Eurovision Song Contest 2025
69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | |
|---|---|
| United by Music | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 13 May 2025 |
| Semi-final 2 | 15 May 2025 |
| Final | 17 May 2025 |
| Host | |
| Venue | St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland |
| Presenter(s) | Hazel Brugger Sandra Studer Michelle Hunziker (final) |
| Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
| Executive producer | Reto Peritz Moritz Stadler |
| Host broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 37 |
| Number of finalists | 26 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |
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| Non-returning countries |
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The contest will be held in Basel, Switzerland, following their win at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code" by Nemo.[1][2][3]
Montenegro will take part in the contest breaking a 2 year leave, while Moldova withdrew 4 days after their national final because they didn't have enough money or skilled singers. 37 countries will take part in the contest.
Overview
The Grand Final of Eurovision 2025 will have 26 countries taking part. These include the Big 5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), the host country Switzerland and ten countries from each of the two semi-finals.
Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final will take place on 13 May 2025 at 21:00 CEST. Fifteen countries will compete in the first semi-final while Italy, Spain and Switzerland will also perform. All countries from this semi-final will able to vote, as well as viewers from non-participating countries under one "rest of the world" online vote. The ten countries with the most votes will qualify for the final.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland |
Væb | "Róa" |
| 2 |  Poland |
Justyna Steczkowska | "Gaja" |
| 3 |  Slovenia |
Klemen | "How Much Time Do We Have Left" |
| 4 |  Estonia |
Tommy Cash | "Espresso Macchiato" |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
Ziferblat | "Bird of Pray" |
| 6 |  Sweden |
KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" |
| 7 |  Portugal |
Napa | "Deslocado" |
| 8 |  Norway |
Kyle Alessandro | "Lighter" |
| 9 |  Belgium |
Red Sebastian | "Strobe Lights" |
| 10 |  Azerbaijan |
Mamagama | "Run with U" |
| 11 |  San Marino |
Gabry Ponte | "Tutta l'Italia" |
| 12 |  Albania |
Shkodra Elektronike | "Zjerm" |
| 13 |  Netherlands |
Claude | "C'est la vie" |
| 14 |  Croatia |
Marko Bošnjak | "Poison Cake" |
| 15 |  Cyprus |
Theo Evan | "Shh" |
Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final will take place on 15 May 2025 at 21:00 CEST. Sixteen countries will compete in the second semi-final while France, Germany and the United Kingdom will also perform. All countries from this semi-final will able to vote, as well as viewers from non-participating countries under one "rest of the world" online vote. The ten countries with the most votes will qualify for the final.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
Go-Jo | "Milkshake Man" |
| 2 |  Montenegro |
Nina Žižić | "Dobrodošli" |
| 3 |  Ireland |
Emmy | "Laika Party" |
| 4 |  Latvia |
Tautumeitas | "Bur man laimi" |
| 5 |  Armenia |
Parg | "Survivor" |
| 6 |  Austria |
JJ | "Wasted Love" |
| 7 |  Greece |
Klavdia | "Asteromata" |
| 8 |  Lithuania |
Katarsis | "Tavo akys" |
| 9 |  Malta |
Miriana Conte | "Serving" |
| 10 |  Georgia |
Mariam Shengelia | "Freedom" |
| 11 |  Denmark |
Sissal | "Hallucination" |
| 12 |  Czechia |
Adonxs | "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" |
| 13 |  Luxembourg |
Laura Thorn | "La poupée monte le son" |
| 14 |  Israel |
Yuval Raphael | "New Day Will Rise" |
| 15 |  Serbia |
Princ | "Mila" |
| 16 |  Finland |
Erika Vikman | "Ich komme" |
Final
The final will take place on 17 May 2025 at 21:00 CEST. The finalists included Switzerland, the Big 5 and twenty countries which qualified from the semi-finals. A voting system of points will be used to determine the winner. Half of the points will be awarded by national juries from each participating country and the other half of the points were awarded by televotes from each country plus the "Rest of the World" online vote.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Switzerland |
Zoë Më | "Voyage" |
| TBD |  France |
Louane | "Maman" |
 Germany |
Abor & Tynna | "Baller" | |
 Italy |
Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | |
 Spain |
Melody | "Esa diva" | |
 United Kingdom |
Remember Monday | "What the Hell Just Happened?" | |
| TBD 13 May 2025; 10 best ranked of semi-final 1 | |||
| TBD 15 May 2025; 10 best ranked of semi-final 2 | |||
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