Overview

• ORF confirmed two weeks ago that the 2026 final will be staged in Vienna, repeating host years 1967 and 2015.
• JJ, 24, said he is thrilled the contest will take place in his hometown and looks forward to next year.
• The final is scheduled for May 16, 2026, at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle, according to the dpa report.
• The Vienna-born countertenor won Eurovision in May with the pop-aria "Wasted Love."
• He releases the follow-up single "Back To Forgetting" on Friday, described as more pop-oriented than his ESC entry.