Gerhard "Gary" Lux, a Canadian-born Austrian singer, most famous for having represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) six times, poses during a reception held by the Austrian President for Austrian ESC participants at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 2026, ahead of the 70th edition of the ESC. The two semi-finals of the ESC will take place on May 12 and May 14 and the final on May 16, 2026. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images)

Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ (L), winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, and Austrian singer and actor Conchita Wurst (R), winner of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, and Austrian singer Marianne Mendt, participant of the ESC 1971, give an interview following a reception held by the Austrian President for Austrian ESC participants at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 2026, ahead of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The two semi-finals of the ESC will take place on May 12 and May 14 and the final on May 16, 2026. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images)

Austrian-Hungarian singer-songwriter Benjamin Gedeon, aka Cosmo, who will represent Austria during the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, poses during a reception held by the Austrian President for Austrian ESC participants at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 2026, ahead of the 70th edition of the ESC. The two semi-finals of the ESC will take place on May 12 and May 14 and the final on May 16, 2026. (Photo by HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / AFP via Getty Images) / Austria OUT

Austrian-Hungarian singer-songwriter Benjamin Gedeon, aka Cosmo, who will represent Austria during the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, attends a reception held by the Austrian President for Austrian ESC participants at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 2026, ahead of the 70th edition of the ESC. The two semi-finals of the ESC will take place on May 12 and May 14 and the final on May 16, 2026. (Photo by HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / AFP via Getty Images) / Austria OUT

Austrian President Alexander Van Der Bellen (L) welcomes Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ (C), winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, and Austrian singer and actor Conchita Wurst (R), and other Austrian ESC participants during a reception at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 2026, ahead of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The two semi-finals of the ESC will take place on May 12 and May 14 and the final on May 16, 2026. (Photo by HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / AFP via Getty Images) / Austria OUT

Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ (L), winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, and Austrian singer and actor Conchita Wurst (R), winner of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, and Austrian singer Marianne Mendt, participant of the ESC 1971, arrive for an interview following a reception held by the Austrian President for Austrian ESC participants at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 2026, ahead of the 70th edition of the ESC. The two semi-finals of the ESC will take place on May 12 and May 14 and the final on May 16, 2026. (Photo by HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / AFP via Getty Images) / Austria OUT

Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ (L), winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), and Austrian-Hungarian singer-songwriter Benjamin Gedeon, aka Cosmo, who will represent Austria during the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, pose during a reception held by the Austrian President for Austrian ESC participants at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 2026, ahead of the 70th edition of the ESC. The two semi-finals of the ESC will take place on May 12 and May 14 and the final on May 16, 2026. (Photo by HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / AFP via Getty Images) / Austria OUT

(FILES) Soviet television showed, on April 30, 1986, this picture of the Chernobyl plant on which a half-destroyed building could be seen, but commentary said there had been "no destruction, nor gigentic fires nor thousands of casualties". (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)