Against the odds and despite his excellent performance, Akylas finished 10th in Saturday's Eurovision final, with a total of 220 points.

Greece's Akylas was the first act announced as a Grand Final qualifier at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna on Tuesday night, cementing his standing as the second favourite to win Saturday's final — trailing only Finland in the betting markets — after a visually arresting performance of his track "Ferto" at the Wiener Stadthalle.