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The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is set to be the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is scheduled to take place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code" by Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest will be held at St. Jakobshalle, and will consist of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025.[3]
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | |
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United by Music[1] | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | 13 May 2025 |
Semi-final 2 | 15 May 2025 |
Final | 17 May 2025 |
Host | |
Venue | St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland |
Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl[2] |
Executive producer |
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Host broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
Participants (provisional; as of August 2024[update]) | |
Number of entries | 24 |
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The 2025 contest is scheduled to take place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code", performed by Nemo. It will be the third time that Switzerland has hosted the contest, having previously done so for the inaugural contest in 1956 and the 1989 contest, held in Lugano and Lausanne respectively. The selected venue for the contest is the 12,400-seat St. Jakobshalle, an arena located in the neighbouring municipality of Münchenstein, which serves as a venue for indoor sports and concert events.[3]
After Switzerland's win in the 2024 contest, the local authorities of Geneva expressed interest in hosting the 2025 edition at Palexpo and submitted a formal application.[4][5] On the same day, the president of the Basel-Stadt government, Conradin Cramer, also expressed interest in Basel hosting the 2025 event.[6] On 12 May, Olma Hall in St. Gallen was proposed as a potential venue.[7][8] On 13 May, Lugano, which hosted the inaugural contest in 1956, ruled out a bid to host in 2025.[9] The president of Bern's cantonal government Philippe Müller expressed his reluctance to host the contest in the de facto Swiss capital,[10] but the cantonal government itself later announced its support in organising the event in Bern.[11] Meanwhile, Zurich's city council held a "high priority" meeting to discuss a bid.[12][13] On 14 May, Lausanne, which hosted the 1989 contest, ruled out a bid to host in 2025, citing a lack of infrastructure.[14] On 15 May, Biel/Bienne declared its interest to be associated with and co-host the event.[15] On 17 May, the local government of Fribourg stated that it was examining a potential bid.[16] On 5 June, the Basel-Stadt government confirmed that it would bid, proposing St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park as possible venues.[17] On 6 June, Biel/Bienne and Bern's municipalities announced a joint bid.[18][19] On 12 June, St. Gallen announced that it would not submit a bid due to not meeting the requirements to host the event.[20]
The host broadcaster SRG SSR launched the bidding process on 27 May 2024, by issuing a list of requirements for interested cities.[21] Basel, Bern, Geneva, and Zurich officially declared their interest and finalised their bids on 28 June.[22][23] Representatives from the host broadcaster visited the four bidding cities in early July,[24][25] and shortlisted Basel and Geneva on 19 July.[26] On 30 August, the EBU and SRG SSR announced Basel as the host city, with St. Jakobshalle as the chosen venue.[27][3]
Key:
† Host city
* Shortlisted
^ Submitted a bid
City | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
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Basel † | St. Jakob-Park | Hosted the 2016 UEFA Europa League final and will host matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. The proposal is dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the stadium. | [6][28][29] |
St. Jakobshalle | Hosts the annual Swiss Indoors. | ||
Bern with Biel/Bienne ^ | Neue Festhalle | Proposal set around a planned music venue, constructed within the Bernexpo complex. | [30][31] |
Geneva * | Palexpo | Hosted the annual Geneva International Motor Show. It also hosted the 2014 Davis Cup semi-finals and the 2019 Laver Cup. | [32] |
St. Gallen | Olma Hall | — | [7][33] |
Zurich ^ | Hallenstadion | Hosted the annual Zurich Open from 1993 to 2008. | [34][35] |
Swiss Life Arena | — |
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – Participation summaries by country | |
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Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues invitations to participate in the contest to all active members.
Countries that are part of the "Big Five" and the host country Switzerland will be automatically allocated a place in the final of the contest, while all other countries will be placed in one of the two semi-finals.[36]
As of August 2024,[update] broadcasters from the following countries have publicly confirmed their intention to participate in the 2025 contest. Montenegro is set to return after a two-year absence.
Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Ref. |
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RTSH | [37][38] | ||||
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ORF | [39] | ||||
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İTV | [40] | ||||
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VRT | [41] | ||||
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CyBC | [42] | ||||
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DR | TBD 1 March 2025[43] | [43] | |||
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Yle | TBD February 2025[44] | [44] | |||
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France Télévisions | [45] | ||||
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NDR[lower-alpha 1] | [48] | ||||
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IPBC | [49][50] | ||||
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RAI | TBD 15 February 2025[51] | [52] | |||
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LTV | TBD February 2025[53][54] | [55] | |||
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LRT | TBD 15 February 2025[56] | [57][58] | |||
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RTL | TBD January 2025[59] | [60] | |||
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PBS | [61] | ||||
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RTCG | TBD after 1 October 2024[62] | [63] | |||
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NRK | [64] | ||||
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RTP | TBD March 2025[65] | [66] | |||
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SMRTV | TBD 22 February 2025[67][68] | [69] | |||
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RTS | TBD after 1 November 2024[70] | [70] | |||
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RTVE | TBD 1 February 2025[71] | [72] | |||
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SVT | [73] | ||||
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SRG SSR | [74] | ||||
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BBC | [75] |
Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra,[84] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[85] and Slovakia[86][87] have so far confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be produced by the Swiss national broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). The core team will consist of Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler as executive producers,[92] and Yves Schifferle as head of show. Reprising their roles from the previous edition are Christer Björkman as head of contest and Tobias Åberg as head of production, with other production personnel including Nadja Burkhardt-Tracol as head of event, Manfred Winz as head of finance, Aurore Chatard as head of security, and Kevin Stuber as head of legal.[93][94]
The contest's organisation will be restructured for 2025; this was announced by the EBU on 1 July 2024, following a review into the controversies of the 2024 contest.[95] The position of the executive supervisor, held by Martin Österdahl since the 2021 edition, will be renamed as show supervisor, and two new positions were created: the ESC director and the head of brand and commercial. The ESC director will oversee the work of the show supervisor and the head of brand and commercial.[96][97]
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