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Announced today that Vienna will be a city in which it will take place Eurovision song competition 2026, the largest living television musical event in the world.
This will be the third time when Vienna will take part in the competition after 1967 and 2015.
The Austrian broadcasting of the Austrian ORF announced the news, and the final was scheduled for May 16 on Wiener Stadthahalle – the largest in Austria.
“After a thorough study and on the basis of a unanimous assessment of the jury, Orf came to the conclusion that the nomination of veins is the most attractive not only from the point of view of infrastructure and logistics, but also economically,” said Orf Roland Weimann.
“As the mayor of Vienna, of course, I am glad that Vienna prevailed and will again represent Austria next year. I am convinced that we will have a wonderful May together, ”wrote mayor Michael Ludwig in X. He previously stated that“ he calls his house.
The last Eurovision song contest took place in Basel in this sport and watched 166 million spectators in 37 countries. To him won the Austrian singer JJ With the song “Tested Love” – opera and technological, which was a banner, which was One of our loved ones won the competitionField
JJ, whose real name – Johannes Pitch, became the third winner of Eurovision in Austria after Conchita Wurst in 2014 and Udo Jürgens in 1966. See our interview with jjField
Eurovision was struck by a dispute this year, and philosophical activists complained about Eurovision decision to allow Israel – who took second place this year – to participate in the competition, despite the war in Gaza.
After his victory jj They asked to exclude Israel from the next year competitionThis field caused a strong reaction to Austria, when a distant frequent batch (FPOE) described Eurovision as “a strange, on the left, a sight woke up.” FPOE also criticized Vienna for high costs in terms of Eurovision.
The Eurovision final will be held on May 16 after the semifinals on May 12 and 14, 2026.