sunday 17 May at 5:00 am AEST
Prime time ‘Access All Areas’ event coverage
Semi-Final 1 – Friday 15 May at 7:30 pm AEST
Semi-Final 2 – Saturday 16 May at 7:30 pm AEST *FEATURES DELTA
Grand Final – Sunday 17 May at 7:30 pm AEST
HOW TO WATCH
SBS and SBS On Demand will broadcast the 70th Eurovision Song Contest from Vienna, Austria, this May. Tune in from live television or the SBS On Demand app.
HOW TO VOTE
When Eurovision returns to our screens, Aussies can vote for any country except Australia.
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To submit your vote, tune in to the live broadcast of Semi-Final 2 on Friday, 15 May, at 5 am AEST and the Grand Final on Sunday, 17 May, at 5 pm AEST and follow the voting prompts that appear on screen.
You can find out more about voting here.
DELTA
Delta Goodrem is performing a new song, Eclipse, on the Eurovision stage. The track blends her signature vocals, cinematic pop sound, and sublime live presence—a combination that will surely win over the Eurovision audience.
Goodrem said of representing Australia at this year’s contest, “I’m so honoured to represent Australia on one of the biggest and most iconic music stages in the world at Eurovision!”
She continued, “As a singer-songwriter, music has been my lifelong passion. I’ve always loved the creativity, individuality, and joy Eurovision brings, connecting and uniting people across the globe through music, the universal language. I can’t wait to arrive in Vienna and make Australia proud.”
Check out Eclipse below.
HOSTS
Multi-hyphenate entertainer and global icon Courtney Act will present the exclusive commentary of the Eurovision Song Contest on SBS alongside former Australian representative for Eurovision, Voyager vocalist Danny Estrin.
After a successful inaugural year co-hosting SBS’ coverage of Eurovision alongside Tony Armstrong in 2025, Courtney Act returns this year.
“Eurovision never fails to give me butterflies,” Act said. “The 70th anniversary in Vienna, the city where Australia’s story in this contest began, feels like the most spectacular place to celebrate how far we’ve all come.
“I’m gonna call it now: Delta is going to be in the final. I’m predicting the kind of fever-pitch excitement we saw when the Matildas took the World Cup by storm. If Delta does what I know she’s capable of, Sunday morning in Australia is going to be absolutely unhinged. Let’s bring home that trophy.”
Danny Estrin, the keytar-wielding frontman of Perth prog-metal band Voyager, whose band finished ninth in the 2023 competition with their anthemic number, Promise, has expressed delight at commentating alongside Act this year.
“From watching Eurovision as a child, hosting Eurovision parties at uni, attending it as a fan, to being a performer with Voyager in 2023 was already a phenomenal journey,” Estrin said.
“To be a special guest this year with the formidably fabulous Courtney Act is an honour and a dream come true! I can’t wait to immerse myself in the Eurovisionnation once more for Vienna 2026 and lose my voice shouting for our very own amazing Delta to make us proud!”
WHO ELSE IS COMPETING
Along with Delta Goodrem, Eurovision fans can watch performances by artists from across the globe. For Semi-Final 1, countries, performers and songs include:
01. Moldova: Satoshi – Viva, Moldova!
02. Sweden: FELICIA – My System
03. Croatia: LELEK – Andromeda
04. Greece: Akylas – Ferto
05. Portugal: Bandidos do Cante – Rosa
06. Georgia: Bzikebi – On Replay
***Italy: Sal Da Vinci – Per Sempre Sì
07. Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – Liekinheitin
08. Montenegro: Tamara Živković – Nova Zora
09. Estonia: Vanilla Ninja – Too Epic To Be True
10. Israel: Noam Bettan – Michelle
***Germany: Sarah Engels – Fire
11. Belgium: ESSYLA – Dancing on the Ice
12. Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – Sólo Quiero Más
13. San Marino: SENHIT – Superstar (feat Boy George)
14. Poland: ALICJA – Pray
15. Serbia: LAVINA – Kraj Mene
Semi Final 2 countries, performers and songs are:
01. Bulgaria: DARA – Bangaranga
02. Azerbaijan: JIVA – Just Go
03. Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – Choke Me
04. Luxembourg: Eva Marija – Mother Nature
05. Czechia: Daniel Zizka – CROSSROADS
***France: Monroe – Regarde !
06. Armenia: SIMÓN – Paloma Rumba
07. Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro – Alice
08. Cyprus: Antigoni – JALLA
***🇦🇹 Austria: COSMÓ – Tanzschein
09. Latvia: Atvara – Ēnā
10. Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – Før Vi Går Hjem
11. Australia: Delta Goodrem – Eclipse
12. Ukraine: LELÉKA – Ridnym
***United Kingdom: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER – Eins, Zwei, Drei
13. Albania: Alis – Nân
14. Malta: AIDAN – Bella
15. Norway: JONAS LOVV – YA YA YA
Some countries automatically qualify for the Grand Final, including Italy, Germany, France, Austria, and the United Kingdom. More will follow after the two rounds of the semi-finals.
Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have opted out of this year’s Song Contest in protest at Israel’s inclusion in the competition, citing the country’s actions in the ongoing Gaza war for their boycott of the annual event.
It marks the largest number of countries boycotting Eurovision since 1970. In Spain’s case, it’s the country’s first time away from the contest since 1961.
In December, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) remarked that changes to the rules were “designed to reinforce trust, transparency and the neutrality of the event.”
It went on to say that: “Ahead of the vote, there was a wide-ranging discussion where Members expressed a variety of views on participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Many Members also took the opportunity to stress the importance of protecting the independence of public service media and the freedom of the press to report, not least in conflict zones such as Gaza.”
The long-running song contest has long held a position of political neutrality, but has had a history of having to take positions around conflicts, including the suspension of Russia in 2022 over its invasion of Ukraine.
