After the completion of the second individual rehearsals for the countries competing in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU-UER) has released the traditional produced preview clips of the entries competing to win the coveted glass microphone at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna.
Following the seventh and eighth days of rehearsals on the Eurovision stage, the delegations have had another opportunity to continue refining their proposals ahead of the dress rehearsals and, above all, the live shows next week, where their first objective will be to secure qualification for the Grand Final on Saturday, May 16.
Following the strategy of previous editions, the organization has shared the first television-style excerpts of the performances. After initially offering a brief preview through photographs published the day after the first individual rehearsals, the main attraction now arrives with the produced rehearsal videos. In these 30-second clips, viewers can see the first details of the staging, the camera movements around the stage, and brief glimpses of what the delegations have prepared for the live performances.
Take a look below at the video preview of the second individual rehearsals from the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026:
01. Bulgaria: DARA – «Bangaranga»
02. Azerbaijan: JIVA – «Just Go»
03. Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – «Choke Me»
04. Luxembourg: Eva Marija – «Mother Nature»
05. Czechia: Daniel Žižka – «CROSSROADS»
06. Armenia: SIMÓN – «Paloma Rumba»
07. Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro – «Alice»
08. Cyprus: Antigoni – «JALLA»
09. Latvia: Atvara – «Ēnā»
10. Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – «Før Vi Går Hjem»
11. Australia: Delta Goodrem – «Eclipse»
12. Ukraine: LELÉKA – «Ridnym»
13. Albania: Alis – «Nân»
14. Malta: AIDAN – «Bella»
15. Norway: JONAS LOVV – «YA YA YA»
How do the Eurovision 2026 rehearsals work?
Each artist competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 has two individual rehearsals, as is customary every year, during which they can perform several run-throughs of their performance.
As in 2025, the press does not have access to the individual rehearsals, which continued until May 9, when the second individual rehearsals for the countries of the so-called Big 4 (Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom) and Austria, as the host country, concluded. Although they still perform live during the semifinals, they continue rehearsing separately.
During the first individual rehearsals, each artist has 30 minutes to carry out as many takes of their performance as possible. They were able to improve and adjust aspects of the staging and camera direction following the stand-in rehearsals held the previous week. These are usually the most complex rehearsals because they represent the artists’ first contact with the stage.
Afterwards, it was time for the second individual rehearsals, where each country had 20 minutes to fine-tune any remaining details of their entry with the goal of ensuring everything is perfect before the dress rehearsals. This second phase is usually more agile and serves mainly to reinforce the performances through small adjustments. From these rehearsals, the organization released a produced preview clip on YouTube at the end of each day.
Starting on May 11, the dress rehearsals begin. Each live show includes three rehearsals. Among them, the most important is usually the second dress rehearsal, held the day before at the same broadcast time as the live shows. In these cases, the accredited press will have access.