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Quieter mood in Vienna as Eurovision final nears

RTÉ's Arts and Media Correspondent Evelyn O'Rourke is in Vienna as the countdown continues to Saturday night's Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.

Eurovision Song Contest • 15 May

Delta Goodrem performing Eclipse for Australia during the SecondRehearsal at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna

Ukraine, Australia and Malta qualify for Eurovision final

Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Australia, and Romania are among the ten countries to have qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final this Saturday night following the second semi-final in Vienna.

Eurovision Song Contest • 14 May

DARA performing Bangaranga for Bulgaria during the Second Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna

Eurovision second semi-final under way in Vienna

The second Eurovision Song Contest semi-final is under way in Vienna, with 15 countries competing for the final ten places in Saturday's Grand Final.

Eurovision Song Contest • 14 May

Israel, Finland and Sweden qualify for Eurovision final

Israel, Finland and Sweden are among the ten countries to have qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.

Music • 14 May

The stage for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna

Eurovision under way in Vienna amid security and protests

The Eurovision Song Contest is under way in Vienna, with the first semi-final taking place amid heightened security and continuing controversy over Israel's participation.

Eurovision Song Contest • 12 May

Noam Bettan performing Michelle for Israel during the First Rehearsal at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna 2026

Eurovision issues formal warning to Israeli broadcaster

Eurovision organisers have issued a formal warning to Israeli broadcaster KAN after promotional videos encouraged viewers to "vote 10 times" for Israel's entry.

Eurovision Song Contest • 09 May

Vienna chosen to host 70th Eurovision Song Contest

Vienna has been confirmed as the host city for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in May 2026.

Eurovsion Song Contest • 20 Aug 25

Chris Martin sings Taylor Swift song in Vienna

Coldplay's Chris Martin performed Taylor Swift's Love Story during the band's show in Vienna.

Music • 22 Aug 24

Swift on stage at Wembley Stiadum in London earlier this week

Taylor Swift filled with 'fear' over Vienna terror plot

Taylor Swift has said an alleged terror plot which led to the cancellation of three Eras Tour shows in Vienna "filled me with a new sense of fear".

Music • 22 Aug 24

Taylor Swift fans get second chance after Vienna gigs

A Taylor Swift fan who missed seeing the star in Vienna said she has felt "every emotion possible" after she secured tickets for The Eras Tour in London thanks to the generosity of a fellow Swiftie.

Music • 14 Aug 24

Jess Spencer and her boyfriend Callum Farmer travelled to Vienna on Wednesday morning ahead of the Taylor Swift gigs

Irish Swift fan: Vienna gig axed 'for worst reason'

An Irish fan who had travelled to Vienna with her boyfriend to see Taylor Swift at the Ernst Happel Stadium has said she is "actually gutted" that the gigs have been cancelled after police arrested two suspects who were planning attacks.

Music • 09 Aug 24

Ure - "Of all the records, all the great records that were out during the Eighties, for that to come top of the heap is just wonderful news"

Ultravox's Vienna tops 80s hitlist

Ultravox's 1981 hit Vienna has topped a new poll of the best songs from the 1980s.

Entertainment • 21 Apr 14

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