Akylas and “Ferto” secure Greece’s entry to Eurovision grand final

Singer and performer Akylas with “Ferto!” secured Greece’s entry in Saturday’s Eurovision 2026 grand final in Vienna.

Akylas delivered one of the most visually distinctive performances in this year’s competition with “Ferto!” – Bring it! – on Tuesday night.

Unlike many previous Greek entries built around ethnic-pop formulas, Akylas approached Eurovision with a more contemporary and theatrical aesthetic, blending multilingual lyrics, electronic production and stylized Mediterranean imagery into a performance that stood out in a crowded semi-final field.

The qualification marked one of the most convincing Eurovision performances by a Greek entry in recent years.

Akylas’ performance was the first to be announced for qualification for the final in Tuesday’s semi-final out of a total of 15 entries. A second semi-final will be held on Thursday. Under Eurovision rules, the qualifiers are announced in random order during the broadcast rather than by ranking position, meaning viewers do not immediately know who finished first, who barely qualified or the televote/jury point total.

Qualifying from Tuesday’s semi-final and through to the grand final are, besides Greece, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia and Sweden.

PS finally some contemporary Greek entry!