For a few days, Vienna is the beating heart of Europe. And the Journal des Femmes is on hand to attend Eurovision.
The Austrian capital is hosting the 2026 edition of Eurovision following JJ’s victory last year. “We’ve been working on it for a year“, tells us an employee of the tourist office, who assures us that the victory was “a shock for many people“.
And the country pulled out all the stops by welcoming with pomp dozens of journalists from all over the world, putting into practice “Austrian hospitality” of which he is proud.
Le Journal des Femmes was able to visit the highly guarded backstage of the Wiener Stadthalle where the final takes place on May 16. The opportunity to learn a little more about this giant anthill. Starting with the scene that was “entirely built in less than two weeks, with teams working 24 hours a day in shifts“, a member of the staff tells us. It is signed Florian Wieder.
A stage on which the 25 artists selected at the end of the two semi-finals (including the Big Five member countries and the host country) will be able to use if they wish.a platform that rises up to 8 meters“.
On the other hand, the candidates – including the Frenchwoman Monroe, who will defend our colors with the song Look at ! – are required to use decorations and accessories that do not exceed 3.5 meters. They must be able to be brought down quickly behind the scenes by the technicians. On the speed side, “teams have 42 seconds” precisely to clear the stage between two performances.
After each performance, filmed by a zip-line camera capable of crossing the room to the large LED screen at the back, the candidates then return to the green room with their delegation.
An imagined spaceto pay homage to Viennese café culture“, with comfortable leather sofas. The little extra? Behind each sofa is a table with glasses, water and… jars containing a mixture of seeds to snack on. Before, for the winner, going to pop the champagne in the press room.
