LIVE: Eurovision final, Albania fifth on stage
Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Albania 13th
8 h. ago / May 17, 2026 00:59
Bulgaria has been declared the winner of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Banagaranga” by singer Dara.
Bulgaria’s victory was unexpected. It is the first time that this country has triumphed in the European song contest.
Bulgaria won both the jury and the public votes, with a total of 512 points.
Following them were Israel with 343 points and Romania with 296.
Albania, represented by Alis with the song “Nan”, finished the competition in 13th place.
Albania receives 85 points from the public
8 h. ago / May 17, 2026 00:50
Albania received 85 points from the public vote.
There are 145 points in total.
Albania receives 60 points from the juries
9 h. ago / May 17, 2026 00:41
Ali’s “Nân” received 60 points from professional juries from 34 countries in the Eurovision final.
The Portuguese jury was the only one to give Albania 12 points.
Currently, Bulgaria is in first place.
The winner will now be decided by public votes.
Albania gives 12 points to Italy
9 h. ago / May 17, 2026 00:22
The Albanian jury awarded Italy 12 points – points with which it took the lead.
10 points went to Norway, eight to Israel, seven to the Czech Republic.
Malta, Denmark, France, Bulgaria, Greece and Australia received points.
The Portuguese jury awards Albania 12 points
9 h. ago / May 17, 2026 00:20
The Portuguese jury gave Albania 12 points.
Currently, Albania has 33 points. Leader Bulgaria has 75.
Albania takes the first points
9 h. ago / May 17, 2026 00:09
Albania has received the first points in the Eurovision final.
It is Malta that has given six points to Albania. It also took six from Azerbaijan. In total, it has 12 points.
What happens now that the performances in the Eurovision final have ended?
10 h. ago / May 16, 2026 23:28
After the performances of all 25 finalist countries in Eurovision, attention now shifts to the most dramatic moment of the evening – the voting and announcement of the winner.
After a short break and backstage communications from the presenters, the professional juries from each participating country begin to reveal their scores. The scores are presented one by one, while the scoreboard changes continuously.
Then comes the turn of the public votes, which are announced starting from the bottom of the rankings and usually bring major upsets in the rankings.
At the end of the evening, the Eurovision winner is officially announced, receives the traditional microphone-shaped trophy, and returns to the stage to perform the winning song once again.
Two designers from Kosovo dress the Eurovision presenter
10 h. ago / May 16, 2026 23:21
Victoria Swarovski wearing clothes by Vadrin Sahiti (first and third photo) and Drenusha Xharra (middle)
Although Kosovo is not participating in the competition, it is leaving its mark on Eurovision through its designers. The three outfits worn by presenter Victoria Swarovski for the final night in Vienna were designed by designers Valdrin Sahiti and Drenusha Xharra. The first, emerald-green, is a creation by Sahiti.
“In her emerald-green appearance, Swarovski plays with pure stage glamour. She wears a tight, shiny dress in a deep shade of green, which shimmers almost like fish scales under the spotlights. The cut follows the lines of the body, while the pronounced neckline, thin straps and decorative details highlight the upper part even more”, foreign media have described.
The purple dress – which the presenter appeared in shortly before the end of Austria’s performance – bears the signature of Drenusha Xharra.
With another creation by Valdrin Sahiti, the Austrian presenter and model will return until the end of the evening with a silver dress described as a modern “Old Hollywood” style. It is a look that is impossible not to notice on stage. Photos of the dresses have emerged from the dress rehearsals.
Here you can vote for Albania in Eurovision
10 h. ago / May 16, 2026 22:56
Albanians in Kosovo can support Albania and Alis Kallaçi in the Eurovision final tonight through online voting on the official platform. esc.vote.
Since Kosovo is not a participating country in Eurovision, the public falls into the “Rest of the World” category, which means that voting is only done online and not through SMS or phone calls.
Voting opened before the start of the final and reopened again during the live broadcast. Each person can vote up to 10 times for the song “Nân”, which holds the number 05 in the ranking of the evening’s performances.
Voting closes 40 minutes after the last song.
Kliko HERE to vote
“Nân” echoes in the “Eurovision” final
12 h. ago / May 16, 2026 21:39
Alis Kallaçi gave an impressive performance in the Eurovision 2026 final, performing the song “Nân” in front of millions of viewers across Europe.
The Albanian representative took the stage of the “Wiener Stadthalle” arena in Austria fifth, where he delivered an emotional and vocally powerful performance, which was received with loud applause from the audience.
“Nân” is a creation of Alis herself, while the lyrics of the song were written by Desara Gjini. The orchestration was taken care of by Erjet Barbullushi.
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