By December 8, 33 countries have confirmed their participation in the "Eurovision 2026" international song contest: Albania, Germany, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Israel, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece.
According to the latest information, Poland may also decide not to participate. There is no news from Armenia and Iceland, whose participation is expected.
On December 4, after Israel's participation in "Eurovision 2026" was confirmed, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia boycotted the contest. These countries demanded that Israel not be allowed to participate in "Eurovision 2026".
From the autumn of 2023, Israel has conducted bloody military operations in the Gaza area of Palestine. Part of the world community claims that Palestinians have been subjected to genocide.
Medianews.az reports that the first semifinal of the contest, hosted by Vienna, Austria, will be held on May 12, the second semifinal on the 14th, and the final on the 16th.
The "Eurovision" contest, held since 1956, is a project of the European Broadcasting Union, which brings together public broadcasters. In the competition held 69 times, Ireland and Sweden have won 7 times, the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom 5 times, Israel 4 times, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Norway, and Ukraine 3 times, Spain and Germany 2 times, Monaco, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Latvia, Turkey, Greece, Finland, Serbia, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Portugal 1 time each.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az