Eurovision 2026 Semi Final 1 Predictions – Who Actually Qualifies?

Now that we finally have all the songs for Eurovision 2026, it’s time to take a closer look at Semi Final 1 and predict who will actually qualify. But this year, things are a bit different — with the juries back, it’s no longer just about televote appeal. In this video, I break down my predictions using jury vs televote potential, diaspora voting, and historical patterns to come up with my final ranking. Some of these feel pretty safe… Others could go very wrong. I also asked the ESC United community to vote, so we’ll compare my predictions vs yours along the way. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @escunited   #Eurovision2025 #ESC2026 #Eurovision2026 Please support us on Patreon"   / escunited   Join our ESC Forum: http://escunited.com/forum Follow Matt on Twitter: twitter.com/MattESCunited Follow ESCunited on Twitter: twitter.com/escunited Follow us on Facebook:   / escunited   Follow us on Instagram:   / escunited   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.