Eurovision 2026: Rehearsals Day 6 - Big 4 and host recap and photos
- Kyriakos Tsinivits
- 3 hours ago
- 4 min read
The Big 4 and host country Austria took to the stage for their first run throughs.
Photo galleries are provided by Eurovision and we have included the highlights to give you a taste of what the performances may look like.
We will update this article with images as they come in.
Eurovision is providing details of the rehearsals via their official live blog.
All images courtesy of the EBU.
Italy
Eurovision live bloggers said of the performance:
"We start with the all-important suit fitting. A pair of groomsmen assist a happy fellow as he chooses the threads for his impending special day. Meanwhile, Sal Da Vinci performs at the front of the stage showing these style wannabes how it’s really done. He’s looking RESPLENDENT in a white suit, modern in style but representative of Naples design.
"For our next scene, a chandelier is lowered as Sal ushers us into his extravagant ballroom. Here, our excited groom (we’re talking back flips here) and his best men showcase some top-tier choreography. That wedding reception is going to be LIT!
"Next up, it’s the big day. And as the blushing bride is finally introduced to audiences at home, walking slowly up the catwalk of the stage, we witness Sal as the multi-tasking man of legend he truly is; today, Sal is moonlighting as the marriage officiant!
"Night falls on the Wiener Stadthalle stage and we end the song with the hottest invitation in Naples - the wedding reception! It’s a scene of lemon trees and lights, with fireworks depicted on the graphics behind Sal, too. The firework finish seems appropriate, with the symbolism fitting for the vocal prowess that the singer is displaying right now."
Germany
Eurovision live bloggers said of the performance:
"She’s brought along a cube-like prop to give her the performance platform she deserves. And no one will be able to argue with that after they’ve seen Fire for the first time! Sarah starts the performance lying down on this cube, performing a piano-ballad version of her Eurovision song to the camera above.
"Sarah Engels is dressed entirely in gold, in a bodysuit that represents the title of her song. The corset part has been designed to look like roaring flames, while sparkling rhinestones dotted elsewhere resemble golden embers bringing yet more heat to Sarah’s performance.
"Our gal Sarah (aka Our Sarah Engal’) has requested that we keep some surprises in store for viewers. So we’re absolutely not going to mention the bit where Sarah [REDACTED] her [REDACTED] and proceeds to [REDACTED] while [REDACTED], all she's [REDACTED]. Honestly, we need a lie down after that."
France
Eurovision live bloggers said of the performance:
"At just 17 years old, Monroe is poised and positioned in a manner which draws inspiration from the painting style of the French Romantic era. She didn’t come to play, she came to PERFORM!
"Commencing in a thick cloud of smoke, Monroe’s introduction to the viewer is a dramatic one. Starting the performance on a small podium at the back of the stage, she ends on a different platform at the very front of the stage, after a three-minute march across a 30-metre catwalk.
Monroe has utilised the steadicam for parts of her performance, singing directly to it and making her impassioned plea for the audience to ‘regarde moi’. She doesn’t get to plead her case for long, however, with her five dancers having to forcibly hold her back.
"Monroe is dressed entirely in white for her performance, in a style that merges modern design with the traditional fashion of the aforementioned French Romantic era. A bell-shaped skirt is tailored over a petticoat, while on top the singer is wearing a shirt, tie and waistcoat combo."
United Kingdom
Eurovision live bloggers said of the performance:
"As the song begins we see rows of desks on the stage. Joining him for his shift are four (for now!...) co-workers, but as you might well have come to expect from LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, these are not your average colleagues. Wearing computer monitors for heads, these guys sum up precisely how the artist feels about his new environment.
"At the start of his story, he goes along with the soul-crushing drudgery of the office life he’s been plonked into. But as the track really kicks in, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER breaks free and escapes. Job done! The office desks become a choreography centre-piece as LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER and his co-workers transform their space.
"Before we know it there's been a stage makeover revealing LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's signature synthesizers and keyboard.
"For his performance on the Eurovision stage, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is decked out in his trademark boiler suit, which has had something of a glow up, with a hint of functional fashion."
Austria
Eurovision live bloggers said of the performance:
"Our host entry begins with COSMÓ and his crowd of animals lying down on the stage floor. This is the part where Sir David Attenborough would come in and inform us that nighttime has fallen on the Sahara. But COSMÓ has other nocturnal activities in mind… The club awaits!
"If you didn’t know it already, Tanzschein has its own dance routine. And it’s that choreo which is placed centre stage during the performance. Whether COSMÓ and his animal friends are doing the dance all in a line or atop the huge climbing frames that are lowered from the arena ceiling onto the stage floor, it’s clear he wants viewers at home to join in.
"‘Dance away your inner animal’ are the words we see written on the stage at the start of the performance. COSMÓ is dressed for it too, in black leather trousers, a black rhinestone shirt and a mirrorball-inspired breastplate with matching disco armour running down his left arm.
"He ends the performance in his happy place; at the club with multi-coloured strobe lights pulsating behind him."
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